Ohhhhhh, Osage fork sounds nice. Giggers huh? Poor fishing down to Barclay? I'll go check the stretch below Barclay down to Leadmine. I'll report back on Monday.
That's an odd post. Wrench and I don't always see eye to eye and have some pretty nasty conversations in the past but I don't think he's ever going to take advantage of anyone on a boat or a repair.
They seem expensive but I hear good things about them. I need to get one for the front but I have a Lilly for the back. She wags her tail to coax you in close then tries to rip your throat out.
A simple single color background goes a long ways in fly tying shots. You want examples take a look at Charlie Craven's website or the book Barr Flies by John Barr which Craven all took the photos for.
I like the ones that just use pictures best. Unless you are going to take some crappy photos. Bring your supplies to the big city and I'll shoot your SBS shots.