A new book about Rube Cross by author Richard Lodge is now available. The life story of Cross and the birth of the Catskill style of fly tying should be an interesting read. Lodge spoke about Cross and his upcoming book at the Catskill Fly Fishing Center last May during Lance Hidys presentation of h...

There is absolutely nothing wrong with that.
Those rouge wings will pulsate way better than those tied flatter.
Perfection is something we strive for and then we learn to tie for the fish.
Well done, Darrell.

That's great that your knee is coming along so well, good for you!
Now go soak it in the cold tailwaters of the Owyhee...

I would eat that.

I'll take a dozen of those!
They just started here.
Classic Old Hat!

DUBBN, we had some drizzle and rain over the weekend and since it looked like a BWO kinda day, I fished your little olive in 18 & 20's. The fish took the olives that had that short mylar bud more than the ones without it. I have a 4 day trip later this week and the forecast calls for showers and...

WOW! That is fantastic!
Under covert wing feathers nice and clean?
Steve does an amazing job... Nice score, REE!

Now there's a nice pair of twins in your net!
I plan to twist up a few of those patterns and might call them 101's

Oh Yeah!
I'll be adding a few of those to my box!
Very nice, Wayne.

Bob, I have 5 or 6 of your flies that you sent me in 2020 and still use them to copy your patterns. I just went through a few of the Lee Wulff Chapter Newsletters and was impressed. Having served on a TU State Council for over 15 years, I've seen a few newsletters and yours are way up there. I hope ...