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Thanks REE, I thought you would like these. I recommend the Waterhen Bloa as one to give a try in a size 14. Any decent grey hackle can be used as a substitute if you don't have moorhen, such as a...

Hi Alan,

15 pounds a year is good. 14K a day is a bit steep though! Eeep! Thanks for the description of the Tavy Terror. I've used a similar pattern, with a black hackle, tied small (size 16)...

Hi Alan,

Thanks for that! And yes, Westlow Mere was it. The fishing rights differ so much from country to country. I believe access is not so expensive in Scotland as in England, or so I've...

Hi Scott,

Thanks very much. Spiders are very delicate looking. But, apart from my touch dubbing, they are actually pretty durable flies. I find more complicated patterns often are more prone to...

Thanks for the tips Mark. I've tied up a Waterhen Bloa, touch dubbing with mole (found my skin), and this one looks ok in the vice. How well the dubbing will hold up to a cast and wetting, well,...

Thanks Alan. Getting that haze of dubbing while still having the thread show through is something I'm hoping to achieve one day. My one and only UK trout (caught from a pay to play pond, West Mere...

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After looking at some recent threads with great spider patterns, and checking out Donald's site again, I've gotten back into tying a few myself. Took a couple photos and thought I would share...