Please let us know how the "Premium" skins look. I'm pretty sure I recently received an e-mail with a newsletter from the shop involved here. Surprising, as my previous buys of skins from this shop have been great transactions--including a Golden Plover!

Tight Lines- Ken

My guess is if you saw those 3 necks in a fly shop, you would only have purchased 1 of them. Seems strange that "Pro" is the lowest grade; what is the better grade called?

Bottom line: you're not happy, so returning them is the right answer.

Tight Lines- Ken

Doug,

A 9' Heddon with 2F ferrule is a good choice. I fish mine with a Hook and Hackle DT-6F line. A Cortland Peach DT-6 would pretty much be interchangeable. I have also used a Cortland Sylk DT-6. I dream of acquiring a Heddon Model 60, but for now, I'm using a Model 10.

Tight Lines- Ken

Wow--a beautiful fly and I'm jealous of your photography skill too!

Thanks- Ken

Oh boy--so cleanly executed! A few questions: Did you wrap the hackle forward and tie it down behind the bead or wrap it backwards and tie it down behind the hackle? Either way, there is no trace of your thread. Is there a wrap of the clear Powercord over bare hook at the very back of the fly to cre...

Roadkill,

I just sent Wayne a PM. It's in my outbox, so appears to have worked for me! Perhaps a moderator can provide some guidance.

Take care- Ken

T-12,

Don't just tease us with your description of the Iso Frenchie; a picture is worth 1000 words!

Thanks- Ken

That is a wonderful picture of a beautiful fly! What did you use for the background?

Thanks- Ken

Wayne,

Nice color combination. Excellent work! Did you use some type of tubing for the abdomen? The natural is really plump and very dark.

Thanks for posting- Ken

I've tied these 2 but haven't fished them because I live in a trout desert called Oklahoma. I'm sure they would catch fish if I just used them as an attractor during 1 of my trips, but it would be nice to fish them someplace that actually had a hatch of the naturals. From Dave Hughes' book, Wet Flie...