Re: [VFB] Tampa

2011-01-09 Thread LESTER BELL
Ft Desoto has many spots to wade fish. This is a good time of the year for reds and trout. You might also get a shot at a sheepshead. I generally get three or four on flys each winter. Anything that looks like a small crab/shrimp( browns, olives and some orange). If you wade the beach there

Re: [VFB] Some observations about fly movement under water

2010-12-17 Thread LESTER BELL
Within the past year, in one of the fly fishing mags, there was a study done in a pool on this subject. Don't remember the name of the magazine, maybe Fly Fishing? They experimented with colored materials, etc.. - Original Message - From: Wayne Blake-Hedges To: vfb-mail@googleg

[VFB] Fly Reels

2010-10-29 Thread LESTER BELL
Does anyone recall the name of the reels made in an aircraft factory on Long Island, NY in the 70's? I have one of the big ones and am curious. Regards, Skip -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" group. To post to this group, send email to vfb-mail@googlegro

Re: [VFB] Pinfish story & photo- Flies of the Week

2010-09-18 Thread LESTER BELL
I believe the name is derived from the fins being "Pin Sharp". Skip, FL - Original Message - From: Chuck Alexander To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Sent: Saturday, September 18, 2010 6:41 PM Subject: Re: [VFB] Pinfish story & photo- Flies of the Week I don't know who named the

Re: [VFB] weekend

2010-07-09 Thread LESTER BELL
Anytime you can take a kid fishing, it's a better trip. - Original Message - From: J McK To: Fly Swap Sent: Friday, July 09, 2010 4:51 PM Subject: [VFB] weekend Hope everyone has a great weekend, and if possible gets in son fishing time. Jerry McKaughan,Pre

Re: [VFB] QUOTE FOR THE DAY

2010-06-29 Thread LESTER BELL
Well said. - Original Message - From: Jimmy D. Moore To: Virtual Fly Box ; Fly Fishing World ; Hill Country Fly Fishers Sent: Tuesday, June 29, 2010 2:38 PM Subject: [VFB] QUOTE FOR THE DAY "The line must always be fastened securely to the shaft of the spool. If you forget

Re: [VFB] Fishining this morning

2010-05-25 Thread LESTER BELL
Thank you. - Original Message - From: charles connell To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Sent: Tuesday, May 25, 2010 9:55 AM Subject: Re: [VFB] Fishining this morning Tony feather-craft has it 10.95 Charles Connell On Tue, May 25, 2010 at 7:41 AM, LESTER BELL wrote

Re: [VFB] Fishining this morning

2010-05-25 Thread LESTER BELL
Where might one find this threader? - Original Message - From: Anthony Spezio To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Sent: Tuesday, May 25, 2010 7:51 AM Subject: RE: [VFB] Fishining this morning Nev, I will have to check this out. I am tired of taking 15 minuets to

Re: [VFB] Greenwells Glory

2010-02-04 Thread LESTER BELL
In the collection "Fisherman's Bounty" edited by NIck Lyons, there is a mention of this fly on page 26. "I believe in this big water you'd do better with a livelier pattern. Greenwells Glory." - Original Message - From: Dail Graham To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Sent:

Re: [VFB] Join Please

2010-01-02 Thread LESTER BELL
Received in St. Pete, Fl. Regards, Skip - Original Message - From: "Peggy Brenner" To: Sent: Saturday, January 02, 2010 9:37 AM Subject: [VFB] Join Please > I'm attempting a email address change > > PeggyB > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail

Re: [VFB] QUOTE FOR THE DAY

2009-12-29 Thread LESTER BELL
Nicely put. - Original Message - From: Don Ordes To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Sent: Tuesday, December 29, 2009 12:23 PM Subject: Re: [VFB] QUOTE FOR THE DAY JimmyD, I like your QFTD. 'Casting well' can be thought of like using a pool cue to shoot pool. Cues come in

