Wayne, that's awesome. I deal with a couple of small companies who still send a hand-written 'Thank You', with every order; makes me want to support them even more. As for Cabela's... not so much. Back in the day, they were a wonderful company; quality, customer service, the whole nine yards. Now, ...

I checked his site a few months ago and he was out of the #2 size 14 hooks that I use the most. He was out of most sizes. Well, I just put a other order in for 1200 #2 size 14 hooks. I should be set for quite a while.

You might wanna check his site out.

Got my copy yesterday. I have started reading it. Liking it very much so far.

Got mine yesterday, haven't started reading it. Will take it with me up to the cabin tomorrow. Supposed to rain for a couple of days, that will give me some time to read it.

That is a beautiful skin! But, I gotta put the brakes on my spending for a while. Had too many unexpected bills come up recently. I will probably be sorry later when they are all gone, but unfortunately gotta say no. Thanks for the heads up Ray.

Beautifully done Carl!

Very nice. What material are you using for the bodies of the green nymphs?

I just ordered it, so I should have it in a couple of weeks. Ordered from anglebooks.com. Supposed to be a history on fly fishing in the north country. Author is John Austin. Looking forward to reading it. I love reading about the history of flyfishing. https://i.postimg.cc/QNYrBswm/Screenshot-20230...

What a great looking fly Carl. I never thought of twisting 2 dubbing ropes together. Makes for a great looking, buggy, body. Thanks for sharing this concept.

Just finished reading my 1st copy of the Soft Hackle Journal. I found all of the articles and pictures excellent, and applicable! I have to say that my favorite articles was on Sylvester Nemes. The second book on soft hackles I bought was "The Soft-Hackled Fly and Tiny Sift Hackles by Nemes, th...