My grandmother was born in Bordeaux while her father was working there for the Austrian Government. While recently visiting the Cite du Vin, I decided to create a fly in her honor with some of the wide range of colors in Bordeaux wines. ;) https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54148016032_85d3182dd9_z...

For transferring thread see my earlier post... by Roadkill » Feb 20th, '20, 09:31 a tapered metal pin to fit into the bobbins and a plumbing washer drilled to fit enabled me to spin up the silk with my variable speed drill... https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49560921428_474520ac58.jpg IMGP0028 by...

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54117063043_01771355e7.jpg RIMG6289 by William Lovelace , on Flickr Hook-Mustad 3906B #12 Thread- UTC 70 Cream Body- tying thread Rib and Thorax- Kimono Rising Sun Silk Hackle- Brown Hen Back with some white near the rachis This was inspired by eating some wonder...

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54115228066_969792b698_z.jpg RIMG6278 by William Lovelace , on Flickr Hook- Mustad 3906B #10 Thread- UTC 70 Rusty Brown Tail & Rib- 3 strands of Root Beer Krystal Flash Body- Tying thread Thorax-Orange Krystal Flash twisted into a rope like the rib Hackle- Wh...

That should be a fish magnet!!

Steelhead that travel hundreds of miles to get to Eastern Oregon dine on these.

Nice time on the water!

Good luck on the river!

Again, my thanks to ronr! 8-) https://www.flymphforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=11642 He tied his variation with a squirrel thorax and made a much neater fly. I tied mine with a sub of Hare Tron since my only squirrel was at home. Kelly and I fished the Crooked for about 3 hours before and 3 hours...

My thanks to ronr for introducing me to a hot fly on the Crooked River. He had recently fished it with great success just a few days before I got over to Camp Roadkill. Here is my variation... https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53997781671_46976e698a_z.jpg RIMG4156 by William Lovelace , on Flickr H...

Ron,

Glad you had some nice fishing out West again!

I will be trying some fishing on the OR Deschutes near Redmond next week.

Bill