Don, First of all, thank you so much for your reply - not only to my question but to the Fly Ting 101 questions.
It is true what I have heard about VFB - it seems to be a collection of really great people who are willing to share experience and wisdom. you - and other like you - are truly a credit to the passion of fly fishing! I have one more suggestion to add to yours. Perhaps a collection of the most popular flies for those of us who are having problems with proportions? I would be willing to purchase or trade for "specimen" flies that I could use at my bench as a benchmark - yeah, I did intend that to be a pun! For example, I have never purchased an Adams dry fly. I have tied many of them and fished them successfully but I have never owned one that was a "perfect" fly. The same could be said for many other flies, as well. I wonder what it would take to gather a small collection of specimen flies from those who haunt VFB and offer them to those who need them? If I can help with that, let me know. Thanks again, Don. I look forward to a lot more information in the future and will take your advice. Doug
