Deer season just ended up here. We’re near the end of the year, so here’s the deal: I got a squirrel with my truck, so I’m willing to make an offering for karma by tying up a swap with my squirrel hair. That’s the deal. Type of fly doesn’t matter. Nor does the basic material. Duck. Buck. Squirrel. Rabbit. Patridge. Elk, Antelope. Seal. Whatever. Name your fly and what Mother Nature provided us for the swap. January 1 is the deadline for signup. February 1 is the deadline for getting the flies to John G . White, Box 672, Clara City, MN 56222.
We’ll take the first dozen. Typical stuff applies. SASE packages. Toe tags. Crush proof box. The works.
White 43 - Squirrel hair SHWAPF - TIED
HMD - TBA - RECEIVED
RDL - TBA – RECEIVED
s1rGr1nG0 - Bucktail Clouser – RECEIVED
5 . Sagittarius62 - Die Fledermaus – RECEIVED
Interesting swap, I’ll get in on this one with a bambi hide I picked up last year that I haven’t tied anything with yet.
The story on this little fawn is that I came across it momments after it was clipped by a truck on a busy logging road. It was a cool spring morning and it was still warm so I skinned it on the spot and thru the hide in the back of the pickup. I left the carcass for the predators that would eventually clean it up. It is interesting as it still had it’s spotts it was so young of a deer, which is the main reason I figured I’d skin and preserve the hide. Its a very fine hair so I’ll have to think of what to tie with it now sign me up.
-HMD
Edit: A conservation officer actuall stopped to see what I was doing and was ok with me taking a bit of hide so as the carcass was left for the predators and scavengers to clean up.
I’ll give it a try. This will be my first swap.
I’ll do some bucktail Clousers.
EDIT: Do I need to make all the flies the same color? I have a few different colors of bucktail and could do 3 or 4 each of a different color just to add a little variety.
This is intended as an honor to fauna, to show our respect by giving their sacrifice an “after life” if you will. So if we took the life . . . we shall give it new life as an artistic fly. Years ago I did a turkey swap here that was incredibly successful. Lots of interesting flies, many with no names. I sent a few feathers to those who signed up and they sent back their dozen or so creations. This is along those lines. That said, Gigmaaster, get back to us on your material of choice. Thanks. JGW
Hey, We got wild turkeys hereabouts. I’d like to join in with somethin’ built outa turkey. Gimme a day or so to come up with a specific pattern…Thanks, the name’s Dan…ModocDan :lol:
I’d really like to get in this one. I have pheasant, tons of duck, deer body hair, bucktail and turkey all from this fall. If they’re do in February, then a good spring or winter fly huh…I’ll get in with one of my favorites. I’ll do a wet fly generic imitator the Deerfield Special. Maybe a variation, I’ll have to see what the creativity provides. Great idea!
My flies are done and will be in the mail first thing tomorrow morning.
The Nimrod Bucktail
The Nimrod Bucktail was designed by Henry Beverage, who was the Fishing Editor of the Portalnd Press Herald, sometime in the mid 1940s to the mid 1950s.
Hook: Cabelas Model 40 sz 8
Thread: Danville 210 Denier Black
Body: Flat Silver Tinsel
Ribbing: Small round Silver Tinsel
Beard: Yellow Bucktail, 1-1/2 times the hook shank length
Wing: Black Bucktail over Green Bucktail, 1-1/2 the hook shank length.
I dyed the bucktails, so if the color is a little off, it’s my fault. I used Ritt dye.
