Sandan

Cool. I'm bummed I couldn't make it.

I think we have different definitions of "slide". I do agree that technique works

Whiskers from a hare's mask could work

Did you make it to West TU? Kimo No, unfortunately I didn't. You know how sh!t happens. Did you?

Playing with my new toy. Barred medium ginger

Now I have a growing itch to head on up to Charliesflybox and get a new saddle or cape.

Just playing around some with biots, CDC, turkey flats, etc. for the September trip to Henry's Fork.

Personally I'm a big fan of the frozen leader/tippet tangle in freezing (below 32F) when your fingers are too cold to work at even 40%.

Morgan's midge. 22s and 24s.

Interesting video for sure. I felt that groan right at the beginning. Tight lines!

bumping those killer caddis plastic bead containers and the resultant departure of beads to parts unknown.

x caddis, iris caddis, caddis cripple and some RS2s.

NP

Mark, I believe they are Tarcher style nymphs. The reasoning as far as I've been able to ascertain is that tying them in that style gives the fly "implied" movement. It makes the fly seem to wriggle or swim even though it's tied on a stationary hook. And yes, Kimo is an artist at the bench, as well as a really nice guy.

Henry's Fork hoppers size 12 No Hackle mahogany duns size 14, Swisher-Roberts style Shop Vac size 18 Some size 24 midges and a couple of black dace variant bucktails.

In some of our local Colorado tailwaters split shot will spook fish. You can see them shy away from shot during a drift. The solution(s) I've found via trial and error as well as advice is to either have the split shot about 18+" above your first fly or to weight/tungsten bead the fly to get it down. Personally i like tungsten beaded or weighted flies for getting the rough initial depth. Then Mojo mud to fine tune the depth. I've also found, in some of our local tailwaters that if you are going to bead the fly a shiny bead will spook fish, matte or natural finish beads are much more effective. Here in CO we can legally fish 3 flies. I like to have one of those flies weighted to achieve proper depth. The other two flies are usually unweighted for that "natural" drift. Jusy my $0.02

Beautiful

Woodenlegs, thank you the fantastic box of flies. I'll be using them soon. Secret Santa stocking stuffers, great materials. It's serendipitous that there's yarn from Dan Bailey's in Livingston. I have a trip already planned for the Madison come this September. Merry Christmas all and Mike get back to 100% ASAP! Edit to add, Thabnks Vicrider for doing all the necessary to make the swap as great as it was/is/

Happy holidays all.

Henry's Fork Caddis. 18

Here you go http://www.charliesflyboxinc.com/flybox/details.cfm?parentID=86 Charlie says to soak the grouse tail for about an hour. That pith is real pith in the butt to strip out. How long did you soak your feathers?

Two new patterns for me Herter's midge 20,22 and 24 and Griffith's gnat emergers 22 and 24

Gonna be very difficult. I'm hiding what Santa brought til the 24th

Great ties as always. I had to get away from the 22s and 24s

looks great