gqualls - Greg offered to graciously help me out with my quest for BLUE BIOT. I wanted the shorter wider Biot. I posed the DYING question when Greg came to the rescue. He offered to send me some of his BLUE.
Well, He did and OMG this is exactly what I wanted. But he went above and beyond and sent several colors. So bright and beautiful. The best I have ever seen.
I am going to tie up some of my BUZZERS thanks to Greg giving me the final ingredient and I will post the pictures of the flies so you can see how perfect his DYING is.
I have also had a few dealings with Greg and he is a very upstanding person and a very sharing person. You would have to look high and low to find a better person. I feel honored to call him my friend.
Gee whiz, thanks everyone. The flyfishing community is a breed of its own. I learned this truth when I started flyfishing and a total stranger provided some much needed hands on help. He also gave me several flies before he left. That was 9 years ago. I then found my way onto some of the flyfishing forums, and FAOL seemed a good place to hang out for a while. I read alot of what’s posted and learn something each week. I continue to be amazed at the flies people can tie and then they share recipes and instruction. Pretty cool stuff, if you ask me. I love the pictures and the persons story that goes with them. Yep, it’s a neat community comprised of such a diverse group you wonder how it works so well. All I know, it does work. Thanks to all of you who have helped along the way.
Loopy,
Thank you for the youtube link!! I’ve just spent gawd knows how long sitting here watching him tye all kind of really kewl flies … most of which I had no idea even existed!!! But they will!!
Betty
McPhail is an ace tyer not terribly well known on the International scene but what he does he does pretty well and in this instant incorporates an unusual blue biot!.
Betty, I looked all over and couldn’t find ANY. I found Turkey feathers in Blue at Michaels, but the single Biot is too thin…long but thin
And Gregs are a beautiful BLUE like a Cobalt or Royal blue.
I dyed up some blue biots today. I’ve got enough for about 4 people to have a decent amount. If you’d like some, the first four to pm me with their address will get them. Hope they work for you.