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Oops. Corrected. Thanks

Thanks @Sandan and @Gadabout. Thanks Norm, I was too lazy to look. Sorry about that @Gadabout. Something somewhat similar: Corey Calf Tail link from Norm's site Fly Tying New and Old: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1cuEYpyNUcjH6X14YHctVc9BW_vmsBNQb/view Have also seen it tied down-wing style with the hackle fully palmering the length of the body, not sure what the original recipe called for. Tyers choice.

next fly: The Dyret

Atherton #3 Dry Hook: 94840, #12 Thread: Kimono 100 #304, Golden Pavilion Tail: CDL barbs Body: Natural and dyed yellow seal fur Rib: DMC metallic gold thread Wing: wood duck Hackle: light dun and light barred ginger

That's a good attempt. Good advise from those above, especially #4 from Silvercreek. For smaller hooks I'll leave the hackle off altogether. Are you cleaning as much of the underfur from the hair before stacking? That can get in the way of a good stack job. Sometimes to get a tightly wrapped/dubbed body, I make a thinner dubbing noodle and make 2 or 3 passes up and down the shank. Its easier to get a satisfactory taper and makes the body a little more durable.

Very nice Sandan I will take that

That is awesome! I bet it would also work great tied as a dry on a dead drift or dapping. Nice work.

Lol - one of my favorites

Very nice everyone. Such a great variety of ties. Norm, that's especially beautiful.

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My wife yelled from the bedroom asking, “Do you ever get a shooting pain across your body like someone’s got a voodoo doll of you and they’re stabbing it?” “No" I replied, a little concerned. She yelled back, “How about now?”

LoL

Nice, thanks!

Nice - not there yet though. My Mom used to rag on my Dad for falling asleep in front of the boob-tube before going to bed. Dad's response was "I'm practicing!"

Nice, looks tasty!

Nice - is that a named pattern? 👍 👍 👍 Is that 2 separate strips of foam for the bodies on #'s 3 & 4?

Pretty sweet.

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next challenge fly is .....Al Troth's Yuk Bug https://flylifemagazine.com/fly-tying-a-yuk-sure-looks-like-its-pennsylvania-father-to-me/

Girdle Bug Hook - #8, 3xl Weight - Lead sub along the shank Thread - Black Tails and Legs - Rubber legs, white. Body - Black chenille The original Girdle Bug, I believe, was not tied with antennae. I could be wrong. Developed in the 1930's by Frank McGinnis of Anaconda, MT to imitate stonefly nymphs or hellgrammites. Originally called the "McGinnis Rubber Legs", the now more common "Girdle Bug" derives from the original source of the rubber legs: the rubber strands from a girdle.

Very nice y'all

I'll take the old Girdle Bug, I think I might even have square rubber legs around somewheres.

thanks

Nice. What material?