Re: [VFB] White River This Maoning

2014-02-02 Thread Martin Westbeek
Well, that's a lot whiter than last time I was there :-) Mart - Original Message - From: Anthony Spezio To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com ; flyfishingandflytyingforpanf...@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, February 03, 2014 1:43 AM Subject: [VFB] White River This Maoning --

Re: [VFB] Roll call and winter fly-swap interest??

2013-12-03 Thread Martin Westbeek
Hi all, Am still here, following posts but too busy working on a thesis to contribute or swap. Mart - Original Message - From: Don Ordes To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Sent: Tuesday, December 03, 2013 3:57 AM Subject: Re: [VFB] Roll call and winter fly-swap interest??

Re: [VFB] News

2013-10-04 Thread Martin Westbeek
Tony!!! Congrats on another great award. They couldn't have given it to a more deserving man. Greetings from Holland Mart - Original Message - From: Rick Zieger To: VFB ; flyfishingandflytyingforpanf...@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, October 04, 2013 3:48 PM Subject: [VFB]

Re: [VFB] Fishing today

2013-05-18 Thread Martin Westbeek
Great to see a fishing report from you, Tony! Lots of fun next time. Mart - Original Message - From: Anthony Spezio To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com ; flyfishingandflytyingforpanf...@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, May 18, 2013 1:57 AM Subject: [VFB] Fishing today Today I

Re: [VFB] Bobbin

2013-05-17 Thread Martin Westbeek
Ekich? Mart - Original Message - From: Alan Di Somma phxflyt...@cox.net To: Vfb Fishing List vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Sent: Friday, May 17, 2013 8:19 PM Subject: [VFB] Bobbin Folks.I have just been looking thru eBay-Feathercraft-KStockard-The Fly Shop- and any other places

Re: [VFB] Bobbin

2013-05-17 Thread Martin Westbeek
the thread and the tube if you need to spin the bobbin. Mart - Original Message - From: Martin Westbeek martinwestb...@planet.nl To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Sent: Friday, May 17, 2013 9:13 PM Subject: Re: [VFB] Bobbin Ekich? Mart - Original Message - From: Alan Di Somma

Re: [VFB] Setting Quil Wing Video

2012-11-25 Thread Martin Westbeek
+1 Allan! Mart - Original Message - From: Allan Fish To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Sent: Sunday, November 25, 2012 11:55 PM Subject: Re: [VFB] Setting Quil Wing Video On 11/25/12 3:10 PM, Anthony Spezio wrote: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1SabnqEfyrY --

Re: [VFB] Wondering

2012-10-09 Thread Martin Westbeek
And across the Atlantic and across the North Sea as well Hi Denny, How are ya? Mart - Original Message - From: Michael Bliss To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2012 4:47 AM Subject: Re: [VFB] Wondering Denny - it made it across the sea too. Mike

Re: [VFB] Aug. 2012 Roll Call- Who's still here and tuning in?

2012-08-12 Thread Martin Westbeek
Still there! Mart - Original Message - From: Don Ordes To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Sent: Sunday, August 12, 2012 3:00 AM Subject: [VFB] Aug. 2012 Roll Call- Who's still here and tuning in? DonO -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VFB

Re: [VFB] Icelandic trout flies

2012-06-17 Thread Martin Westbeek
Yup, that's vinyl rib http://icelandangling.wordpress.com/brown-trout-fishing-in-iceland/trout-patterns/ Mart - Original Message - From: ashley strutt galeforce1...@gmail.com To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Sent: Sunday, June 17, 2012 10:06 AM Subject: [VFB] Icelandic trout flies Hi

Re: [VFB] Happy Birthday Tony

2012-03-22 Thread Martin Westbeek
Have a great time and congrats, Tony! Mart - Original Message - From: Anthony Spezio To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Sent: Thursday, March 22, 2012 10:18 PM Subject: Re: [VFB] Happy Birthday Tony Had a ball at the Sowbug today. Several list members tyed there. Will have a

Re: [VFB] What are you all tying right now?

2011-12-11 Thread Martin Westbeek
These! They are dynamite... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4EUF6exBXUsfeature=player_embedded Mart - Original Message - From: Allan Fish afi...@sbcglobal.net To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Sent: Sunday, December 11, 2011 8:16 PM Subject: Re: [VFB] What are you all tying right now?

