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Thoughts to all those affected. Be safe everyone.

- Jeff

Get well soon Ron!

- Jeff

Nice report! The rainbows here in New Zealand were from spawn obtained from the Russian River.

- Jeff

For those who like the dressing written down, this one is:

Genesta Lee
Hook: Size 10 2x long
thread: black
tail : ginger hackle fibres
butt: peacock herl
body: bright orange floss
rib :...

Thanks Jim! Hi To Debbie from me as well.

- Jeff

Thanks Mike. Yes, they can be hugely frustrating. The fellow beside me caught 4 (3 around a kilo, but one was a 5-6 lbs brown) using similar flies to me (a small hare and copper) although we may...

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Had a 3 day family holiday with friends in Rotorura, well, Ngongataha actually. Anyway, I had a chance to try out my new 10 foot 5 weight rod. Lots of fun, and I'm happy with how it casts,...

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It seems like forever since I've been out fishing. Ever since Gregor was on his way I've been shore bound. However, he's now 18 months, and it's summer, and a long weekend. I picked up a...

I usually go with option 1.

- Jeff

I suppose the wire ribbing might be partially visible when the fly is wet, and in the water, glinting through, etc, and the colour won't change as wet thread might. Also, wire would add a touch more...

Glad to hear that things have gone as best as they could go. Hopefully recovery and rehab will progress smoothly and quickly. All the best.

- Jeff

One thing about slip wings is that if you look at the quill feathers, you will notice how near the stem the fibres are quite thick, then there is a ridge where the fibres become thin. This is very...

Very nice, and diverse, set of flies and patterns. I particularly liked your opening set of midge larva, and the hot spot shrimp shows a lot of skill in your blending of the colours. I'm impressed...

Congratulations! We had our 10th this month.

- Jeff

Nice report. The skies in NZ look as grey as here in NS, but it's a bit colder here! :) We'll be flying out on the first, back to summer, so call in the sun.

- Jeff

Merry Christmas from Nova Scotia. And a Happy New Year to follow.

- Jeff

I tend to keep fish from the Rotorua lakes area, where there is a lot of stocking to keep up the breeding fish. These are usually fish over a kilo, so they turn out really nice when smoked. I...

Those are very nice ties Donald! Certainly meets with my approval.

- Jeff

In New Zealand, one use of the term "Killer" is to refer to a style of fly where game bird feathers are tied on the sides, to form a sort of almond shape. The Hammil's Killer and Mrs. Simpson in the...

Nice. I'm a big fan of simple patterns, and this has some very tried and true features. Peacock herl for heads can be very effective, and anything small, brown, and fuzzy has just got to look like...

Glad to hear the good news.

- Jeff

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I think the caddis fly fell out of favour somehow, and has come back. I see in Theakson's 1888 book (where he calls them Duns - Theakston had his own convention for naming different insects,...

A Red Setter makes a good koura (crayfish) pattern. A step by step is found as a FOTW from 1997. I can't seem to paste a link to it, sorry.
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Great tie Donald! For those interested in a step by step I put this in as a FOTW (Oct 12, 2009), but Donald's is a much nicer example than mine.

- Jeff

All better is good.

- Jeff