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A bit of candle wax in the thread spool holes stops the noise for me .

Does anyone sell saddles for salmon dries in sizes 10 to 6 ? I have Whiting and Metz saddles but almost all are size 12 and smaller , Thanks ................Frank

Does anyone sell fry fly saddles for hook sizes 10 to 6 for dry flies . I have Whitings and Metz but almost all are size 12 and smaller . Larger hackles are preferred for the big salmon dries . Any help will be appreciated . Thanks.............Frank

Great gift . Would like to see it when you have it ready to go to work .

Does anyone else use coastal deer hair for smaller Muddlers ? Pros/cons appreciated .

No problem with thread strength . Just don't like the colour Veevus calls fluorescent green . I will just use Veevus 16/0 white with a fluor green marker . I use it on small Humpies so wanted as small a thread as I could find .

Anyone know of a fluorescent green thread comparable to Veevus 16/0 size ? I tried Veevus fluor green thread but don't like it . Thanks.............Frank

I've never had this problem with my HMH Standard since new in 1987 . I am sure HMH will correct it for you once they are aware of the problem though .......Frank

Try some Humpies too , the Orange is good for salmon .........Frank

I use squirrel for many salmon flies . I precut the hair before attaching to the hook . I also put a drop of thin head cement at the tie-in point and tie the hair in two steps . While firmly holding the hair at the base with thumb and forefinger I take two or three wraps of flattened Danville 6/0 on the lower half of the hair and then make wraps around the remainder . Use enough pressure and with a bit of practice the hair will not pull out .

Mike : Nice patterns for sure . If you fish Nfld bring many flies of this type . Are they on Bartleet Supreme or maybe Daiichi 2161 ? ..........Frank

I have a few of them on the bench - the best bobbin I have ever used .......Frank

Jens : Your PM did not reach me . You might want to try sending another ; hopefully it will work this time . Happy New Year ..........Frank

A belated Merry Christmas to everyone . Jens I am sure that Blue Charm would work well on the Atlantics in our rivers.....Frank

It is a well tied nice looking fly for sure . Great job ........Frank

Beautiful pattern . The head especially is superb .............Frank

Beautifully done - the Bronze Mallard wing looks great . I hope to hook an Atlantic Salmon on this pattern next season if I can get the wings done correctly ..............Frank

Happy Thanksgiving to all from north of the border .............Frank

A very fishy looking pattern . Like some other have said it looks like a fly that will catch trout for sure . I wouldn't hesitate to use it on my fishing trips.......Frank

Now that is one beautiful looking dry fly .............Frank

Up here I like to use a small ( 14 or 16 ) Stimulator . Our wild brookies love any of the variations ..........Frank

Very nice flies Rocky . Are they on Daiichi Alec Jackson hhoks ? ........Frank

Mike : I like the pattern . I think I will give it a try for Atlantics next year . Also might tie some up using orange in place of the scarlet as orange and black is a great colour combination down this way ..........Frank

A very nice looking bomber . Do you follow the hackle wraps down the shank with the thread ? ............Frank

I have a pair of Uniscissors and really like how well they cut materials . My only complaint is that the finger holes are way too small to allow me to wear them in my hand while tying . Just wondering if anyone has solved this by having the finger holes enlarged without damaging the scissors . Thanks ..........Frank