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Gary LaFontaine originally bent hooks for the Dancing Caddis, until he found Swedish Dry Fly hooks, so I would think it will serve you well. The hook points seem to be of a harder temper and tend to...

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My desk is in the livingroom an antique roll top. Alot of my materials are stored in decorator boxes throughout the livingroom so the match the decor and perform a function. My wife will be Sainted...

I have quite often in the past. When I purchase products from sponsors I let them know where I saw the ad.

You might try the Rick Hansen foundation as well. [url=http://www.rickhansen.com/Contact/contact.htm:ac879]http://www.rickhansen.com/Contact/contact.htm[/url:ac879]

Here is a link to some tube flies that were created in the early to mid 60's when tinsel tubing first came out, up here anyway. They were developed by Dave Barry of Vancouver Island, not the same...

I have a selection of card mounted flies by Allan Podell that I swapped with him for some of my own poor specimens.
I also keep any swap flies that are mounted on cards as collectable flies. Most...

I put a strip of that adhesive magnetic stripping along the edge of my desk, to head off errant hooks. Works too except when the cat takes a wander on my desk....currently looking for a flowering,...

The Skykomish Sunrise is a combination of Bucktail and Polarbear. It could easily be changed to an all Polar Bear wing....

I agree with both methods I have used both.

John, with barbs 2" long, you would have a 4" diameter hackle. Is that right? I can't think of any better way than what Al has mentioned.

Al gave so much of himself to so many people. He leaves behind so many of us who will miss him and his writings, his teaching and his friendship.

May the road rise to meet you.
May the wind be...