Chris,

Thanks for the info! I've fished for the landlocked Atlantics in the tribs of Lake Champlain in up-state New York. I plan to visit Maine & the provinces of Canada some day to fish for the sea-going variety! I love tying those Rat patterns. I have a lot of hair-wing style salmon flies that I've tied over the years, and I am ready to put them to good use!

Best regards, Dave S. ( a frustrated Atlantic Salmon fisherman in Pennsylvania )