Ok this will be a little different. First 5 to sign up by May 31 st I will send a sample of Alpaca to tie with. Tie 7 flies with it I will split them up in the usual manner Plus a set for the farmer who gave me the Alpaca. Due date will be around July 1st that way I can get the Alpaca to each person who signs up. PM me with your address and I’ll send out the sample to tie with. The rest is simple send the flies with Sase and return postage. Any fly you want to tie, but do a good job it’s only 7 flies. Any questions please ask. Dan
1 Ladyflyfisher Received
2gigmaster
3 Rick Z Received
4flyster
5blaiseboyReceived
6 sagittarius62 received
Hope everyone doesn’t mind that I’ve made room for sagitarious. it’s still seven flies. I need everyone address so Ican send you your alpaca
I’m using the fleece right out the bag. They clean up the Alpaca before shearing. I think you can tie any type of fly you think up. I’ve already tied a couple flies that were killers for the bluegill last night. Ladyflyfisher, gigmaster, and Rick Z you are in. I’ll get your alpaca out in a couple days. Dan
Dan: There is a fellow from Maine who ties and sells streamers made of llama hair (he also sells the hair). He goes under the moniker of Gray Wolf and has a fairly extensive web site. You can visit the site anf get ideas for patterns since llama fur is similar to alpaca. I purchased some of the llama hair about a years ago, it ties very nicely and imparts a lot of movement inthe water. I was under the impression that the fur was harvested much like wool but when I received my order I noticed a patch of hide attached. This makes for cranky llamas!
I got my fleece today. I was wondering what kind of flies people are thinking about tying with it. I guess I was wondering about leeches or maybe minnows. Any ideas for a new trier?
Got the Alpaca. This stuff is neat. I tied a non-descript streamer with it just to get used to how it handles, and it came out great! I can’t find an exact match for this pattern, so for now I’ll just call it a Black and White Alpaca.
The picture is not so good because I haven’t figured out how to do good ones under artificial lights, but you get the idea, anyway.
Hook: Cabelas Model 40 Streamer, size 8.
Thread: Danville Unicord 3/0, black.
Tail: Red Bucktail
Body: Some kind of pearly-colored tinsel I bought at Wal-Mart last Christmas.
Upper Wing: Black Alpaca
Lower Wing: Cream Alpaca
Throat: Red Bucktail
Eye: Imitation Junglecock
Will this pattern be okay for the swap? I’ll try it out this morning on the mountain and see if anything hits it.
Thanks for the Alpaca. When we use this up, where do we have to go to get more?
You can tie any fly you think up for the swap. Gigmaster has a good idea,> I’ve got a mini clouser patern, a nymph is another good idea. how about a dry fly pattern using it as dubbing. Last a mini leech using alpaca instead of goat. You can get alpaca at an alpaca farm. Or If any one is interested I can get more. Just Pm me for the particulars. Dan
I got everything ready to ship. I went with a skein bugger. I will try to get in mail tomorrow. This was great fun! Thanks so much for the alpaca. I make a clouser with it and had a small LMB hit it last Sunday.
How do you post pictures? Do you have to upload to another site and link?
