Mystery material swap

[Antron Midge]

Bassman

Your flies arrived yesterday safe and sound. These are some great looking flies, a great use of the materials! Thank you John for joining the swap, always an honor to swap with you




Toby

[bassman]

Toby, thanks for the update. And thanks for letting me join in on this fantastic and very creative swap. You came up with the perfect idea for a swap. John

[Antron Midge]

John

Thanks for the kind words. Grunt your flies arrived and are AWESOME. Thank you so much for participating in this swap! If these flies are early indicators of what is to come, this swap will truly be one of the greats!!



Toby

[bugman]

flies on the way monday evening

[Antron Midge]

Thanks bug

can't wait to see them, if they are half as good as the pic, they will be SWEET



Toby

[bugman]

just a word of thanks fer lettin me join the fly swap... look foward to tyin with ya at the sowbug comming up...

[Antron Midge]

Bugman


Glad you enjoyed the swap, thanks for participating. I to look forward to seeing ya at the sowbug



Toby

[biot midge]

Toby,
My flies are done. I'm also sending you the flies I owe you from our bet and a couple of extras.
Steve

[Antron Midge]

Thanks Steve

Looks my cards are coming on again, so this might be a great summer LOL!! I can't wait to see the flies


Toby

[BadBug]

Managed to get the flies in the mail to Toby this morning. Here is the recipe for the pattern I tied. It is a pattern by Donald V. Roberts and appeared in his 1978 book titled 'Flyfishing Still Waters'.

Public Enemy #1

Hook: 2xl #14
Thread: Brown 6/0
Tail: Grizzly hackle fibers
Abdomen: Stripped grizzly hackle quill (stripped quill was my assigned material)
Thorax: Peacock herl
Beard/legs: Fine deer hair
Emerger wings: Short grizzly hackle tips slightly longer than thorax

* Abdomen & thorax are applied over a weighted, tapered underbody.

Dennis
~BadBug~