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heeheheh - I would have loved to see someone fighting a snake at the end of the flyrod. Yes, sometimes necessary to pack a gun when fly fishing. We have bears and wolves in Idaho.

That's a great project! And you are right, I have found far more success using fine wire as my dubbing loop instead of the thread!.

Hello Bassman!
I see you have quickly filled up all 12 slots. I will keep my eye open for the next swap!
:-)

Ok, I had to get in on the fun with the Koosh balls. I found one that was pink with orange tips. I put on dubbing then tied on top to keep from rolling. Dubbed all they way up and ribbed the hook...

You guys are having too much fun. I need to go out and get some koosh ball for myself!

I will try that! Thanks, John

Aileen :-)

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My thoughts and prayers go out to your son and his family. Please thank him for serving our country - it is because of him that we have our security and freedom!

Yes, you can substitue for deer or elk hair but, I think it would give a totally different look to the fly. Caribou is great dry fly material. It sheds water and snow, is very light and hollow. The...

This is the recipe for the cripple/ emerger I tied and posted picture in my last post (Weaved Stone Fly).

http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l164/aileenellis/FLY003-2.jpg

This is a fly created by Matthew Grobert and published in Fly Tier's Bench. Use hook size and dubbing according to whatever mayfly...

That site that has several emu patterns are great! Just what I have been looking for - thanks so much.

Thanks everyone for your help with the crest. I have the urge to tie many different types of flies- so here is my weaved stone fly and caribou hair cripple (before and after being thrown around in...

Yeah! More resources - thank you so much! And thank you for your feedback!
(I should have taken advantage of this great website months ago!!)

What a great idea! Thanks Mike!

Thank you for all the feedback! I will see if I can find that book by Joseph Bates. This has been very helpful. I'm glad I found this site. :-)
~Aileen

Ok! Bending the crest made it so much easier to curve. I think my next fly's crest looks a little bit better. I welcome more feedback! Thank you-

Ahhh, I see what you mean. I will keep that in mind for my next one.
Thank you so much for the feedback. This helps me greatly!

I was given some emu feathers recently. They look like they would make some great legs. I came across an article on tying with emu feathers but cannot find it now that I have some! Does anyone have...

Thank you all for your suggestions!! I will try bending the crest and wetting them to shape.
I have used a blow dryer to bend the crest before placing it on. It actually makes it flair more and...

hi! I started tying flies a year ago and now cannot stop! Recently, I began attempting to tie the classic salmon flies by looking at pictures and reading articles. (I wish there was a class but...