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    Default Mayfly Life Cycle Swap - Lots of Room Left

    Hey folks. How about a Mayfly Life Cycle Swap?

    Heres how it will work. There are 4 stages of life for mayflies (Nymph, Emerger, Dun, Spinner) so we divide the swappers into each stage. Lets say 16 swappers(including myself) so that we have 4 patterns of each stage of life. When the swap is done you will have a somewhat complete box for whatever stage you happen to find out on the river.

    When swappers sign up please give the name of your pattern and indicate which stage of the life cycle you are signing up for. You may need to keep a little closer attention to what life stage others have signed up for already. The specie of Mayfly does not matter, it just must be a pattern representative of some mayfly.

    Deadline for sign up will be February 10th and a due date of March 15th.

    Typical swap rules apply but I will send out the particulars to those who sign up.
    I will tie a pattern for whatever the last open position is.

    Does anybody want to play along??


    Nymph
    1.Black_Co - Copper John *Received*
    2.nyfisherman - PT Nymph *Received*
    3.JohnR - Tellico Nymph *Received*

    Emerger
    1.Ben - PT Emerger *Received*
    2.nen-bran - Loop wing CDC emerger *Received*
    3.Loopy - Gosling *Received*

    Dun
    1.Forest Dweller - Blue Wing Olive *Received*
    2.IBRB - Compara Dun *Received*
    3.Yonks311 - Para Isonychia Dun

    Spinner
    1.Scubatim - Rusty Spinner *Received*
    2.Greenock - Yellow Spent Mayfly *Received*
    3.Hap *Received*



    Thanks
    Yonks
    Last edited by yonks311; 04-02-2009 at 04:04 PM.

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    I'd like to sign up for the nymph section with a copper john.

    Thanks

    Black_Co

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    i`d like in with a pheasent tail nymph in a size 16

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    Black_CO and nyfisherman,

    Thanks for signing up! I look forward to seeing your flies. Those are two of my favorite patterns.

    Plenty of room left folks! I think this will be a really good swap.

    Yonks
    Last edited by yonks311; 01-25-2009 at 12:42 PM.

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    Default i would like in on this one if i may?

    i will do an emerger , pattern tbd.

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    Ben,

    Thanks for signing up! I'll mark you down for an emerger pattern.

    Yonks

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    How about something I use on the spring creeks where I live. A soft-hackle hen-wing biot spinner?

    -paul

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    I will tye Compara Dun's for the Dun Cycle. OK?

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    Paul and IBRB thanks for joining the swap. Those sounds like good patterns. Look forward to seeing them.

    Yonks

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    My flies are in the hands of the USPS now.

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