Sparse Grey Matter

For all who have made a comment about Pink Squirrel nymphs before I posted this one today, please send me a PM with your name and address and I'll mail you a couple of the Pink Squirrels that I've tied. Then you can try them on your local waters, ok. Thanks.

Bob

This old guy forgot who I promised to send some Waterhen / Moorhen hackles. Please drop me a PM, ok? Thanks.

Bob

Waxing it would be a good idea...also, to check if it is silk, light the edge with a match. If it burns, it's silk or another natural fiber. If it melts into a little black ball, it's synthetic.

Info from Frank Sawyer’s “Nymph and the Trout” : Pheasant Tail Nymphs Hooks – sizes 00, 0, 1 Body & Thorax – 4 fibers of brown-red cock pheasant tail feather Thread – none – fine red-colored copper wire slightly thicker than a human hair Grey Goose Nymphs Hooks – sizes – 00, 0, 1 Body & Thorax – 4 f...

A few pics to enjoy, including some of the Sawyer-tied nymphs sent to me by a friend who knew the Sawyer family.

I love peacock bodied flies.

I agree but I just tried to copy the dressing as shown.

Saw these on an Italian web site a few years back.

Ed

If you change your mind and want to "field test" some of my soft hackles, keep me in mind, ok?

Bob

Ed

Let me know if you need more Pink Squirrels, ok? (or Chracklebacks!).

Bob