Re: [VFB] What are you all tying right now?

2011-12-11 Thread Martin Westbeek
: Re: [VFB] What are you all tying right now? Hm... German right do not allow me to watch the video. It's banned in here. Rene On 12/11/2011 10:13 PM, Martin Westbeek wrote: These! They are dynamite... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4EUF6exBXUsfeature=player_embedded Mart - Original

Re: [VFB] International Fly Tying Symposium 2012

2011-11-16 Thread Martin Westbeek
Subject: Re: [VFB] International Fly Tying Symposium 2012 If Martin Westbeek is still on the list, he should be able to give you some tips. He has tied with Eel Skin. Tony From: jerryp...@comcast.net jerryp...@comcast.net To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Sent: Tuesday, November 15, 2011 7:15

Re: [VFB] VFB - where'd everybody go ???

2011-09-08 Thread Martin Westbeek
Thanks, Wes! Mart - Original Message - From: Wes Wada To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Sent: Friday, September 09, 2011 2:14 AM Subject: Re: [VFB] VFB - where'd everybody go ??? Try this link: gorgeous place!

Re: [VFB] VFB - where'd everybody go ???

2011-09-07 Thread Martin Westbeek
Still here... but have been busy. We had quite an eventful year so far. In January we sold our house, and we moved into our new house in March. We now live in Heusden, an ancient walled town on a river. Actually we live just outside the walls and ramparts, 2 minutes (bike) from the old town.

Re: [VFB] IOFF ROLL-CALL

2011-08-17 Thread Martin Westbeek
I'm here - we've moved and I've been very busy the past few months. A few days ago I've got my things sorted and tied my first few flies in our new home. Mart - Original Message - From: Don Ordes To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2011 7:05 AM Subject:

Re: [VFB] Tying General Practitioner

2011-01-16 Thread Martin Westbeek
Hi Rene, Have you tried touching thread wraps alternating over and under? Mart - Original Message - From: Rene Zillmann rene.zillm...@t-online.de To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Sent: Sunday, January 16, 2011 12:59 PM Subject: [VFB] Tying General Practitioner Hi, when tying these

Re: [VFB] Tying General Practitioner

2011-01-16 Thread Martin Westbeek
Come to think of it, how about putting the oval tinsel in the V on top of the double shank? Mart - Original Message - From: Rene Zillmann rene.zillm...@t-online.de To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Sent: Sunday, January 16, 2011 12:59 PM Subject: [VFB] Tying General Practitioner Hi,

[VFB] Merry Xmas and a Happy 2011 from Holland

2010-12-24 Thread Martin Westbeek
Thanks for the company this year, and a healthy and happy New Year! Mart -- 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: [VFB] My Fishing / some pictures - warning: one picture is bait fishing G

2010-09-20 Thread Martin Westbeek
Any grayling in the Ahr, Rene? Never fished that stream - I ought to, though. Mart - Original Message - From: Rene Zillmann rene.zillm...@t-online.de To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Sent: Monday, September 20, 2010 9:56 PM Subject: [VFB] My Fishing / some pictures - warning: one picture

Re: [VFB] Re: PacNW weather and the touch of mink

2010-06-11 Thread Martin Westbeek
Mink Muddlers are great fishing flies. Here's one of mine from some years ago: http://globalflyfisher.com/flymeister2001/large.php?id=36return=winners.php I have more mink than my wife! Got loads of mink from a furrier, and cutting strips is easy. They only come in natural colors ranging from

Re: [VFB] Magenta, Golden Badger American Hackle

2010-05-19 Thread Martin Westbeek
I'd check out some Danish webshops (Go Fishing in Odense for instance, or Korsholm http://www.korsholm.dk/fiskeri.html) if I were you. They have a lot of feathers not easily found elsewhere, and shipping should be reasonable. Hurry though, before the euro drops even more! :-) Mart -

Re: AW: [VFB] DonO - prayers needed

2010-04-29 Thread Martin Westbeek
Holland joining in Mart - Original Message - From: Rene Zillmann rene.zillm...@t-online.de To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Sent: Thursday, April 29, 2010 10:11 PM Subject: Re: AW: [VFB] DonO - prayers needed ... and in Germany Thomas Eckert wrote: and in Switzerland

