This is going to be a big one, so signup will be open for a while, and deadline will be longer than usual. Let’s do an A to Z swap. We need people to sign up to tie a fly for each letter of the alphabet. A little creativity can be used for the tough ones like X (madam X maybe?) Anyway, each swapper can sign up for up to 2 letters of the alphabet and send in 26 flies of each pattern. :shock: That way each spot will have a full A-Z set in return. Be sure to indicate the letters that you want and the pattern you are going to tie when you sign up. This is a large swap, so be sure you are willing to tie 26 flies for each letter you take before you sign up.
Standard rules apply: Sign up deadline is Jan 10 and Flies should be TO ME by February 10. Please be considerate of your fellow swappers and have them in by the deadline. Ship your flies in a package large enough to hold all of the flies, and be sure to include return packaging and postage (no metered mail). An altoids tin will probably not work on this one, so plan appropriately for that as well.
DON’T FORGET YOUR TOE TAGS!
A - fur Ant - grey fox - RECEIVED
B - Blood Worm - Bassman - RECEIVED
C - Light Cahill - ckhanna - RECEIVED
D - Dave’s hopper - tennesseeflies - RECEIVED
E - Egg sucking leech - crotalus - RECEIVED
F - Froggie - Cal E. Batis - RECEIVED
G - Gold Ribbed Hare’s Ear - DianeID - RECEIVED
H - Hexagenia - Raymond Neil Hess - RECEIVED
I - Iggy Pop Scud - Gardenfish - RECEIVED
J - Johnny Flash Midge - Mr. Blur - RECEIVED
K - Klinkhamer - hcmiller - RECEIVED
L - Larva Lace Midge - MarkKillam - RECEIVED
M - Mickey Finn - George Emanuel - RECEIVED
N - Nonpareil - Mike Harsh - RECEIVED
O - Orange shellback - Bassman - RECEIVED
P - Pheasant Tail Nymph - ol’blue - COMPLETED
Q - Quigley cripple - fish4trout - RECEIVED
R - Rainbow Warrior - flyflinger - RECEIVED
S - Stimulator - dreaton - RECEIVED
T - Tellico Nymph - yonks311 - RECEIVED
U - Universal Nymph - gqualls - RECEIVED
V - Viking streamer - white43 - RECEIVED
W - Green Weenie - Griff - RECEIVED
X - X-Caddis - Aftershaft - RECEIVED
Y - Yellow Tail Prince Nymph - GT2FLY - RECEIVED
Z - Zebra Midge - Mr. Blur - RECEIVED
You are both in.
I wouldn’t get in too much of a hurry to tie for this one until we see what kind of response we get here. I’m definitely pushing the envelope, and I’m not sure how many will be interested in tying this many flies.
OK, I’ll go with a Mickey Finn (traditional) Mickey for “M” or Finn for “F” your choice 8)
Better get to work I guess!
Thanks,
George E Emanuel
aka muddler
