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Magic Eraser or a Wonder Cloth to clean the cork than a thin coat of U-40 cork sealer to keep the fish slime from soaking in. A coat of furniture wax on the rod shaft once a year and a bit of bees wax on the ferrules keeps everything copacetic.

Tom If you want to catch big fish you need to fish where there are big fish and most of the time you need to fish a large fly. Good luck.

This picture was taken a few days ago at the Barrier Dam on the Cowlitz.

Tried this #8 Pistol Pete bugger for the jumbos. Water was cold and stained brownish green so I thought a little more flask might help. A couple strands of blue flashibou in the tail and a gold propeller in front of the cone.

This fellow was observed a few days ago at the Barrier Dam in the Cowlitz. Feeding on smolts?

Flies for Pinks or Coho OAL 1 1/4-1 1/2” Materials- schlappen, pink hackle chenille, silver Mylar, silver braid, crystal flash

Me too. He did some amazing things with the twisted silver wire and silk floss as tags on steelhead flies. The attached photo is from a shadow box with an original Alec Jackson fly. Some of the folks on the forum who like fancy Steelhead flies can probably apply this technique.

I gave up on wire because it cuts the peacock herl sometimes. I’m experimenting with the crystal flash for reinforcement. If it doesn’t work I’ll add a strand of 6/0 thread.

I made this chenille body for a leech with 4 strands of peacock twisted with 2 strands of red crystal flash and 2 strands of root beer crystal flash. Wishing I had blue instead of the root beer. Flashabou won’t work.

I have 3 or 4 RIO Gold lines for 5 and 6 wt single hand rods. I think they’re great. It’s a long belly design and they perform really well with vastly different rods. I can fish a dry fly or an indicator and since the line has 3 color setons tell where the head ends where the sweet spot is...

The same crystal flash that’s in the tail. Use a bodkin to form a tiny loop. Peacock herl thorax.

Ask Johnny Cash. Who would name a boy Sue?

Size 18 bead head chironomid pattern caught this hatchery Rainbow:

I use one of those drill bits with the hex butt and do it by hand. Doesn’t take much to drill styrofoam.

The embroidery floss works great for a size 8 stonefly. On a Caddis you should try v rib. Makes for a very interesting fly.

James- there are so many great tiers and photographers on this forum that I would be embarrassed to be recognized with a win. In particular Norm with his married wings, Scott P with those damned muddlers, Bongoman, Jack Devlin, Kfish and many more. I’d encourage you to look at the videos and...

Woven Stonefly Hook: TMC 5263 3L with lead wraps Legs: round rubber Abdomen: embroidery floss Thorax: Verigated chenille Hackle: black saddle Comments: not as complicated as it appears. Lots of good info on YouTube. Mostly used for stoneflies and Caddis Pupae.

Wire Rubberlegs nymph Hook: #12 scud Bead: gold Tail: goose biots Abdomen: 2 colors of contrasting wire Thorax: dubbing to suit Legs: round rubber Wingcase: epoxy (substitute uv cure)

Wire Prince (inspired by John Barr) Hook:#12 1L wet Bead: gold Tail: goose biots Abdomen: 2 contrasting colors of wire Thorax: peacock herl Wing: goose biots

Bloody Mary A ff named Daryl Smoot from Yakima came up with this pattern. It fished pretty good in the Yakima and Missouri. Hook: TMC 5263 3L Bead: gold Tail: goose biots Abdomen: red floss coated with epoxy Hackle: brown Rib: peacock herl wrapped while epoxy is wet