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Hi folks,
Plenty of time to tie this swap after the busy holiday season, but should anyone decide to tie them sooner rather than later...my address is:
Gerald E. Wolfe
P. O. Box 757
So. Casco, Me. 04077
Please mail in a crushproof container(s), film cannisters, altoid tins, etc. Never mind return postage or self addressed envelope. I'll take care of all that. All sets will be returned to each tyer in his own container in a padded mailing envelope to the return address on the original package.
This is going to be a great swap!
Later, RW
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"We fish for pleasure; I for mine, you for yours." -James Leisenring on fishing the wet fly-
[This message has been edited by Royal Wulff (edited 09 December 2005).]
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RW,
No,I wasn't funnun' with you. Most of the flies I tie are not strictly true to pattern. I'm ok with Catskill paterns...Just have to check with Allan on the "proper materials" etc. I'll get them in on time and see you at Roscoe for a day or two at least.
Ol' Bill
1932
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RW
Sorry, I didn't mean to confuse the issue. The problem is that when I tried to find an early recipe for a Gray Fox, I found the following...
wing...dark gray (Mallard slips?)
Hackle...grizzly
Body...dark gray fox fur with silver tip
tail...dark gray fibers (from gray fox?)
I thought this must be wrong so I'm going to do a more contemporary tie so as not to start any controversy. I'll tie up the old patern and try it out. Strange how patterns can metamorphose over the years.
Bill
[This message has been edited by snipe (edited 10 December 2005).]
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snipe:
I'm tying a Dark Cahill and I can find old recipes that give the following variants:
Tail: Brown Hackle, Ginger Hackle, Wood Duck, Mandrin, or Dyed Mallard
beard: Brown Hackle, Dark Ginger hackle or Wood Duck
Wing: Wood Duck, Mallard, Mandrin, or Dyed Mallard
Seems there's a question to what the "original" recipe is. (in my mind anyway)
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Hi folks, RW here
Received Allan's flies and what a fine job he did. I will update the first post in this thread with those I have received the flies from as I get them.
Later, RW
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"We fish for pleasure; I for mine, you for yours." -James Leisenring on fishing the wet fly-
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RW here,
Monty's flies are in..beautiful job. Will add to the first posts list of received flies.
Later, RW
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"We fish for pleasure; I for mine, you for yours." -James Leisenring on fishing the wet fly-
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Hi folks, RW here
Well, I have two sets in-house and lou t told me last night on the chat that his were boxed and ready to mail. My dries are done and I'm working on the wets now. I just got a beautiful framed shadow-box under glass at a craft store couple days ago and am looking forward to making up this display for Des at the coming Roscoe fish-in. Just thought I'd update all of you.
Later, RW
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"We fish for pleasure; I for mine, you for yours." -James Leisenring on fishing the wet fly-
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Thanks for the update RW.....I just started working on these but with a few good nights of tying I should have them ready to go by next weekend....Jason
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"There's always room for one more wrap of hackle"
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Finally mailed the flies. Today.
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RW here,
Received flies from lou t and Snipe today, Nice job guys.
Later, RW
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"We fish for pleasure; I for mine, you for yours." -James Leisenring on fishing the wet fly-