Re: [VFB] Dry Fly Swap

If a paraloop adams works, I will be in. Rick From: Michael Bliss To: "vfb-mail@googlegroups.com" Sent: Monday, October 17, 2016 10:56 PM Subject: Re: [VFB] Dry Fly Swap I am in. Mike Bliss On Mon, Oct 17, 2016 at 12:54 PM, Peggy

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"In the days before hooks, lines, rods and reels, a fisherman relied on creativity for his daily catch.  His tackle consisted of such unlikely items as ticks, spears, animal parts, even spider webs.  An he caught fish.Today, quality tackle is available to every angle whose income is sufficient

[VFB] QFTD

"How do you catch so many fish? "Reply  "you have to keep the fly in the water." Some one trying fly fish out.  Just wanted to cast. Rick -- -- 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

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"Our most profound lessons, first learned in childhood, must be relearned again and again throughout life.  We know the fundamentals principles all to well: fairness, honesty, optimism and love , to name a few.  but in the wake of the daily grind, we forget,  The universal human dilemma is

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"When you arise in the morning, think of what a  precious privilege it is to be alive - to breathe, to think,  to enjoy, to love."   ' - Marcus Aurelius -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" group. To post to

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"To learn is a natural pleasured not confined to philosophers, but common to all men." Aristotle   "The Fisherman's Guide to Life" Rick PS  Quotes will be sporadic. My wife has 6 weeks or radiation treatments starting tomorrow. -- -- You received this message because you

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"Often by plopping the fly down in back of the trout you can evoke an almost instindcitive slashing charge and strike." George Amy "Tying & Fishing Terrestrials" Rick -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" group. To post to this group, send email

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"Although fly fishing has its heroes, slavishly cloaking them with oracle like omnipotence stifles the curiosity and creativity essential to the sport." Chuck & Sharon Tryon    "Figuring Out Flies" Rick -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" group. To

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"Luck affects everything; let your hook always be cast.  In the stream where you  least expect it, there will be fish." Ovid   "The Fisherman's Guide to Life" Rick -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" group. To post to this group, send

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"Fishing is more than sport.  It is a way of thinking and doing, a way of reviving the mind and body." Roderick Haig-Brown    "The Fisherman's Guide to Life" Rickj -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" group. To post to this

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"Walton's contribution was to describe angling, simply, cheerfully, and effectively, as a celebration of life and even God."   Turhan Tirana "Fly Fishing" Rick -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" group. To post to this group, send email to

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"But fly choice  can seldom be dictated solely by the findings  of our streamside research anyway.  Trout fishing would be a game for the scientist if this were the case.  It is not, as we all know.  The decision is at the  same time more complex and less precise.  And no angler would that it

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"Fly shape has tow entirely different aspects.  One is its outline, what fly fishers more often call its silhouette.  Silhouette is important because it helps define what kind of food, if any, a fly is designed to suggest.The other aspect of shape has no name, but it's important because it

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"Every river that flows is good and has something worthy to be loved." Henry Van Dyke  "the Fisherman's Guide to Life" Rick -- -- 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

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"Originally, fly-fishers were an elite group.  Until not to long ago, only the propertied classes and the clergy had the leisure to fish for pleasure, to say nothing of the inclination to study the habits of game fish and the insects they eat.  Most of the world was just too busy surviving."

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"The tradition of hats on fishermen is so deeply ingrained that it's almost a breach of decorum to fish with a naked scalp.  And there are practical reason for this tradition. " shade and keeping rain off. Gerald Almy    "Tying and Fishing Terrestrials" Rick -- -- You received this message

Re: [VFB] QFTD

boxes and feathers & fluff are recognized and justified but no one believed me. Neville (Nev) Gosling 'Rick Zieger' via VFB Mail August 30, 2016 at 07:18 "The serious fisherman understands that success on the water begins long before the first cast.  Success begins with

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"The serious fisherman understands that success on the water begins long before the first cast.  Success begins with the acquisition and organization of a well-stocked tackle box.  The fisherman who wishes to improve his catch must first improve his tools.  In fishing, as in life, preparation

[VFB] QFTD

"What rule of priority makes the  mayfly more important than the beetle, or the caddis more charming than the cricket?" A J McClane       "Practical Fly Fisherman" Rick -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" group. To post to this group, send

Re: [VFB] QFTD

Gosling 'Rick Zieger' via VFB Mail August 27, 2016 at 07:35 "In all honesty, the best way to get over any uncertainty about 4h relation of fly size to hook size simple is to study different kinds of flies tied in different sizes." Chuck & Sharon Tryon   "Figuring Out Flies&quo

