Two-Fer Wet Fly Swap

[Ron Eagle Elk]

All Flies Are In!!

It's been some time since I hosted a swap on FAOL, seems like I should. I'd like to hold it to 12 tiers of any experience level, first come first served.

Everyone will need to tie two patterns of wet flies, 12 flies of each pattern (as an example I will tie 12 Baillie's Black Spiders and 12 Iron Blue Wingless). Attach a toe tag to each fly with your screen name and the name of the fly as a minimum (some folks include the recipe and sometimes a pic of the fly). Box them up in a suitable container (Altiods tin, small Plano box, etc). Ship them to me, along with a self addressed, stamped envelope for the return trip (make sure the envelope will hold your container and there is ample postage attached).

I will gather the flies, have them sit in my fly portrait studio, publish the pics on FAOL, sort the flies and return a complete set of flies to you in a timely manner.

Let's have sign up stay open til October 31st, and have the flies due by December 1st. That way we all get a bit of a holiday cheer early.

Please note that the fies are due to me on December 1st, not in the mail on December 1st.

Any takers? Sign up below.

1. REE - Baillie's Black Spider and Iron Blue Wingless - Done - X
2. CharlaineC - Greenwell's Glory and Maple Syrup - Hospitalized - Dropping out. - Flies on Hold
3. GMAC209 - Feather Body Soft Hackle also a Partidge and ? - Arrived
4. Rick Z - Pass Lake and Orange Bead Head - Mailed -Arrived - X
5. bdesavage - Tandy's Spider and BH Pass Lake Variant - Arrived - X
6. Donald Nicolson - Steelhead Blue and Silver and a Wired Spider - Dropping out due to eye problems.
7. Allan - Hare's Ear and Light Cahill - Mailed - Arrived - X
8. Hap - Ptarmigan and Pink also a Kodiak Sea Louse - Arrived - X
9. billhouk - Tequila Sunrise and a Ibis and White - Arrived - X
10. Forthebirds12 - Wet Mouse and a Wet Hen - Mailed - Arrived - X
11. Quevera Kid - Chartreuse Professer and a Black, Purple, and Starling - Arrived - X

[CharlaineC]

im in green wells glory and maple syrup

[gmac209]

I'll go for it.

Feather Body Soft Hackle
http://www.flyanglersonline.com/flyt...072307fotw.php

Partridge and Yellow (or whatever colour silk/floss I have)
http://www.flyanglersonline.com/flyt...101402fotw.php

[Rick Z]

I will do this

Rick

[Ron Eagle Elk]

Alright Char, GMAC209 and RickZ. Your all in. C'mon, where's all the dyed in the wool wet fly addicts out there. Only 8 spots open in what looks to be a stellar swap.

REE

[bdesavage]

Hi Ron,
Put Me Down I'll get back to You on what I'll tie.
Bill

[Allan]

REE,

Count me in. Will tye:
a)Hare's Ear
b)Light Cahill (changed from Quill Gordon)

Allan

[Ron Eagle Elk]

Lovely, Allan. Thanks for joining in. We're down to five spots. You don't want to miss out on these flies, better sign up quick.

REE

[hap]

REE
Have not done a swap in quite a while, but have been tying a ridiculous amount... Put me down for a Ptarmigan and Pink, and a Kodiak Sea Louse... Both work well about anywhere...

If anyone wonders our ptarmigan is the same bird as the red grouse of Europe, and soft hackle tying fame... So the ptarmigan and pink is not unlike the grouse and primrose...

[Ron Eagle Elk]

Hap,

Welcome to the swap, my friend. Glad to have you. Looking forward to seeing those flies, as I've never heard of either. That's one of the great things about swaps. Getting to see what other people fish.

REE