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Brightest perdigon type synthetic fly Size 16 Fulling Mill jig hook 5045 MFC 7/64" gold tungsten bead Tail: pearl krystal flash Body: 8-0 Uni thread and clear synthetic quill Hot spot: FTD UV-X ET dubbing, Pink lady

Brighter synthetic perdigon type fly Size 16 Fulling Mill jig hook, 5045 7/64" black tungsten bead Tail: FTD Northern lights Aurora/ hot pink Body: red 8-0 unithread and synthetic quill- clear Hot spot: FTD UV-X ET Dubbing, pink lady

All synthetic Perdigon type fly for Kim's swap Size 16 Fulling Mill jig hook 5045 Tungsten MFC black bead 7/64 " Big hair fiber tail Body and hot spot Uni 8-0 red tying thread Rib synthetic quill, clear.

Got my flies. Great work, everyone.

Cool

That is a beauty, Scott.

I think substitute PT for the Hare's Ear and you have most of your bases covered. Maybe add a bright spot on a few.

Thanks. I learned from Norm to use a sheet of foam from craft stores as a background

I do rib counter clockwise to strengthen the body.

You are too kind. Their scruffiness is intended.

Who knows? I seem to do better with soft hackles

Some Rickards AP emergers.

I like your tying room. Lol

Nice

Beautiful

You can get white Ostrich, too. I havevfound dyes ostrich to not be brittle. I too look forward to hearing about white peacock. Thickness varies with Ostrich.

Yep. Sounds familiar

One thing that helps is to ignore the hole and cut a shallow groove along the bottom of the foam to put the hook in. Wrap the hook with thread in a spiral pattern to give glue something to grab. This gives a better hook gap. Learned that from "Essential Saltwater Flies" by Jawarowski. Lots of crossover between salt and freshwater flies.

I can be dense sometimes. Is there a simple way to financially help support the site? Did I miss the memo? I don't want to be a freeloader.

LOL. Really enjoy this site. I feel like it has been a resource that has really helped me up my game. I feel like I have made some friends here. Happy BD.

Summertime is when the foam comes out! Gotta love it. I can make a foam fly that floats, Lol.

Story of my life. Sometimes it is "I lost the only fly that was working"

My eldest daughter got me back into shooting bows. We Elk hunted last year and are going in September for a week. She is dialed in with her compound and I prefer trad bows. Great to share an interest with your kids. She also fly fishes with me.