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Agreed, and you’re right the colours don’t stay, I had the 50D GSP in white and black only. I use 12/0 or 14/0 veevus more but it doesn’t lay quite as flat. Often I’ll use white and colour the thread with a sharpie if I don’t have what is needed. love 150D or 200D GSP for deer hair, any finer and it cuts the hair too much. GSP is also great for tying with my kids, they still find a way to break it just much less often.

@flyflinger I’ve come to learn less is usually more in fly tying(and many other things). 50D nano silk really does help avoid bulk lol. thx @niveker

Thx @flyflinger I was tying a sz 20 midge the other day, had to find my readers for that one. Forgot how tricky the little ones can be.

Decided to revisit this one after seeing another illustration and recipe for it. here is the reference and here is my attempt to copy it below is the recipe Tag: Silver twist and light blue silk Tail: A topping and Indian Crow Butt: Black Ostrich herl Body: 1st section red silk with oval gold rib; veiled above and below with Indian Crow ; black Ostrich butt; 2nd section embossed gold with oval gold rib Hackle: Magenta over gold only Throat: Blue Wing: Golden Pheasant, Bustard, red, blue, green, yellow Turkey, Peacock wing; Mallard roof; a topping over all Cheeks: Jungle Cock and Indian Crow Horns: Scarlet Macaw Head: Black

Valdi Worm Hook: 3XL or 4XL streamer hook (#2-#6), bent Weight: .030" lead wire Thread: Red Rib: tippet Body: lengthwise section of pink* latex condom and flash note I subbed the Pink for clear, it was that or glow in the dark. Next up is the Jujubee midge.

Thx @RickZieger and @Sandan

Thx Bruce, looking at the fly/hook blown up on a big screen I now see there is a few things I would improve but isn't that always the way.

Been a few weeks since I finished a Salmon Fly. I have a few in progress but the Evangeline and Popham I wanted to tie both use a ton of Indian Crow and I was low on subs. I had traded for, bought or received a few from generous tyers over the past year but there was a postal strike here that hamstrung me getting my hands on more. Only one thing to do, dye my own. I have a ringneck skin so I harvested the neck feathers and got to dying. First step built a clamp, I’ll likely revisit this with fender washers but it did the job. Second step (plus a few) was dying the feather a deep yellow/orange, moving the the feather further into the clamp and dying the tips a red. After that I was ready to tie, except now I needed hooks. Got out my files and my box of 3366’s and got to reworking hook. I had one come out of the oven where I had missed is spot with finishing so I decided I would use it to try a new finish including adding gold leaf prior to cooking the enamel. Finally I was ready to tie. This one took a little more time than usual, those body veils are tricky to do with ringneck as a sub due to the shape of the rachis. In the end I’m pretty pleased with the fly. Did my best to tie it to the Pryce-Tannatt recipe. I have some peacock wing quills inbound (finally) but I subbed it with an Oak turkey for this one. Sorry for the novel on this one but it was a bit of an adventure and I thought I would share some of it.

Just opened my beautiful set of Dry Flies. Thanks all and especially Nick for organizing and Norm for sharing his ties with everyone. merry Christmas all

The stories are great, and that subscribe button is always up to something

Well played LMAO

Looks Fragileh