For peacock herl I have had good service with excellent quality with this company.
http://www.tonyhill.net/
I believe the owner used to be a commercial flytier so if you call or send an email...
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For peacock herl I have had good service with excellent quality with this company.
http://www.tonyhill.net/
I believe the owner used to be a commercial flytier so if you call or send an email...
As fly tiers, how concerned should we be about the lead hazards in the brass tying tools that we frequently handle such as bobbins, vises, hair packers, hair stackers, etc. As I look around the...
In my opinion the Ekich bobbin is a very fine tool. I have tied many dozens of flies with it and it performs extremely well for me as a commercial tier. I like it better than the other automatic...
For those of you who are curious, go to the Ebay auction site and do a search for Item number: 7244997559
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The pattern for the Miller's River Special is listed in "Trolling Flies for Trout and Salmon" by Dick Stewart and Bob Leeman. If you can get your hands on a copy of this book, it is a good pattern...
How many yards, oops, I mean miles of wire do you suppose ya got on that thing???????
I agree with Jayatwork. All Ed Gallop
wanted to know in the very first post was the the true link to Ewing.
Newfoundlander-
Thank you for taking the time to post the wonderful tutorial including instructional tips and the photos! Troutgeek- great photo! Thanks!
Beautiful fly! Could you share the material list or any details? Thanks!
paflyfisher16-
Back in 1986 Fran Betters came out with a book called "Fran Betters' Fly Fishing-Fly Tying and Pattern Guide". It includes lots of photos of his patterns and how to tie them. All...
Muddler Minnow
A #12 or #14 Adams-
I still have about 45 Indian necks stashed away and are mostly browns, light gingers, and creams. They still get some use for tailing material, quill bodies, and for hackle point wings. Herter?s...
We realize how today?s genetic hackle capes are so much nicer than the Indian capes some of us used years ago. I was curious as to what some of the tiers are using them for now that we have such...
I just received the new Whiting Hackle gauge. It is made from anodized aluminum. You have a choice of 3 different colors - "Ruby", "Slate", or "Blue". I have had limited use of it so far but it...
While fishing in fast trout water, I caught a 13" goldfish that must have been on steroids and a bat that swooped down and caught my Royal Wulff during the evening...I scratched my head in amazement...
And what a popular fly it is for the waters of Southern Vermont and New Hampshire- especially for rainbows!