richmce

my goal is to teach20 anglers to tie flies or jigs and teach 6 how to fly cast.

ned rig has been popular for bass . ned fly is just a fly tied to act the same. ned rigs have a mushroom shaped head to stand the plastic up. i can see a havasu ned fly in orange and green

under that chenille is a aluminum roofing nail tied to the shank to make it stand up . i grind the shank of nail to get a flat spot for better tying

good to meet you. glad to see you liked the ned fly.

im one of the first booths. flies by rich

jason randall and bill shier are the two main speakers. ill be demonstrating a ned fly[made with an aluminum roofing nail] and tying streamers with eyelash yarn

show date is sunday nov 3rd from 10am -5pm mayslake peabody estate 1717 west 31st st in oakbrook il put on by the illinois smallmouth alliance and dupage river fly tyers. guest speakers all day long, 25+ regional tyers, certified casting instructions. vendors , pro tyers, guides admission is $10 under 12 free, high school and veterans $5. say hi to rich and tony as we demo new material and tie a ned fly

the psychic fair in our town was cancelled....due to unforeseen circumstances

just curious if any one has tried the eyelash yarn i put in with the swap fly

was in our local home depot . walked past a display of new floor mops . the mop knubs were almost 2 inches long so i had to buy one for 11.99. im sure the mop refills will be cheaper. nice gray color made for larger mop flies or even a wacky mop fly . mop head is about 2ft by 10 inches , a long time supply. only time i seen long mops bodies was from a truck dept that had 2inch bodies on a mitt used for washing big truck wheels and it was orange they work well tied on a 1/32 jighead with a # 4or 6 hook

yes, happy birthday from illinois

got mine, grandson immediately took byrons popper. perfect size for monster gills. nice tying everryone

i have used patons bohemian chenille since 2010 its been discontinued since 2018. its used by rainys on richs ultimate worm. closest ive come to it is cozy occasion yarn or furl some yarn bee faux fur then trim it. good luck rich

mine are done .will package today and mail monday

is it too early for the night mouse fly bite ?

palmer chenille has more flash but is stiiffer. ill add some eyelash yarn with each fly for the swap

think it is the premier eyelash yarn. great stuff at 3.99for 200 yards

i'm in with my new eyelash leech

i have been playing with some ned style weighted flies. they might give you another road to go down. i use a 90 degree hook and tie a brass or copper nail to the bottom of shank. this has also lead me to using an aluminum roofing nail then it stands up on the bottom. for more weight i add a washer the size of the nail head. i do grind the nail shank flat on the part that i tie to the hook,and taper the point i call it the redneck ned rig

all that satin material! the light blue works as a sexy shad pattern

i have used the gamakatsu glo bug hook .short wide gap but they dont make bigger than a small size 2

wanted to order some willowcat plastic bodies. close to a goby sculpin popular on the miss river

life is nuts heard 6 of the 7 dwarfs are not happy....

how much did santa pay for his sleigh? nothing it was ON the house

when my daughter went to nmu in the 2004,5 . i bought my first good fly rod from a shop downtown had a big lake trout in window.it was a redington redfly 5-6 wt.she worked at wahlstroms restaurant for a few years while she was there. never fished when visiting , wish i did