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Nice collection of fish. How come you didn't lip the Longnose Gar like you did the Crappie;)

Beautiful work! ...as usual.Jim Smith

Thanks, Rick. I enjoy messing around with different patterns and materials and mixing topwater with GameChanger patterns gives a different presentation that many of the fish have not seen before.Jim

Perfection! I love how perfectly even you make the wraps and the heads are nearly tapered. Beautiful job!

Thanks, Dennis, I never really took the time to learn how to tie beautiful trout patterns like you tie, but I enjoy making larger bluegill and bass patterns. This also makes sense since I live n...

Thank you for the kind words. I pretty much use any materials I come across that I think will create durable, different and productive flies.

I haven't had too much time at my tying bench of late, but I took some time this morning to tie a few up. This is a Game Changer Slider tied with Arctic Fox fur. I made the head from closed-cell...

Thanks, Dennis. I have mores success with subsurface patterns in both warm and coldwater species. I started using the combination of black with a bit of blue when fishing for trout and found that...

Rick, The fringe is only the tail and works much like twisted yarn to make a thicker extended body. The body of this fly is a dubbing brush that I make with my dubbing brush twister with thin...

I always keep my eye open for potential fly-tying material when out and about. I picked up this 30" piece of Fringe material at Hobby Lobby for 89 cents, It has enough material to make 220 extended...

Nice tie! What size hook is it on?

Very nice mixed bag. Loads of fun when you're not sure what will be on the end of the line as you are fighting it.Jim Smith

Thanks, Dennis. I always try to keep my eye open for different "stuff" that I can use at the tying desk.Jim

Heck, even my dry flies land with a nice big splat;)

I enjoy making and fishing poppers as part of my fly fishing experience. One frustrating part of making poppers/sliders etc. is that they sometimes do not want to land right side up. This usually...

I want to thank both Badbug and Rainbowchaser for the fantastic, and generous contribution to the flies being sent to the 10-year-old boy with Cerebral Palsy who is just starting to fly fish. He is...

Perfection!Jim Smith

Thank you, sir! It is okay to share your name and address with this young man so that he can write you a thank you letter?Jim

Thank you very much. This young man is going to have a very early Christmas. PM sent.

Dennis,THe flies arrived. WOW! Beautiful work. My wife even commented on what a beautiful job you did. Thank you again for sending them to this young man. He is going to be over the moon with...

Ron,Thank you very much for your generosity. I sent you a PM with the information. This young man is 10 years old and has Cerebral Palsy so he can not participate in sports or many other physical...

Steve,That's my point. These are too pretty to fish and should be in someone's collection if they collect classic Catskill fly patterns.Jim Smith

I acquired these beautiful Catskill flies from Alan Podell years ago in a fly swap here on FAOL. I posted them on the swap page if anyone is interested.Jim Smithhttps://gifyu.com/image/SgKX5

I acquired these beautiful flies years ago from Alan Podell in a fly swap here on FAOL. I am not a fly collector and since I live in Florida, I feel that it would be a shame to use these beautiful...

I acquired these beautiful flies years ago from Alan Podell in a fly swap here on FAOL. I am not a fly collector and since I live in Florida, I feel that it would be a shame to use these beautiful...