Welcome Fly Tyer !

[deserttrout]

nice nice nice

is that skunk i see as the wing or badger?

[abelreel]

DT, Dcarp, Very nicely done Dave. As Ive said before next time Ill be a little more creative with my flies. I feel like Im gettin the steak and you guys are getting the hot dogs. Im dropping down to my home state on fri. To do a little Slate Run browinie fishin before I head to Florida Im going to mail the dogs on Fri. abelreel

[dcarp]

Jim,

That\'s some Silver/Grey Squirrel tail for the wing. The 6 flies I tie in the \"Clash\" series all use a \"native\" critter hair for the wings. The McKenzie and Santiam have Silver/Grey Squirrel. The Dechutes, Umpqua and Skykomish use Skunk. The Kalama has woodchuck.

[deserttrout]

And you are sending each of us the complete series? Wow, what a deal! LOL:woohoo: :P :evil:

Either way those are some super flies. Steelies in ORE like \'em?

DT

[tgoodwater2002]

Jim,

That\'s some Silver/Grey Squirrel tail for the wing. The 6 flies I tie in the "Clash" series all use a "native" critter hair for the wings. The McKenzie and Santiam have Silver/Grey Squirrel. The Dechutes, Umpqua and Skykomish use Skunk. The Kalama has woodchuck.

Those are all so cool looking!

[dcarp]

Jim .............. lol, good one.....................

I did consider doing one of each for the swap, but it\'s way easier to gear up and do a batch of the same one. Guess you\'ll just have to host 5 more steelhead swaps if you want the whole series.

I haven\'t hooked a steelhead on one of them yet, but the native cutthroats sure like them. Also got a couple hits on the McKenzie Clash (Blue) last fall by some coastal Coho salmon.

I\'ve changed the pattern a bit since I took those photos last fall. I\'m using slightly shorter body hackle and thinning the collar by stripping one side of the waterfowl flank feather. It rides better in the water and lets the floss body stand out a little more.

I hope you all like them.

Dave

[deserttrout]

Oh man, you broke my heart.
Jim

[deserttrout]

:woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:

Dave C\'s and Tammy\'s streamers arrived today. Both real nice and done perferct (to my untrained eyes). Now to the desk to redo mine.
Keep tying
Jim

[deserttrout]

:woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:

Abelreel\'s streamers arrived today. Real nice and done perfect. Thanks for the extras, they are going in my steelhead fly box. No hurry as we still a couple weeks to go (15 April).
Keep tying
Jim :cheer:

[deserttrout]

Mark\'s \"Shrimp Cocktails\" arrived today.
Pretty in Pink!!;) :P :woohoo: :laugh: :lol:
Very nice Mark.
Jim