[VFB] QFTD

"In all honesty, the best way to get over any uncertainty about 4h relation of fly size to hook size simple is to study different kinds of flies tied in different sizes." Chuck & Sharon Tryon   "Figuring Out Flies" Rick -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB

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"To compete against another angler is to do so once removed and always pn an unequal basis." Russell Chatham "The Fisherman's Guide to Life" Rick -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" group. To post to this group, send email to

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"The best time to go fishing? Whenever you can." Old Fisherman's saying    True in my case. Rick -- -- 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

Re: [VFB] Fish for A Fish

k From: 'Rick Zieger' via VFB Mail Sent: Tuesday, August 23, 2016 1:29 PMTo: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Subject: [VFB] Fish for A Fish Some of the best of the day.Taken very shallow in the water column with a soft hackle fly variant. Rick -- -- You received this message because you are subs

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"One of the most marvelous attraction of the fly-fishing sport is that you can take it just as casually fanatically as your heart desires." Chuck & Sharon Tryon  "Figuring Out Flies" Rick -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" group. To post to this

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" But fly-fishing has a way few other activities do of clearing the head and allowing us to see life as it is outside our temporal trials and concerns." Turhan Tirana "Fly Fishing" Rick -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" group. To post to this

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"I can't believe one would enjoy one's kills very much without a nice percentage of misses." T H White   "The Fisherman's Guide to Life" Rick -- -- 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

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"As with any endeavor of the human spirit, fly fishing thrives not on the attainment of perfect truth but on the unending quest for it." Chuck & Sharon  Tryon    "Figuring Out Flies" Rick -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" group. To post to this

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"As an angler looks back, he thinks less of individual captures and days than of scenes in which he fished." Lord Grey of Fallandon    "The Fisherman's Guide to Life" Rick -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" group. To post to this

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"There is much confusion over the sacred cow of selectivity.  This is an oft-misunderstood term. Basically, there are two types of selectivity that the fly fisherman may encounter in his quarry.  The first is a universal skepticism among 'educated' trout.  The other is a short-lived attitude

[VFB] QFTD

"Quiet places should be enjoyed. Save the quiet places first. Ernest Lyons "The Fisherman's Guide to LIfe" Rick -- -- 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

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"Of all the world's enjoyments , That ever were.  There's none of our employments with fishing can compare." Thomas D'Urfery    "The Fisherman's Guide to Life" Rick -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" group. To post to this group,

Re: [VFB] Prayers needed

Got it Rick From: Gary Webb To: vfb-mail Sent: Thursday, August 11, 2016 8:05 AM Subject: [VFB] Prayers needed Dear VFB friends, I am humbly asking for your prayers for my wife Susan.  Saturday morning she suffered an injury to

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"... it might astonishing that terrestrial insect activity and the excellent fishing opportunities it provides are by and large ignored by the majority of fly fishermen." Gerald Almy "Tying & Fishing Terrestrials" Rick PS  no quote tomorrow.  I will not be in town. -- -- You

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"I have never been happier, more exhilarated, at peace, inspired, and aware of the grandeur of the universe and the greatness of God than when I find myself in a natural setting not much changed from the way He made it." Jimmy Carter  "The Fisherman's Guide to Life" Rick -- --

[VFB] QFTD

"Most experienced fishermen are reconciled to fishing condition mirroring life in its imperfections." Turhan Tirana    "Fly Fishing" Rick -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" group. To post to this group, send email to

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"So trout fishing demands that the angler approach with an open mind, not overly bound by tradition thatmay not fit the situation at hand." Gerald Almy    "Tying & Fishing Terrestrials" Rick PS  True for other species also. -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to

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 "The secret to success in life is for a man to be ready for his opportunity when it comes." Benjamin Disraeil  "The Fisherman's Guide to life" Rick -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" group. To post to this group, send email to

[VFB] Jimmy Moore

Got your email, but the reply bounced back. Rick -- -- 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

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"It's a sad but true that many of us who write and speak and teach about fly fishing to often communicate in  mysterious tongues,  We forget our own formative years and presume to much, or fear our peers will criticize our expertise if we start at ground-zero and limit ourselves to simple

[VFB] QFTD

"Some fishermen seer no fish and foolishly believe that the river is empty." Henry Van dyke    "The Fisherman's Guide to LIfe" Rick -- -- 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

