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Hello Nick Santa flies arrived today and are under the tree. Thanks again for hosting…Jim aka bearkodiak

Hello All Was just rereading Dressing Flies for fresh and salt water by Poul Jorgensen. In chapter 7 he mentions all fur nymphs dressed by Wayne Leonard of Harrisburg Pa. I was wandering if anyone knows of any other articles or books where he shows how to make these nymph patterns ? I believe I had seen a demonstration of him tying at a T U meeting years ago... thank you and happy holidays...Jim

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Looking for some Bing Limpke flies with a signed card ? [email protected]

Hello List, Looking for Flies tied by Charles Brooks or Bing Limpke for my small collection . [email protected]

Looking for a Charles Brooks fly with signature card...Jim [email protected]

Hello List ; Where might I purchase a Cree hen cape. Cant locate any with the usual searches.....thank you, Jim

Hello: Can anyone direct me to a maker of a mold to make lead dumbbell eyes. My search so far has turned up nothing....thank you...Jim

Wanted : Fly tied by Charles Brooks with signature... [email protected]

That's good advice, Shoe, IF you have the materials to "get familiar with" in the first place.For a tier that DOESN'T have the material ... what would be good substitutes for fox fur? That's me, I don't have any substitutes ....

Thank you so much, they never showed on my searches....j

Hello List: Looking to make some March Brown floating nymphs. The recipe I'm looking at calls for some brown fox in the dub mixture. Can anyone direct me to a source of brown fox, as I only need a small amount. Thank you in advance.....Jim

Hey guys: you are great !!! Thank you for all your replys , thanks so much....Jim

Well to me the video is different from a paraloop or hackle stacker. The Chauncy Lively & Roy Christy style pattern, as shown by Cammista, results in a fly that looks like the OP's image, much more than a straight paraloop. The method of tying down the loop, winding the hackle inside the loop,then pulling the loop tight, results in a thin, flat disk of hackle, much like a parachute. Here's one in our fly DB by flyslinger that shows the style. I'm not sure if flyslinger is active, but maybe he or TCTrout can clear this up. Hackle stacker/paraloop results in a "bush" of hackle, sort of a hemi-sphere, not a disk. One of ScottP's lovely paraloops as shown in his SBS. Well to me the video is different from a paraloop or hackle stacker. The Chauncy Lively & Roy Christy style pattern, as shown by Cammista, results in a fly that looks like the OP's image, much more than a straight paraloop. The method of tying down the loop, winding the hackle inside the loop,then pulling the loop tight, results in a thin, flat disk of hackle, much like a parachute. Here's one in our fly DB by flyslinger that shows the style. I'm not sure if flyslinger is active, but maybe he or TCTrout can clear this up. Hackle stacker/paraloop results in a "bush" of hackle, sort of a hemi-sphere, not a disk. One of ScottP's lovely paraloops as shown in his SBS. Hello Bruce : I can not open your link , would really like to see it as the fly I posted is one of Chauncy Livel's......jim '

What if it were a duck quill wing, and there were no stem ?....j