Quill Body Dries

system · January 16, 2005, 5:23pm

THIS SWAP IS CLOSED!!

OK. This is my first effort at hosting a swap, so ill limit the participants to 10, including myself, and ill give ample time for sign up and completion.

lets say sign up cut-off of February 14, and a “mailed to me” deadline of March 31. This way, well all have our quills in time for opener and the big hatches. Quill body dry flies, any pattern, any size. choose your favorite classic or your favorite original.

The next page in this thread will be a list of participants. final mailing instructions when all slots are filled.

ready? GO!

[This message has been edited by tyflier (edited 18 January 2005).]

system · January 16, 2005, 5:26pm

This will be the “Official List of Participants”. check for updates. Ill take entrants in the order they are
received.

tyflier-Pale Brown Mayfly #18
ilmbaba-TBD
CJR-quill caddis
BadBug-Charcoal Quill
Andy B-Melon Quill
Schurred-Quill Gordon
Feenom-Red Quill
MidgeMadness-Olive Quill Midge #22
FlyFishingMark-TBD
WaterBum-CDC Calibaetis Quill Parachute #14
[This message has been edited by tyflier (edited 16 January 2005).]

[This message has been edited by tyflier (edited 16 January 2005).]

[This message has been edited by tyflier (edited 17 January 2005).]

[This message has been edited by tyflier (edited 18 January 2005).]

[This message has been edited by tyflier (edited 19 January 2005).]

[This message has been edited by tyflier (edited 25 January 2005).]

ilmbaba · January 16, 2005, 6:11pm

Good luck with your first swap. It sounds good to me. Pattern to be determined and learned.

Elliott W.

I tie flies to give the fish something to laugh about.

[This message has been edited by ilmbaba (edited 17 January 2005).]

system · January 17, 2005, 1:38am

welcome, and thanks for joining. should be a fun swap if folks join up.

ps–thanks for the hackle ! makes a real nice soft hackle.

CJR · January 17, 2005, 1:54am

im in with a pattern tbd. looking forward to this one.

BadBug · January 17, 2005, 5:32pm

I’d like to join in on this - I’ll tye a small Charcoal Quill.

Dennis ~BadBug~

[This message has been edited by BadBug (edited 17 January 2005).]

system · January 17, 2005, 6:20pm

CJR and BadBug–welcome and thanks for joining. TBD seems to be a popular fly . no worries, weve got plenty of time.

Andy_B · January 17, 2005, 7:52pm

I’m in with Melon Quills

                   Andy B

schuured · January 17, 2005, 10:41pm

I’ll join too. Quill Gordon’s. A favorite of mine for the Hendrickson hatch on the Delaware.

Feenom · January 17, 2005, 11:57pm

count me in with a Red Quill…thanks

MidgeMadness · January 17, 2005, 11:58pm

I’ll play too! I will be tying a size 22 olive quill midge. Sounds like it should be an interesting swap… MidgeMadness

flyfishingmark · January 18, 2005, 12:27am

Great idea! I’d like to join if there is still room. Will get back to you with what fly I’ll be tying. How many flies? One for each participant or two???
Thanks for hosting this one. Am new to tying with quills, hope that is OK.

~Mark~

system · January 18, 2005, 12:38am

welcome guys and thanks for joining. FFMark, youre in, no worries.

still one spot left. it will go to the first person to post.

lets make this a little bit different–well all tye 10 flies and submit them, that way each participant will recieve a “full set” in return. plus, this will cut down on my confusion when sorting them out .

in addition to the Pale Brown Mayfly, Ill be tying a second pattern for you guys. hope you enjoy it.

this is great. we got some good tyers here, and this is shaping up to be a real good swap. thanks for participating to all of you.

WaterBum · January 18, 2005, 7:07pm

Ok, I can’t resist. Not sure what fly, but I’ll get that worked out ASAP.
Thanks
Jim

If the women don’t find you handsome:
They should at least find you handy

system · January 18, 2005, 8:39pm

sweet! looks like we got the makings of a great swap. Thanks to all for joining.