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"One of the most marvelous attraction of the fly-fishing sport is that you can take it just as casually or fanatically as your heart desires." Chuck & Sharon Tryon    "Figuring Out Flies" Rick -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail"

[VFB] QFTD

"Fishing the terrestrials  is a more relaxed affair.  There is no rush to put your fly over as may fish as possible, as quickly as possible before the hatch dissipates."  Gerald Almy  "Tying & Fishing Terrestrials" Rick -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed

[VFB] QFTD

"Nature marches to beat of its own drum.  And fish bite when they're ready, not before.  An angler's frustration will not force a fish to bite. Nor will his worry." Criswell Freeman    "The Fisherman's Guide to Life" Rick -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB

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"Nature is not kind to her children.  A life wipes out a lesser one in the endless, hazardous, and cruel game of hunter and hunter.  It is ironically true that while the angler is a natural lover of nature, he capitalizes upon such small tragedies for his very sport." Gerald Almy   

[VFB] QFTD

"One of the most dependable marks of any well-tied fly is how neatly the head is finished." Chuck & Sharon Tryon    "Figuring Out Flies" Rick -- -- 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

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"The love of fly-fishing is shared by more people than most of us realize.  The role the sport plays in each of our lives varies, of course, but the most committed take it upon themselves to return something to the sport, for their own satisfaction and the benefit of other who may never know

[VFB] QFTD

"Never does nature say one thing and wisdom another." Juvenal :"The Fisherman's Guide to Life" Rick -- -- 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

[VFB] QFTD

"Denise had become aware of the gestalt common to most experienced fly-fishermen that catching fish isn't necessary to declare a fishing day a success  The process is more important than the results." Turhan Tirana -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail"

[VFB] QFTD

"Flies will always have a special mystique, even for the most jaded of anglers." Chuck & Sharon Tryon    "Figuring Out Flies" Rick -- -- 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

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In the deepest self, fishing is the most solitary sport, for at its best it is all between you and the fish." Arnold Gingrich "The Fisherman's Guide to Life" Rick -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" group. To post to this group, send email to

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"the preposterous luck of a beginner is well known to all fisherman.  It is an inexplicable thing." Zane Grey "The fisherman's Guide to Life" Rick -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" group. To post to this group, send email to

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"Fly tyers and fishers are the darnedest bunch of tinkerers you'll ever meet, and there's at least once exception to every rule." Chuck & Sharon  Tryon   "Figuring out Flies" Rick -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" group. To post to this

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"At the outset the fact should be recognized that the community of fisherman constitutes a separate class or subrace among the inhabitants of the earth." Grover Cleveland   "The Fisherman's Guide to Life" Rick -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB

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"Fly fishers cast a few things that lie right at or just beyond the limits for what we've defined a fly to be." Chuck & Sharon Tryon   "Figuring Out flies" Rick -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" group. To post to this group, send email to

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"In due course, I felt a tug at the end of the line.  Instantly, I was connected to life somewhere in the blue deepness of the pond.  Time stopped. My heart pounded. Nothing existed but the creature I felt through the line, struggling to be free of me.  I flet5 my being depended on finding what

Re: [VFB] Rick Zieger hanging his catch on the clothes line!

It was fresh.  Had not hung it up yet. Rick From: J Balmer To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Sent: Friday, July 15, 2016 8:51 AM Subject: RE: [VFB] Rick Zieger hanging his catch on the clothes line! #yiv9156525700 #yiv9156525700 -- _filtered #yiv9156525700

[VFB] QFTD

"The greatest fishing secret ever?   Patience." Donald Jack Anderson    The Fisherman's Guide to Life" Rick -- -- 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

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  casting is only the  beginning' one also must know what flies to use, and where ad how to present them to fish that one must believe are there even if the aren't.  Pretty soon, those who come to  the sport with a mental picture of themselves in designer fly-fishing clothing, casting

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"With terrestrials there is seldom the same precariousness inherent in the gamble of hitting an aquatic insect hatch "just so" - at precisely the proper date, under just the right weather conditions." Gerald Almy   "Tying a & Fishing Terrestrials" Rick -- -- You received this

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"Fly-fishing is active, something is happening every moment, and the fly-fisher to be successful must stay alert.  People who like fly-fishing tend to be demanding and impatient, although their quest ultimately , in my view, peace of the spirit." Turhan Tirana    "Fly Fishing  A Life in 

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"There is a final moment of unyielding patience which, in Angling, so often makes the difference between fish and no fish." Sparse Grey Hackle "The Fisherman's Guide to Life" Rick     -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" group. To

