Soooo.....
Sitting at the vise the last couple of nights filling a couple of fly boxes I got for Christmas, one for me, one for a friend. I was making the usual caddis, small stones, wulffs, etc.

I decided that I would attempt the one fly that always causes me fits. The Humpy. I can NEVER do this fly right. Either the tail gets caught up in the hump, or the hump slides, or the wings are too long/short or too thick or thin.. The only part I get right is the hackle.

So the upshot is, as usual, the fly looks like someone with half a brain made it (may be something to that as well). And this was after razorblading the first one I tried. I am DONE!! I firmly believe that there are just some flies meant to be bought, and this one is mine. No mas. Never again.

Do you have a nemesis fly? Which one(s)?

Mike