AW: [VFB] For Reuven

2010-02-25 Thread Thomas Eckert
What is going on? Thomas _ Von: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com [mailto:vfb-m...@googlegroups.com] Im Auftrag von iain short Gesendet: Sonntag, 24. Januar 2010 12:02 An: VFB-new Betreff: [VFB] For Reuven Reuven Re: Wet fly Swaps Did you send another set of flies I am still waiting to

Re: [VFB] Catskill Dry Fly Swap

2010-02-25 Thread Don Ordes
Alan, Can you post a photo of that skeeter pattern? Curious minds... Thanks, Don - Original Message - From: "Alan Di Somma" To: Sent: Thursday, February 25, 2010 8:10 PM Subject: Re: [VFB] Catskill Dry Fly Swap Peggy: Thank you very much for the kind words. I really tried hard

Re: [VFB] Catskill Dry Fly Swap

2010-02-25 Thread Alan Di Somma
Peggy: Thank you very much for the kind words. I really tried hard to get them to look like something Mary Deetes would tie. I did start to tie a size 18 but just could not get the old fingers to cooperate, so I tie some size 8's. Then down to a 12 and the the 16's. I must have tied several do

Re: [VFB] Catskill Dry Fly Swap

2010-02-25 Thread Peggy Brenner
Alan I loved your mosquito's, and at the Charlotte show had a inquiry for a set of them to go to Alaska. As we all know they are rather large up there, and the son of the lodge owner thought a dozen size 8's would make for good conversation at the tying bench in the lodge! Peggy Alan Di Somm

[VFB] Catskill Dry Fly Swap

2010-02-25 Thread Alan Di Somma
I recd a very nice set of flies today. thanks to all that did such a nice job and I am sure that these will all catch fish even in the Desert Southwest. We actually do have some streams here that these will work on. Thanks for hosting Peggy. Thank you, Alan Di Somma Why is it that at class

Re: [VFB] Photos posted from Bitterroot MT trip

2010-02-25 Thread Niclas Runarsson
Not at all jealous. No mud in the water... no broken tail fins on too colorful fish... which also I guess were too many to make you sit comfortably and drink your beer. I bet you didn't have a McDonald's closeby either. I wouldn't want to go there even if you paid me... no siree. :oP /Jester --

[VFB] QUOTE FOR THE DAY

2010-02-25 Thread Jimmy D. Moore
"Fly fishing is like any other skill, whether it's the knowledge of the Roy Lopez opening in chess, how to hit a golf ball straight, or put spin on a tennis ball, the sheer pleasure of doing something difficult well." Conrad Voss Bark "A Fly On The Water" [1986] ><º

Re: [VFB] Photos posted from Bitterroot MT trip

2010-02-25 Thread Anthony Spezio
Bill,  Glad to see you post. Always like your photos.  Tony --- On Wed, 2/24/10, billnt...@coastaccess.com wrote: From: billnt...@coastaccess.com Subject: [VFB] Photos posted from Bitterroot MT trip To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Date: Wednesday, February 24, 2010, 7:02 PM Hi everyone, I've g