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I have Merriam Turkey flats that I thought about using but again, good ones are spendy and hard to get. I'm going to have to bite the bullet and go with what's at hand. Just take my time and move with purpose. Think it through. My son is a turkey hunter so I may be able to get good feathers. Focus on technic first I guess. With everything moving to internet sales you don't get to look and see the feathers in person. It's a crap shoot. The stores and most the staff of the stores that I built relationships with (including internet) are disappearing. Much like this site. I tied several times to respond to your input but alas many attempts went south. Like my fly tying.

I'm working on the historical ways of tying bronze mallard wings on Spey flies. Specifically reversed tied and folded back. Riding high and swept back above the body and not close to the fly body as is modern practice. Good bronze mallard feathers are not cheap or easy to come by. I don't want to waste what I have on hand for practice. There are a lot oops and waste. Below is pic of the wing style I'm working on. Still want the upside-down keel with a bit of separation of the left and right side. Are there good alternate feathers that I can used for practice that is both readily available and not costly? I might have it in my material inventory just don't know the best place to start.

Well done. Catching on a fly you tied just adds to it so much.

Got a great set of flies today. Thanks for hosting TT. All flies on time and quick turnaround. A new tyer and swapper also. Kim would've loved it.

I can assure you that If I get out to fish I'll have plenty of flies. Take care of you and yours. Don't worry or concern yourself about fly swaps or such things. Get well and be well.

Thank you for the update Steve. I certainly appreciate Will continuing to foot the bill and also understand that forums don't happen in a vacuum. They have got to be a lot of work to keep. Its been mentioned before that maybe he or someone could add a subscription service to the site. I subscribe (pay) to other forums. Then he doesn't have to eat the cost alone. He ran a heck of a fly tying forum. I don't think another could have matched this site in its heyday. It has, and continues, to solidify my love for tying and offers so much. I do hope things are well with him.

My mistake/mix-up. My internet posting skills are lacking at times.

Somebody edited my original post but it still holds true: Simply, where are you bud. I hope you're ok What do you need

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I found this family/site many years ago. I think it was 2008 or so. I love fly fishing and fly tying. Smallie you're on Facebook. Where are you?

We've offered personal support. we've offered content support. Sh..t, we've offered money This is a family formed many years ago. All have gone through much. Some have died or gone through life things that are quantifiable. We'll ,we're still here though (the core).

Any Precision shooters out there? I have the 1911s and 22lr pistols for bullseye that are pretty darn good. Way better than me. Picked up another Beretta 92FS/M9 today. It’s a good reliable accurate pistol out of the box. I have one in the safe already. Getting this one to accurize for bullseye/precision shooting. Out of the box most will do 3-inchs at 50 yds. We’ll see if it can be honed to 2 or less inches at 50 yards. I’ll need to feed it good ammo. I reload so I’ll develop a round specific to this firearm. Which is way better then the person on the dumb (dangerous) end of the pistol 😊. A lot of respect for those precision shooters. Note ladies and gents: These goals are not for self defense at 7yds or so. This is a marksmanship goal.

I haven't fished that section. Usually fish further upstream along hwy 108 or 395. Not sure how familiar you are with the river but the Walker is free flowing. Spring runoff will be kicking into gear towards the end of the month. The flow on the Walker can go from 100cfs to near or better than 2000cfs in April. The trout opener can be rough in the higher elevations or on free flowing rivers such as the Walker. High flows and cold water. If you're thinking dry fly you might consider BWO or even some Skawalas. See last years flow graph below. Of course YMMV Nice looking Sceeter Jaydub. I use Moose hair for the body on my flies as well. What size are you tying those at and are you using 1xl or 2xl hooks?

Sally's are on the way; Ride Sally Ride. USPS Tracking: 9400136105536780073969 Added a couple prototype salmonfly (Pteronarcys californica) nymphs. Hopefully you'll be able to fish'em. It's about that time of year.

Looks like you might have got the recipe from Steven Ojai's Fly Fishing the Sierra website https://ffsonlinestore.com/dry-flies/california-mosquito/. Can't go wrong with the info on that site. Also, good info above on proportions. I use moose hair for the body. Gives a nice segmented look with a natural color gradient. The Cal-Mosquito is deadly on Sierra streams and rivers. The Walker (east and west) has been good to me. Here's a link to his old sight https://flyfishingthesierra.com/flybox.htm. I'm used to it so the pattern list is easier for me to navigate. Also, look at the Sierra Bright Dot.