Bruce Derington

I’m up for it if you don’t mine

Sorry I missed this challenge

You have some nice vises,

A couple more

Weaving is fun to work with

George,I prepare mine exact same way

Last I heard he was building model replicas of ships,? I took two classes from him back in the day which was very helpful in developing control of materials

Looks great! I tie my tail shorter on that size hook, very nice job

Will had a booth here in the past,and we had had a bunch of tiers from forum tying. Wish I knew also, great putting faces to names, glad you got out

Great read!

Drakes wounded minnow (Everett Drakes) Hook:B10S size 6 Tail: Capon Underbody: bead set forward, behind it is mono tied in securely Head: deer hair tied in bullet head style

Reminds me of an old tier friend , Chuck Moxley, from Ohio. He tied one of these ( no powder coat). Great pattern

I agree with your assessment, but you’re well on the way, we are constantly learning in how to make materials do exactly what we want and that’s part of the fun. Materials don’t dictate the end result. Great work, LETS SEE MORE. It’s a.whole different ball game tying these in your hand and wax can be your best friend in many situations.

Been waiting for this! I can tell you’ve done your homework, tip, tag and butt are abit forward, which makes body a tad short BUT fly construction is nicely laid out It maybe type of hook, what is it, size? Great job Kev

Nice! Heads can be a bug-a-boo sometimes

I’m looking for smaller than 4/0,

Great Tyer and his hooks were second to no one

Hey Kev, finally got off my duff and sent a care package and it has some macaw added. should see it this weekend

It’s a problem for everyone

This actually is a nice job! There’s a lot going here. Each fly we tie is a challenge and I learn from each one. Your topping is sitting a little high and is too long. If you haven’t checked utube, Rich LaMonte has two videos on how to prep crests that’s worth viewing . The great tip is how to use your thumbnail to lightly pinch stem to actually adjust curve to fit the fly.

I stand corrected thanks for heads up

So this fly WAS tied using a Mike Radenchich style, where he hides previous materials while advancing forward, which allows for the smaller head :)

Here was my take on a Baron, seems a little stretched out but not too bad

This pattern was developed by Poul Jorgensen and presented to William Conrad. This is a fun pattern to to tie

Ya, I’ve been on this site 17 years! Back in the day this forum had a virtual classroom where we conducted many live tying classes. It was a great tool where if someone wanted to see a technique we could hop on and they could interact, boy I really miss it. In the end it cost too much per month to keep it going. Most were recorded by fellow member ellot166 I believe. He downloaded a bunch to utube under his screen name I think it was one things that made this forum stand out