Re: [VFB] Vises

2010-02-11 Thread Martin Westbeek
, February 11, 2010 3:26 AM Subject: Re: [VFB] Vises Thanks Mart, I will look it up just for the heck of it. Any chance of you getting back to the Sowbug, it has grown quite a bit since you were here. Tony --- On Wed, 2/10/10, Martin Westbeek martinwestb

Re: [VFB] Vises

2010-02-10 Thread Martin Westbeek
Hi Bob, What Mike said - try before you buy. That's what I did before I bought my new vise 10 years or so ago. But then, if you have a Danvise and like it, why change? I think that the Danvise is an outstanding vise, especially if you look at the price tag. IMO the Danvise is better than many

Re: [VFB] Vises

2010-02-10 Thread Martin Westbeek
, Martin Westbeek martinwestb...@planet.nl wrote: From: Martin Westbeek martinwestb...@planet.nl Subject: Re: [VFB] Vises To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Date: Wednesday, February 10, 2010, 4:43 PM Hi Bob, What Mike said - try before you

Re: [VFB] Vises

2010-02-10 Thread Martin Westbeek
The Vosseler is a great example of the fact that a vise is highly personal. Some like it; I did not care for at all. Two pair of jaws... why? No weight in the base, but a suction cup instead, which just does not work on many surfaces, and results in an extremely wobbly vise. Well, *that*

Re: [VFB] First Edition Fly Fishing Books

2010-01-03 Thread Martin Westbeek
That is a great book indeed. A must-have if there ever was one. I got it for Christmas, together with Takahasi's Modern Midges Mart - Original Message - From: Anthony Spezio To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Sent: Sunday, January 03, 2010 2:58 PM Subject: Re: [VFB] First Edition

Re: [VFB] First Edition Fly Fishing Books

2010-01-03 Thread Martin Westbeek
Fishing Books Mart, I have not heard of the Midge book. Who is the author, would it be Takahasi'. I have not heard of that name. Tony --- On Sun, 1/3/10, Martin Westbeek martinwestb...@planet.nl wrote: From: Martin Westbeek martinwestb...@planet.nl

Re: [VFB] HAPPY NEW YEAR

2010-01-01 Thread Martin Westbeek
I second that! A healthy and peaceful 2010 with some good fishing for all VFB members! Mart - Original Message - From: Anthony Spezio To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com ; flyfishingandflytyingforpanf...@yahoogroups.com Cc: rodmak...@goldrush.com Sent: Friday, January 01, 2010

[VFB] Re: Sowbug

2009-11-25 Thread Martin Westbeek
And the experience was so good that I'd gladly make the small sacrifice of travelling with KP:-) We could ask Rene to join us and then we would sound like the opening line of one of those jokes: A limey, a cheesehead and a kraut are on a plane... Mart Martin was out first tyer from

[VFB] Re: Staying on list

2009-11-23 Thread Martin Westbeek
Great, that settles it for me - I'll stay too, Tony. And I'll chime in more often if I can add anything worthwhile :-) Mart - Original Message - From: Anthony Spezio To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Sent: Monday, November 23, 2009 5:31 PM Subject: [VFB] Staying on list

[VFB] Re: rene / wodka / Brinkhoff / Mart

2009-10-20 Thread Martin Westbeek
On Oct 18, 11:40 am, Martin Westbeek martinwestb...@planet.nl wrote: Hi Rene! No, won't be at Brinkhoff's because that's the weekend of the British Flyfair in Stoke-on-Trent, and I'm tying there. Mart - Original Message - From: Rene Zillmann rene.zillm...@t-online.de To: vfb-mail

[VFB] Re: rene / wodka / Brinkhoff / Mart

2009-10-18 Thread Martin Westbeek
Hi Rene! No, won't be at Brinkhoff's because that's the weekend of the British Flyfair in Stoke-on-Trent, and I'm tying there. Mart - Original Message - From: Rene Zillmann rene.zillm...@t-online.de To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Sent: Sunday, October 18, 2009 12:31 PM Subject: [VFB]

[VFB] Re: rene / wodka / Brinkhoff / Mart

2009-10-18 Thread Martin Westbeek
Thanks Mark! You're not coming? Mart - Original Message - From: Mark Romero To: virtual fly box Sent: Sunday, October 18, 2009 2:11 PM Subject: [VFB] Re: rene / wodka / Brinkhoff / Mart have a ball Martin. From: martinwestb...@planet.nl To:

[VFB] Re: tools and books question

2009-08-22 Thread Martin Westbeek
Yep, If you stack or pack those will come in handy. The FTBR is also well worth its price. It can be found for less btw. Mart - Original Message - From: mystikalra...@frontiernet.net To: vfb-mail vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Sent: Saturday, August 22, 2009 5:45 PM Subject: [VFB] tools

[VFB] Re: ffisher tyer or collector?

