Outstanding, both you and Bear007 are really coming in with some nice ties.

Ah, definitely digging the colors of #1...I'd swing that most of year.

A brookie-slayer, no doubt, if your northern varients have the same tastes as their cousins down here in Southern Appalachia.

Excellent, I thought that was widgeon--one of my favorites, along with Shoveler. I'll look forward to more ties in the future...

Ha, as Bill (tie2fish) alluded, these really caught my eye--the North Country traditionalists give me a little grief over getting a little exuberant with the hackle sometimes. :lol: Any chance you could share the pattern for the Green Butt? :) At any rate, that's great looking country--it must be a ...

Mustad 36890 Dublin point, Limerick bend, Forged, Turned up looped oval eye, Black. #1/0 :o Ha, better put a haul on that FF858 and use some thick tippet lest you wear that one in your off-ear. :lol: Here in the States at least I'd fish those for big brown trout--and plan to, once I get back to the...

* my wife is going to be so pissed when she sees what I did to her feather duster... So worth it!!! *

Sorry, I thought I'd strayed upon a Weiner/Huma quote there for a second...

At any rate, thanks for elaborating...a great looking design all around.

Love the looks of this one... :) I was wondering if you might run me through how you handle tying on the herl, though...a "semi-stack" of feather fibers, letting thread tension distribute them around the shank? Otherwise, I just re-read through your materials list...just where does one fin...

Ah, a wild rainbow killer...

putting a couple rods in the queue for the fall,

One of them has to be an L. Kenney 8'1' for a three, though...a sovereign cure for any trout application on our side of the Mississippi (at least in top six inches of the water column. )