OK–10 flies with toe-tags each to be received by me no later than March 31. as posted before, tying 10 each will minimize my confusion during sorting . post up the recipes here on the forum, and please post the sizes which you tied, not the recomended sizing according to the recipes.

please mail flies and SASE to:
Chris Morrison
PO Box 1572
Mammoth Lakes, CA 93546

i really look forward to seeing everyone’s work, and i cant wait to get my hands on some of those quill patterns.

remember to have fun in this swap. ive set the deadline far enough ahead to provide everyone with ample tying time, so relax and enjoy. if problems should arise, and they almost invariably do, please contact me ASAP so arrangements can be made. my email is in my profile. lets get tying!!

oh yea, one more thing. id really like to get pictures of this swap to post up. anyone have access to a macro/digital camera and the willingness to take some photos? let me know.

thanks again to all participants for joining.

[This message has been edited by tyflier (edited 18 January 2005).]

WaterBum · January 19, 2005, 3:04pm

Ok, after tying a few samples I have deceided on a “CDC Callibaetis Quill body Parachute”. If it has a fancy name, I don’t know. What I do know is that it will catch fish.

CDC Callibaetis Quill body Parachute

Hook: Mustad 94840 # 14
Thread Guderbrod 10/0 Rusty Brown
Tail 4-6 fibers of Bared Brown & Black Deer Tail (Taken from center of white tail)
Body: Callibaetis Turkey Biot
Post: Lemon Woodduck / Ginger CDC
Hackle: Ginger

Thanks for the swap

Jim

If the women don’t find you handsome:
They should at least find you handy

system · January 19, 2005, 3:34pm

ok-thanks for the recipe waterbum.

heres my recipes:
Pale Brown Mayfly
hook: TMC 100 #18
thread: light brown 8/0 prewaxed
tail: ginger hackle fibers
body: stripped light ginger hackle stem
wing: split sharptail grouse feather tip
hackle: medium bronze dun

Sierra Mosquito
hook: TMC 100 #18
thread: black 8/0 prewaxed
tail: cree hackle fibers
body: stripped cree hackle stem
wing: split sharptail grouse feather
hackle: Cree

heres some pics:
[url=http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v248/tyflier/PaleBrownMayfly.jpg:81e42]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v248/tyflier/PaleBrownMayfly.jpg[/url:81e42]
[url=http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v248/tyflier/SierraMosquito.jpg:81e42]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v248/tyflier/SierraMosquito.jpg[/url:81e42]

ps-if you wanna know how to make the split wings, send me an email, and ill try to explain it.

[This message has been edited by tyflier (edited 20 January 2005).]

schuured · January 19, 2005, 4:47pm

Here’s my recipe for the Quill Gordon:

Hook: Dry size 10-14. (Mine is size 12)
Thread: Yellow 6/0 (or smaller).
Tail: Medium dun spade hackle fibers.
Wing: Woodduck lemon flank, tied upright and divided.
Body: Stripped peacock herl.
Hackle: Medium dun.

Ed Schuurman
Waynesboro, PA

MidgeMadness · January 20, 2005, 1:50am

I got tired of watching it snow so I tied up 10 olive quill midges tonight. I’ll hold off on sending them to you for a while so you don’t have to worry about keeping track of them.

Olive Quill Midge:
Hook: Daiichi #1110 size #22
Thread: Dark Gray
Tail(optional): Dark Dun Microfibbets
Body: Stripped Hackle dyed olive
Hackle: Dark Dun

The tails are optional, I usually tie them on to help with floatation. The fish in my area don’t seem to mind a midge with a tail. If the fish don’t like the tails, just snip them off.

WaterBum · January 20, 2005, 2:41am

Woops my bad. Must be my blond roots showing. A Biot is not a Quill. But these are looking so fishable, I’ll finish out the set. Gatta hit the books and find a Quill pattern. Stand by to Stand by.

Jim

If the women don’t find you handsome:
They should at least find you handy