Think Spring Trout Fly Swap

scubatim · January 17, 2009, 10:47pm

OK OK can I get in with a size 14 green rockworm AKA Ricks Caddis?

Hey I just noticed my next post will be #600 do I get A PRIZE FOR THAT?

Ya gotta love FAOL

John_R · January 18, 2009, 5:42pm

scubatim, you’re in. I don’t know about a prize for message 600, but you should. I’ve got a long way to go!

Thanks for joining my swap!
JohnR

John_R · January 18, 2009, 5:44pm

The swap is now full! Pretty cool! Thanks everyone for joining the swap.

JohnR

yonks311 · January 21, 2009, 5:08pm

My flies went in the mail today…

Please let me know when you receive them.

Thanks for hosting the swap!

Yonks

bassman · January 21, 2009, 5:23pm

My and littlebassy’s flies will go into the mail on my way to work. We both included extra’s for the Swap Host. John, I put the read hackle you wanted in there too. Thanks again for letting us join in on this swap. John

John_R · January 21, 2009, 5:39pm

Wow, yonks, bassman and littlebassy, you all are FAST! I’ll be looking for them.

John_R · January 23, 2009, 2:56pm

Received some great looking flies from bassman and littlebassy last evening when I got home from work. Thanks for joining the swap!! JohnR

bassman · January 23, 2009, 3:34pm

Thanks for the update John, I hope the feathers I sent were a help for you. Thanks again for letting me join in on this one. John

John_R · January 23, 2009, 5:38pm

Yes sir! Though it wasn’t a pretty sight on my side of the tying table last night. Abdomen wasn’t coming out right… thread breaking… hackle not sitting right… Thank goodness for single malt scotch.

bassman · January 23, 2009, 5:58pm

Just keep tying John, you will get them the way you want them to come out. John

John_R · January 25, 2009, 7:53pm

Got some beautiful flies from Yonks in yesterday’s mail. You’ll all be pleased with them. Thanks for joining the swap! JohnR

bdesavage · January 26, 2009, 2:55pm

:DJohn,
Flies are done, I made a slight change in what I Tied,
Was getting short on #26’s so I tied 28’s instead.
They are going out in today’s mail.

John_R · January 26, 2009, 3:42pm

You must have better eyes than mine, Bill. I’ll keep an eye out for that package. Thanks! JohnR

harleybob87 · January 28, 2009, 2:49pm

Ok John they are tied and I am mailing out today. I do have a few other things I am sending as well hope you can use them. If not give them to someone who can. I am posting the patern here.

hook: size 10-14 streamer hook
weight: 5 wraps of small lead wire covered with sally hansons hard as nails
tail: burnt orange marabou
body: olive ostrich herl
rib: small gold wire
hackle: orange or burnt orange gizzly hackle
shell back: olive marabou

Thanks again for letting me join

John_R · January 28, 2009, 5:05pm

Bob, I’ll keep an eye out for them. Thanks for joining in! JohnR

harleybob87 · January 28, 2009, 8:45pm

Don’t look to hard the post office says next week sometime. must be using the pony express again. No wait that would be faster

scubatim · January 28, 2009, 10:57pm

Finished up The Green Rock Worms today. Will give thema final inspection and get them in the mail over the weekend

John_R · January 29, 2009, 4:27pm

Cool Tim, thanks for the update. JohnR

John_R · January 31, 2009, 1:18pm

Oops, I almost forgot… Bill, your flies arrived Thursday. Man, you do have better eyes than I do! Beautiful flies. JohnR

bdesavage · January 31, 2009, 7:55pm

John,
Bifocals, “Clip on” Magnifers, and a lot of lite.
As “Scubatim” said (and I agree) He don’t see how I can tie them with my fat fingers. With the Arthritis I can only do about 3 at a time so they take a while.
Thank You