[VFB] Mouse fly question
I'm working on a simple mouse pattern, BUT do they swim on the surface or can they be under water? I'm thinking of using rabbit strips for the body. Peggy -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VFB Mail group. To post to this group, send email to vfb-mail@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to vfb-mail-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com
Re: [VFB] Mouse fly question
Mice swim just like people, with just their head and a little bit of the shoulders out of the water, until they start to drown. When they just fall in, the float high just for a couple of seconds until their fur soaks- it's not waterproof much. They swim with a 'v-wake'- very important to the stike image below. Use a soft leather that moves for feet tail- more important that shape. Eyes are a key, so it the tail. Tank-test your 1st ties to see what they look like under water and swimming. Drowned mice can be used in tailwaters, as it is common for mice to drown in rough water with eddies. Smack rocks or drag the mice on rocks to send the vibrations into the water before the splash. Dinner-bell is ringing. Trout will take the mouse right off the rock edge. Rabbit-strip mice will drown quickly, and are a good feel to the trout- but they will swallow them, which is not good for CR. A circle hook could be considered. Don - Original Message - From: Peggy Brenner peggy.bren...@comcast.net To: Virtual Fly Box vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Sent: Sunday, September 05, 2010 9:30 AM Subject: [VFB] Mouse fly question I'm working on a simple mouse pattern, BUT do they swim on the surface or can they be under water? I'm thinking of using rabbit strips for the body. Peggy -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VFB Mail group. To post to this group, send email to vfb-mail@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to vfb-mail-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VFB Mail group. To post to this group, send email to vfb-mail@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to vfb-mail-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com
[VFB] Re: Mouse Fly Question
Peggy, Don has described how they swim, but I think you should consider castability a major design criteria. Deer-hair mice are popular for that reason. Paul Paul Marriner Outdoor Writing Photography. Owner: Gale's End Press. Member: OWAA OWC. Author of: (NEW) Atlantic Salmon: A Fly Fishing Reference, A Compendium of Canadian Fly Patterns (co-author), Stillwater Fly Fishing: Tools Tactics, How to Choose Use Fly-tying Thread, Modern Atlantic Salmon Flies, Miramichi River Journal, Ausable River Journal, and Atlantic Salmon. Topic: Mouse fly question http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail/t/bcd213bbd35cd571 Peggy Brenner peggy.bren...@comcast.net Sep 05 11:30AM -0400 ^ #digest_top I'm working on a simple mouse pattern, BUT do they swim on the surface or can they be under water? I'm thinking of using rabbit strips for the body. Peggy -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VFB Mail group. To post to this group, send email to vfb-mail@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to vfb-mail-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com
Re: [VFB] test
Yes, Jimmy. Do you have a spam guard on your computer? I bet it thinks anything from you is spam! I had that problem for a while. a. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VFB Mail group. To post to this group, send email to vfb-mail@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to vfb-mail-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com
Re: [VFB] test
I don't know...you tell us. After dark? Only if Jody isn't paying attention... DR, Buggs - Original Message - From: Jimmy D. Moore ray...@earthlink.net Am I getting out? º * JIMMY D. MOORE, ARS WB5RHT,author Moon Holler Misfits Fishing Hunting Club, Member, TOWA, Past VP Guadalupe River Trout Unlimited, North Zone Fishing Editor Emeritus, Texas Fish Game Magazine, VFB FFW Moderator, Scout Exec. BSA, Retired, http://bigtroutman.tripod.com/index.html * º *** -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VFB Mail group. To post to this group, send email to vfb-mail@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to vfb-mail-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VFB Mail group. To post to this group, send email to vfb-mail@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to vfb-mail-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com
[VFB] Re: test - JIMMY D
Thanks, guys. Was beginning to wonder when I sent the JFTD and the 'test'. Took almost two hours before my INBOX started receiving anything, so I wasn't sure if I was getting out at all. JIMMY D exnub...@yahoo.ca wrote: Hi Jimmy You are out all the way to beautiful British Columbia!! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VFB Mail group. To post to this group, send email to vfb-mail@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to vfb-mail-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com
Re: [VFB] test
Here in Springville, UT. Joyce On Sun, Sep 5, 2010 at 11:17 AM, Jimmy D. Moore ray...@earthlink.netwrote: Am I getting out? º * JIMMY D. MOORE, ARS WB5RHT,author Moon Holler Misfits Fishing Hunting Club, Member, TOWA, Past VP Guadalupe River Trout Unlimited, North Zone Fishing Editor Emeritus, Texas Fish Game Magazine, VFB FFW Moderator, Scout Exec. BSA, Retired, http://bigtroutman.tripod.com/index.html * º *** -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VFB Mail group. To post to this group, send email to vfb-mail@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to vfb-mail-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VFB Mail group. To post to this group, send email to vfb-mail@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to vfb-mail-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com
