Hey Im really enjoying this thread so far and has got me thinking.

As I said in my first post I've become very interested in the "traditional" catskill style of tying and have done alot of research. Most recently I had been talking with Dave Brandt and I also have gotten his DVD on tying these patterns. After studying Dave's way of doing things and then studying the flies tied I think there is a signifigant difference between his and those of Mary Dette.

My point to all this is that I have been trying to tie catskill flies in the most traditional way I could and to mimic the legends of the catskills. And what Iam finding is that they are all different, would I be right in saying that? And what then makes a good, classical catskill dry fly?

If anyone can help me with that I'de appriciate it as I have tied over 100 light cahills in the past month tryinf to make them look "perfect"

Thanks
Doug