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Has the schedule for such as Charlie Reading's talk etc. been finalized yet? I'm thinking I'll get there at some point, probably Tuesday a.m., because I prefer to avoid rainy weather and weekend...

I was at Bennett last weekend and would add to list of effective flies Griffith's gnats#18 and smaller and wet black ants around #16. The hits on the black ants were tremendous and in a couple of...

I wonder what tying shortcuts you use for various patterns and materials. For example, I have a hard time/short patience with the biots for Prince nymphs and substitute appropriately sized rubber...

I may be a little slow on the uptake but I'm still uncertain as to just what the subject material is.
Is there a brand name associated with it?
Does it come spooled, on a card or in some other way?...

I've seen this fly while surfing around and was intrigued by the use of deer hair for a scud. After thinking about it I concluded that it seemed like a lot of bother to solve a problem I don't think...

I'm going to make a couple. One will be for fishing and the other will be a flotation device. :lol:

Warm Water,

I paid $5/lb. for the furs I bought. Three pounds (which I didn't weigh) filled a full sized paper grocery bag and left me with an enormous lot of tying materials.

I visited a fur shop on my lunch break on Friday and came away with a grocery bag full of all sorts of furs on the hide. The bag included several shades of mink, racoon, beaver, coyote, fox and some...

Normand,

Nice flies! Are they clear Stretch Magic over thread, tinsel or something else? What sizes do you have the best results with?

Bob

Donald - nice flies. Tell us more about the peacock feather used for the hackle. All I've ever seen is herl and eyes.

Also, seeing the blueish hackle on the first fly and blue rib on the second...

I like the DMC embroidery threads that can be found at department and craft and fabric stores. Many colors are available (more at craft and fabric stores than Wally's) and the stuff is cheap at ~30...