SalarMan 0 Report post Posted March 5, 2023 I saw Norm's wet fly "USA" and that had me thinking about what I have tied along those lines in the past myself. This is one version of the flag flies I have tied in the past. This one is special however because it is tied on a very rare Ronn Lucas, Sr. powder coated hook. He didn't do many simply because they were what he described to me as a f*****g pain in the ass...and he said it with a chuckle. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RickZieger 0 Report post Posted March 5, 2023 An amazing fly. Well Done. Rick Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bruce Derington 0 Report post Posted March 5, 2023 Reminds me of an old tier friend , Chuck Moxley, from Ohio. He tied one of these ( no powder coat). Great pattern Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SalarMan 0 Report post Posted March 6, 2023 Thanks Bruce. My inspiration for this was when I saw Roger Plourde's fly he called "America". Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cphubert 0 Report post Posted March 6, 2023 46 minutes ago, SalarMan said: Roger Plourde's Very nice tie George did you dye the blue yourself? the shade is very appropriate, including the gut. Roger recently tied a tribute fly for the Connecticut River Salmon Association I see him on occasion, he is my best local source of nice materials. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SalarMan 0 Report post Posted March 6, 2023 2 hours ago, cphubert said: Very nice tie George did you dye the blue yourself? the shade is very appropriate, including the gut. Roger recently tied a tribute fly for the Connecticut River Salmon Association I see him on occasion, he is my best local source of nice materials. Thanks for the compliment!! The days of dying my own materials are long gone. The gut was simply colored with a blue Sharpie. All of my dyed materials come from John McLain at feathersmc.com...easily the best dye jobs in the business. As far as Roger is concerned, I have some very nice goodies I got from him at the Somerset (now Edison) New Jersey fly fishing show...as well as buying gut directly from him to twist for the eyes on my classics. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Adam Gallant 0 Report post Posted March 16, 2023 Fantastic work... I really like the wing work and the cascade of the topping... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SalarMan 0 Report post Posted March 16, 2023 35 minutes ago, Adam Gallant said: Fantastic work... I really like the wing work and the cascade of the topping... Thank you sir!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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