Those are some very nice fish! I bet they were alot of fun on the fly rod. Alewives are actually a seperate species of baitfish in the herring family. We have them around here in Lake Michigan. Again very nice fish and good work on them.
http://www.dnr.state.md.us/fisheries...ts/herring.asp
Enough already! lol Man am I jealous. You are gonna have me rounding up the materials to tye that thing. good job turning us on to the killer fly, thanks! kip