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  1. Kilchis

    Whatizzt?

    I was recently given a shoebox full of old brittle tying materials. I think the box has been passed down through maybe 4 generations of tyers, as one old guy died it went to his surviving friend and so on. Some of the stuff is still in unopened cellophane packets bearing addresses that...
  2. Kilchis

    Backswimmers, Boatmen and Beetle Backs?

    I was wandering through WinCo a few weeks ago, headed for the Saw Palmetto shelf, when my eye fell upon a peg loaded with artificial fingernails. There had been a recent PNWFF discussion on tying water boatmen, and the subject was still lurking in what's left of my mind. The fingernail shape...
  3. Kilchis

    Damsels and Dragons

    It was suggested that a thread devoted to odonates might be a good idea, so… This is a pair of Western Forktail damsels. The male is on the left. The damsels I have encountered aren't much larger than a typical sewing needle. This is a Blue Dasher dragon. Both of the pictured species...
  4. Kilchis

    Deschutes Closes For Steelhead 6/1

    https://www.dfw.state.or.us/news/2022/05_May/052522.asp
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