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"So frequent the casts. so seldom the strikes." Arnold Gingrich "The fisherman's Guide to Life" Rick This was my fishing this morning. -- -- 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

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"For starters, you should know that a lot of what you're about to read isn't necessarily very important.  Don't be upset - a lot of what other fly-fishing writer say isn't necessarily very important, either.Why?   One of the most marvelous attraction to the fly-fishing sport is that you can

[VFB] QFTD

"And in fact, the more attuned the angler to the deadly game of life in the stream world, the better prepared he will be to enter it." Gerald Almy   "Tying & Fishing Terrestrials" Rick -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" group. To

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"The wary angler in the winding brook, knows the fish and where to bait his hook." Ovid    "The Fisherman's Guide to LIfe" Rick -- -- 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

[VFB] QFTD

"I have experienced such simple joy in the trivial matters of fishing and sport formerly as might inspire the muse of Homer or Shakespeare." Henry David Thoreau "The Fisherman's Guide to Life" Rick -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" group. To

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"All of use carry more flies than wee [possible could use  in any day.  That's fine, even an unwritten rule of acceptable fly-fishing behavior, so long as they're not all smooshed together in to small a fly box or wallet." Chuck &  Sharon Tryon "Figuring Out

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"In fact, petite mayflies signal just the beginning of the days' feeding.  Terrestrials will offer excellent sport for the same fish over the next twenty hours - right up to the next day's hatch." Gerald Almy  "tying & Fishing Terrestrials" Rick -- -- You received this message

[VFB] QFTD

"Love of nature is a common language that can transcend political and social boundaries." Jimmy Carter :The Fisherman's Guide to Life" Rick -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" group. To post to this group, send email to

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"Flies have an existence quite apart from the business of catching fish.  The only thing fly fishers do more of than fishing is talking about it, and the thing they talk about more than catching fish is the flies they use." Chuck & Sharon Tryon    "Figuring Out Flies" Rick --

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"The terrestrial angler feels no great remorse over the fact that the land insects might not be the predominant food in the fish's stomach.  The random way the insects present themselves make them acceptable foods the trout even when proportion wise they may not be most important in the fish[s

[VFB] QFTD

"Pushing significant amounts of water with a fly requires at least three things - big size, stiff materials that don't yield to the water, and big flat surfaces perpendicular to the direction the fly is moved." Chuck & Sharon Tryon   "figuring Out Flies" Rick -- -- You

Re: [VFB] QFTD

eds... body shape thus becomes the fundamental concern.,.. Me?  so much there, I'm of the high float variety.  Runnin' and duckin' for the nine tenths of a strike...-Pete On Tue, Jun 21, 2016 at 10:27 AM, 'Rick Zieger' via VFB Mail <vfb-mail@googlegroups.com> wrote: "Body shape thu

[VFB] QFTD

"Fishing is a constant reminder of the democracy of life, of humility, and of human frailty.  The forces of nature discriminate for no man." Herbert Hoover    "The Fisherman's Guide to Life" Rick -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" group. To post to

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"Body shape thus becomes the fundamental concern of all terrestrial patterns- high floater and low floaters a like.     Realistically presented, duplication of the body form represents nine-tenths of a strike." Gerald Almy    "Tying & Fishing Terrestrials" Rick -- -- You received this

[VFB] QFTD

"Many of the world's best flies never make it into fly shop display cases or mail-order catalogues.  Why?  Because they're too time-consuming to tie." Chuck & Sharon Tryon   "Figuring Out Flies" Rick -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" group. To

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"The gods do not deduct from a man's allotted span the hours spent fishing." Babylonian Proverb Rick -- -- 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

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"Just as they are with feathers, fly tiers are particular about where on these animals the fur and hair come from.  Tail, body, flank, belly, rump, face, ear, and whisker fur and hair often have their own unique characteristics that fly tiers value." Chuck & Sharon Tyson   

[VFB] QFTD

"If you want to catch fish, you better be fishing in the right pond." Old Saying Rick -- -- 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

Re: p.s.: Re: [VFB] QFTD, Why I tie... and new RD DVD#2 option?

I would enjoy seeing either of the ways you do it.  You would probably gt more attention on You Tube. Rick From: J Balmer To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Sent: Wednesday, June 15, 2016 9:08 AM Subject: RE: p.s.: Re: [VFB] QFTD, Why I tie... and new RD DVD#2 option?