2009-08-20 Thread Martin Westbeek
Got 6 scissors or so. I bought my favorite pair 10 years ago from a fellow tier at a show in Germany, and it is still going strong. The other one I use most of the time is a tung.carbide scissors. Also have one pair of surgical scissors I swapped with a surgeon for a dozen of sea trout flies.

[VFB] Re: I'm Back

2009-07-03 Thread Martin Westbeek
Good hearing from you Allan! I fished that same stream a couple of years ago when I was in lovely CO. That was in October and the Elk were a spectacular sight. I'll never forget the moment I heard noise in the trees and bushes along the stream, and the next thing I saw was one bull and three

[VFB] Re: any one there ??

2009-06-18 Thread Martin Westbeek
Busy! Mart - Original Message - From: John C. Bennett jcbenn...@lifetime.com To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Sent: Thursday, June 18, 2009 7:41 PM Subject: [VFB] Re: any one there ?? You also reached Utah, but been busy. I haven't even had time to fish. :( John Bennett Lifetime

[VFB] Re: any one there ??

2009-06-18 Thread Martin Westbeek
Two months ago I resumed playing guitar after a 20 year sabbatical (I decided that I'd never really learn to play). But I found great lessons online, got myself a new and much better acoustic guitar, and have a lot of fun learning great new stuff. Oh - I still suck at it, but at a much higher

[VFB] Re: Whiting Farms... no bug problem

2009-04-29 Thread Martin Westbeek
MeddelandeNick, I asked Dr Tom about this and he told me that there is absolutely no truth to this story and that he has no idea how it could have started. There have been some product shortages this season, mostly dry fly capes and saddles in the Whiting (Hoffman) and Hebert/Miner lines.

[VFB] Re: Tampere FlyFair 2009...

2009-04-27 Thread Martin Westbeek
MeddelandeGood to hear it was a great show Nick. I was supposed to come too - was announced and confirmed - until Ryanair screwed up my schedule. Maybe next time. What did Charlie tie? We sat side by side at the Danish Flyfair in Kolding and we exchanged some things. Martin - Original

[VFB] Re: Anybody here???

2009-04-01 Thread Martin Westbeek
Hi Don, I'm kind of sort of here but have been too busy to do anything else than reading the occasional post. Good to see you back though, and if I have time I'll be a little more active Best Mart - Original Message - From: DonO To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Sent: Wednesday,

[VFB] Re: FF Show at FF Europ - was: Danish Fly MAGNUS

2009-02-22 Thread Martin Westbeek
late answer, but since 2 month I'm not really the master of my schedule... It seems to be that I will be at the Moehnesee on Saturday, 28th. Probably with my son. Unfortunately I will have my 'final confirmation' on Thursday. Rene Martin Westbeek schrieb: .. snip .. You coming to Mohnesee 28

[VFB] Re: Danish Fly MAGNUS

2009-01-31 Thread Martin Westbeek
Message - From: Rene Zillmann rene.zillm...@t-online.de To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Sent: Friday, January 30, 2009 10:54 PM Subject: [VFB] Re: Danish Fly MAGNUS Hi Mart, I was on a business trip.. Do you fish the fly at lake O?? Rene Martin Westbeek schrieb: Yep, great fly. I prefer

[VFB] Re: Danish Fly MAGNUS

2009-01-25 Thread Martin Westbeek
Yep, great fly. I prefer the Polar Magnus, though. Mart - Original Message - From: Rene Zillmann rene.zillm...@t-online.de To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Sent: Sunday, January 25, 2009 10:06 PM Subject: [VFB] Danish Fly MAGNUS Is anybody familiar with the danish pattern 'Magnus'?

[VFB] Re: Dorber

2008-12-10 Thread Martin Westbeek
Tony, My condolences. I met him in 2002. When you told me we were going to Tiny's Rod Company I was very surprised when I saw him. I bought a fine rod from him. Take care Mart - Original Message - From: Anthony Spezio To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Sent: Wednesday, December 10,