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Bead head buggers hook - daiichi 2340 size 4 thread- brown veevus 6/0 , some are finished with other colors to help with identifying weight. ( number lead wraps) head- 7/32 tungsten gold bead tail - brown marabou flash - copper flashabou body- dark brown opal estaz - standard size hackle - whitings bugger pack- grizzly dyed brown

Lefty’s deceiver 1/0 saltwater hook tail- white saddle hackle, pearl Krystal flash, flashabou polar flash silver body - white & chartreuse deer hair throat- red flash material thread- uni 6/0 chartreuse sally Hansen head finish

Brown gulf shrimp, variation of a “Mcfly angler” pattern. His body uses kraken dubbing hook 1/0 saltwater head - medium brown Congo hair bead chain eyes antenna etc….. - rusty brown Krystal flash, brown & orange speckled rubber legs body - same Congo hair, rusty brown Krystal flash chenille, Uv resin legs- brown polar chenille tan 6/0 veevus thread

Went to the Edison show for the first time ever this year. First fly fishing show ever actually. Drove 4-1/2 hrs through the storm. Stayed for two days, spent a bunch of money, went to a seminar. watched some casting demo's, talked with some great people. It was nice to be able to actually cast some different rods, try some different lines. Overall I had a blast. It was great to get out the damn house. I thought the setup with the guest fly tiers was great.

Some “dubbed body shrimp” from Mcfly Angler hook - gamakatsu ss15 #4 weight - small lead eyes thread - uni 6/0 fire orange Feelers/antenna etc…… hot spot- para post hot pink brown barred rubber legs pearl crystal flash homemade crustacean eyes dubbing- senyos laxer dub tan getting ready for a trip to Texas this spring

Similar in use, but Swiss straw in a natural material I believe. I want to do a side by side caparison.

Found it online (amazon), didn’t look in the craft stores yet.

Cruncher muncher nymph- Ian Collin James - smallmouth/trout pattern hook - ahrex fw540 #8 body- grey dubbing /rabbit legs- mottled hen feather thorax- brown dubbing Wing case- tan plastic raffia thread - veevus black 6/0

White puke fly - Ian Collin James- smallmouth pattern size 6 ahrex fw540 tail - rabbit body - dubbed rabbit silver bead chain eyes thread - veevus white 6/0

a late, sorry for your loss.

Good Stuff!! I'm gonna be down in port A in the spring. I'm planning on packing a rod. Hope to get a day to explore a bit. Did the guide thing last time. Caught one little dink. I would rather do my own thing and get skunked than pay a few hundred to get skunked.

It’s been awhile. Getting back to the bench. saw this on the Coastfly site. microfry size 12 fire hole 609 white thread mirage tinsel body large opal body/tail - mallard flank body - Uv resin might paint some eyes on it

The new setup. Time to fill the drawers, and get a higher stool/chair

Will do. I got the monster moved into the basement tonight. Will start setting up soon. Here is a pic of the my old setup.

I just got my hands on a nice two person drafting table with drawers down the middle. I got it for free and thought it might make a nice tying setup. The top is 40” high. my question is, do any of you tie on anything high like this ? My current table is 29” high. I’m thinking a taller, comfy swivel chair might do the trick. I haven’t been on much since the early spring, but with the days getting shorter it will be tying season once again soon.