davidstrout 0 Report post Posted December 16, 2006 been tying so many tubes lately thought I would get back to some steel took a few to get the feel back (cant tell from the pics but from underside view there are tags of hot green, silver and gold) took them out today on a local stream and they swim and drift real nice hope you like... david Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
letumgo 0 Report post Posted December 16, 2006 Gorgeous flies, Dave! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ronn Lucas 0 Report post Posted December 19, 2006 :bugeyes: Each one a masterpiece. Hooks rule!!!!!!!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Micke 0 Report post Posted December 20, 2006 Great flies as usual :bugeyes: :bugeyes: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mike Boyer 0 Report post Posted December 20, 2006 Outstanding! :headbang: :bugeyes: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Frank G. Swarner III 0 Report post Posted December 20, 2006 They look great. Love the natural tones and the long flowing hackle. Did you partially strip the quill on an ostrich herl for the middle fly in the first pic and the other pics to the right? It looks great and really adds to the fishyness in my eyes. It's almost seperate from the fly but connected. I can imagine it getting some good looks and triggering some heavy strikes. Frank Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
davidstrout 0 Report post Posted December 20, 2006 Frank, coming from you those words are like gold! Astute/Perceptive Observations re: The ostrich herl with partiall removed flue.....it is partialllly stripped ostrich....its does move seductively in the water... I gently/sparsely apply thinned flexament @ the base for durability howver these "antennae" do get destroyed after a say 8 stripers or so (or a few teethy large browns--I have yet to catch a steelhead but one day) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
