FLYMPH FORUM

Can't keep away from the vise today. Hook - WR-069, Size 12
Thread - Griffin 14/0 Cinnamon
Abdomen - Base of tying thread, layer of holographic flash, then thread touch dubbed
with Brown Possum and wrapped in open spaces to the thorax area
Thorax - Black Hatre's Web
Hackle - Speckled Brown Hen

Some seriously buggy flies coming out of your vise lately... I'm curious: how does the thread rib hold up over the tinsel after a few fish?

Another very nice one, I am liking this run you are on.
I imagine the thread over tinsel might be stronger than tinsel over thead..... but then I am only assuming and we all know what you do when you assume.

"I'm curious: how does the thread rib hold up over the tinsel"

Seems to do OK, but haven't really been able to test it that much. Those Brookies seem to want to chew it up, but have had several (6-7?) do their thing to one fly before I had to change to a fresher one. I'm happy with that. If a fly doesn't get beat up, it's not catching fish.

C.C., Howdy;

Truly some beauties that you are crankin' out ....
excellent pix as well..

hank

I like this a lot

Those Brookies seem to want to chew it up,

I could live with that, too. I tend to "up-armor" my backcountry flies since I fish out of a box the size of a deck of cards, but changing flies every six or seven fish seems reasonable.

Another home run! Dandy of a fly Rodger. The photo is aces too.