niveker

I haven't checked, but would guess that most of those waters up there get stocked, Spring and Fall, so there's always that at a minimum.  And theres smallmouth.  So much public land and water just to the west, you could probably spend a whole season there and never have to fish the same spot. Used to be you could drive into a lot of it, but I heard they're keeping some of those areas closed now. Sunsabitches. 

👍Lots of great water in that area.  

Wow. Good luck with that.  That'd be great if you got it running again. 

2 hours ago, Heff2 said:

I've never seen a hook point like that.  

Cool old hooks.  

https://finandflame.com/jamison-barbless-hooks/

Thanks CP.  

24 minutes ago, DFoster said:

TAIL: OLIVER

LoL took me a minute.  

Adams

Hook: #14, dry

Thread: Black, 8/0

Wings: Grizzly hen tips

Tail: Grizzly & brown, dry 

Body: Muskrat underfur

Hackle: Grizzly & brown 

Snowshoe Caddis

Hook: # 14

Thread: Tan, 8/0

Body: Underfur from a snowshoe foot, dyed green

Wing/Head: Snowshoe foot, dyed tan.  Trimmed to shape.  

4 hours ago, Heff2 said:

The Humongous Boobie

 

Nice.

If the middle two are similar in composition (polypropylene) to macrame cord, you can brush it out and use it like EP fibers or Congo hair: https://youtu.be/IP2-jM5ZwPs.  This guy makes it look harder that it really is, IMO.  

The top and the bottom don't look very promising. The bottom maybe for some kind of translucent ribbing.  

7 hours ago, Fruitrollup said:

Back-Flop Jig

👍I bet that looks awesome in the water. 

21 hours ago, cphubert said:

Quabbin Smelt

Very nicely done.  

Nice.  He does look happy, and full of mischief. 

I miss having a dog.  

Jaysus.  

10 hours ago, Chasing_Tails said:

Hollow Popper

Nice, just saw this on YouTube the other day, I think it was from Japan.  

6 hours ago, LisaLou said:

Phoenix Rising

👍

Sorry for the delay, mine will be posted today. 

Not sure how much we got here in central MA, but I was in an old, old basement yesterday where the water was literally gushing up around the perimeter of a newer footing installed to support a lally column.  I've seen water coming in through the walls of old fieldstone foundations, but never right up through the floor. LoL.  

Did someone say they're buying cigarettes and whiskey?  I'm in whatever it is!

Being able to quickly tie somebody else's pattern just makes you a good production tier. If they were among the best, let alone the best, they wouldn't need somebody else to teach them how to do it. 

Wowza!

9 hours ago, Fruitrollup said:

100 Size 14 Hares Ears

Nice

LoL

Tough one between Heff2 and Trouttramp, but I gotta go with Heff2 because Festivus for the rest of us.  

13 hours ago, Olwen said:

Davie McPhail

I do enjoy watching Davie, probably above all others out there, did not know the other stuff about including that he did fishing videos.  I'll have to check that out.  Good to know.  

Charlie Craven is another of my favorites.  

Although truth be told, I prefer a good step by step over most videos.

11 hours ago, Bruce Derington said:

Saw this pattern somewhere

Outstanding as usual