Re: [SPAM] Re: [VFB] RE: Photographing Flies

2009-12-19 Thread LESTER BELL
Which Power Shot? I had a 610 and traded for a 630. I think the 610 was better at close ups. Regards, Les - Original Message - From: "Niclas Runarsson" To: Sent: Saturday, December 19, 2009 7:30 PM Subject: Re: [SPAM] Re: [VFB] RE: Photographing Flies Right on. That's a Canon Power

Re: [VFB] Thanks for your Help - Rivers Survey

2009-12-08 Thread LESTER BELL
I would appreciate a copy. Thank you. Les Bell - Original Message - From: Jimmy D. Moore To: Virtual Fly Box ; Fly Fishing World Sent: Saturday, December 05, 2009 10:46 AM Subject: [VFB] Thanks for your Help - Rivers Survey Just want to say thank you to the 41 of you wh

[VFB] Re: Emailing: DSCN0856

2009-10-21 Thread LESTER BELL
That hot pink looks like something usable in salt water, as does the brown stacked back right behind it. If you are trying to delete these from your area, I would be interested. Regards, Skip - Original Message - From: patrick To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Sent: Wednesday, Oc

[VFB] Re: Small saltwater stainless hooks

2009-08-28 Thread LESTER BELL
Try SaltwaterFlies.com. Regards, Les - Original Message - From: Neville Gosling To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Sent: Friday, August 28, 2009 1:11 PM Subject: [VFB] Small saltwater stainless hooks I have been trying to locate some small stainless steel hooks for saltwater f

[VFB] Re: Apollo 11 Moon Landing

2009-07-20 Thread LESTER BELL
I spent the day in a Sydney bathtub with a bottle of Jack Daniels soaking off the dirt from Vietnam. Skip - Original Message - From: To: Sent: Monday, July 20, 2009 8:56 AM Subject: [VFB] Apollo 11 Moon Landing > > > Nothing to do with anything to do with fishing, unless you count th

[VFB] Re: Tony Spezio's Peacock and Bronze

2009-07-16 Thread LESTER BELL
Attachment does not open with my Windows XP. Regards, Skip - Original Message - From: Joseph Fusco, Sr. To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com ; flyfishingandflytyingforpanf...@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, July 15, 2009 6:46 PM Subject: [VFB] Tony Spezio's Peacock and Bronze T

[VFB] Re: Moffitt Angling System

2009-06-12 Thread LESTER BELL
Go to Moffitt's web site, www.moffittangling.com and check. It appears to be snagging the fish. Regards, Skip - Original Message - From: "Michael Bliss" To: Sent: Thursday, June 11, 2009 11:14 PM Subject: [VFB] Re: Moffitt Angling System Jeff, Let me know what he finds out. I c

[VFB] Re: florida weather

2009-04-28 Thread LESTER BELL
Try www.sportfishingmag.com - Original Message - From: Brian Burgess To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Sent: Monday, April 27, 2009 5:29 PM Subject: [VFB] Re: florida weather ok thanks. I will see if I can get hold of it. - Original Message - From: LESTER

[VFB] Re: florida weather

2009-04-27 Thread LESTER BELL
Check the May 2009 issue of Sport Fishing Magazine. THe article on Tarpon Tricks features the Ft. Myers area. - Original Message - From: Jerry Goldsmith To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Sent: Thursday, April 23, 2009 3:56 PM Subject: [VFB] Re: florida weather From: vfb

[VFB] Re: florida weather

2009-04-23 Thread LESTER BELL
The June weather is warm with a reasonable chance of afternoon showers. Fishing is generally good. Ft Myers is close to many saltwater fishing locations; Boca Grande, Charlotte Harbor, Pine Island Sound, Englewood and the Gasparilla Islands. Tarpon, Snook, Trout etc. Regards, Les Bell

[VFB] Re: Your first fly you tied

2008-12-19 Thread LESTER BELL
My first was a Brown and Yellow Bee pattern about a size 10 for a back pack trip into the Cohutta Wilderness Area, Georgia, in 1978. Caught a few Brookies on it. I still have it. - Original Message - From: "Pacres" To: Sent: Friday, December 19, 2008 11:16 AM Subject: [VFB] Re: You