[VFB] QFTD

"No one knows with undeniable certainty what a fish thinks wen it sees a fly, much less understands the logic train of how it thinks about it." Chuck & Sharon Tyson  "Figuring Out Flies" Rick -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" group. To

Re: [VFB] QFTD

159419 div.yiv4623159419WordSection1 {}#yiv4623159419 I’d have to tie for a long time before all the supplies & gear I’ve purchased make it cheapJ     From: 'Rick Zieger' via VFB Mail [mailto:vfb-mail@googlegroups.com] Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2016 8:50 AM To: Google Inc. mailto:vfb-mail@google

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"There are two basic reasons for dressing your own imitations: (1) to get exactly the type of fly you want whenever you need them, in the number sand sizes required, and (2) to save money.  In short, fly tying is convenient and cheap." George Almy   "Tying & Fishing

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"Man can learn a lot from fishing.  When the fish are biting, no problem in the world is big enough to be remembered." Oa Battisha  "The Fisherman's Guide to Life" Rick -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" group. To post to this group, send email

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"Modern terrestrial imitations are an angling event of near-legendary stature.  The frustration of casting to terrrestrial-smutting has been ended." Ernest Schwiebert    "Remembrances of fivers Past" Rick -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" group. To

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"One final suggestion on lines: Experiment with a line one step lighter than that recommended by the rod manufacturer.  A lighter line won't always prove to be an advantage, since the light line may not draw the full power the rod.  Sometimes, however the light line will allow a slower casting

[VFB] QFTD

'The man that goeth to the river for his pleasure must understand the Sun and the Wind, the Moon and the Stars, and set forth his tackle; accordingly." Thomas  Barker "The Fisherman's Guide to lLie" Rick -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" group.

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'What scares fish is not the line itself,  ten or twelve feet from the fly, but  the manner in which the line comes down  onto the water: whether it falls with a plat or lays out smoothly and quietly." George Almy "Tying & Fishing Terrestrials" Rick -- -- You received this message

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"But whenever we go down to the water and rediscover an important less about life - sure enough, that's a keeper." Criswell Freeman   "The Fisherman's Guide to Life" Rick -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" group. To post to this group, send email

Re: [VFB] QFTD

seem to be stimulated by twitching the fly? Or is that just our perception?   On Wed, Jun 1, 2016 at 10:52 AM, 'Rick Zieger' via VFB Mail <vfb-mail@googlegroups.com> wrote: "But once on the water most terrestrials are incapable of making sufficient disturbance to warrant imitating.&

[VFB] QFTD

"But once on the water most terrestrials are incapable of making sufficient disturbance to warrant imitating." Gerald Almy   "Tying and Fishing Terrestrials" Rick -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" group. To post to this group, send email to

[VFB] QFTD

"Whether we visit the neighborhood pond, the bubbling  brook, or the open seas, the message of the water is the same: Be prepared, be patient, and enjoy the moment." Criswell Freeman    "The Fisherman's Guide to Life" Rick -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB

[VFB] QFTD

"In many terrestrial feeding situations, the lateral line hearing-sensing system of the trout may be more important to him than his eyesight." Tom Almy    "Tying and Fishing terrestrials" Rick -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" group. To post to this

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"Fishing restores perspective.  When we escape to the solitude of quiet water, the day's  fleeting troubles seem to evaporate into the mist; in the presence of Nature, spiritual order is restored." Criswell Freeman   "The Fisherman's Guide to Life" Rick -- -- You received this message

[VFB] QFTD

"The fact is that few fishermen have the patience to wade as quietly and as stealthily as desired." Gerald Almy    "Tying and Fishing Terrestrials" Rick -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" group. To post to this group,

[VFB] QFTD

"A good fishing trip, like  a well cooked meal or a well-lived life, always ends a little to soon." Criswell Freeman   "The Fisherman's guide to Life" Rick -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" group. To post to this group, send email to

[VFB] QFTD

"From all this it should be clear that wading is a tactic that comes into play only after much fishing has been done." George Almy   "Tying and Fishing Terrestrials"' Rick -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" group. To post to this

[VFB] QFTD

"Clearly, kneeling and crouching along a trout stream are not pleasurable undertakings.  ...  But they are very effective ways to catch fish - sometimes the only way." George Almy  "Tying and Fishing Terrestrials" Rick -- -- You received this message because you

[VFB] QFTD

"If you want to catch more fish, use more hooks." George Allen    "The Fisherman's Guide to Life" Rick -- -- 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

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