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2010-04-22 Thread Rick Zieger
The Purple Haze is a basic parachute dry fly with an unual twist.  The body is tied with purple floss. March/April 2010  American Angler Rick PS  Do you tie flies with pruple in them? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VFB Mail group. To post

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2010-04-21 Thread Rick Zieger
I like to do every operation the same way on each fly. InN the course of tying a bunch of flies,I might get an idea about how to do someting differently,but I try to save it to try out later rather than break my comfortable rhythym. John Gierach    Spring 20010  Fly Tyer Rick PS  I wish I

Re: [VFB] QFTD

2010-04-21 Thread Rick Zieger
I am with you./  I don't think I have ever tied two flies that were exactly alike.  I am alwyas playing with patterns. Rick From: Don Ordes f...@tribcsp.com To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Sent: Wed, April 21, 2010 10:37:06 AM Subject: Re: [VFB] QFTD Rick

[VFB] QFTD

2010-04-20 Thread Rick Zieger
generally have the good taste to photograph Clousers with the hook point down (avoiding any hint of the j-word) even though we all know what happens when the fly hits the water. Scott Sadil  May/ June  American Angler Rick -- You received this message because you are subscribed

Re: [VFB] VFB Memberships

2010-04-20 Thread Rick Zieger
let Veronia (cute one) be unmoderated, but Buggs and Dr Demento may need to be banned. :)  Rick From: J Balmer jbal...@a5.com To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Sent: Mon, April 19, 2010 4:23:23 PM Subject: RE: [VFB] VFB Memberships THAT would be a mistake

[VFB] QFTD

2010-04-19 Thread Rick Zieger
As your experiencee increases, your eyesight diminishes. Tom Davis  the Little Book ofFlkyFishing 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

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2010-04-17 Thread Rick Zieger
I now habitually take a bigger clump of hair than I need for a tail becasue it takes less time to pick out a few extra hairs than it does to  take too few, add a few more, and then restack the whole bunch. John Gierach  Spring 2010  Fly Tyer Rick -- You received this message

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2010-04-16 Thread Rick Zieger
This legendary angler says flies are 'expendable ammunition'. Summer 2010 Fly Tyer 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

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2010-04-15 Thread Rick Zieger
Unlike bass anglers, who'll come right out ande tell you that nothing revs their engine the way a big ol' hawg does, trout fishermen like to pretend that size doesn't matter.   Yeah, right. Tom Davis  The Little Book of Fly Fishingh Rick PS  Was not able to be online yesterday, so no quote

[VFB] QFTD

2010-04-10 Thread Rick Zieger
Every movie now is a masterpiece, every book published a triumph of the intellect, every new automoble a slice of the future, every fly rod a marvel of science. Tom Helgeson    March 2010  MidWest Fly Fishing Rick PS  no quote tommorow   no time to get online -- You received

[VFB] QFTD

2010-04-09 Thread Rick Zieger
In common with poets and artists fly fisherman occasionally have to suffer for the sake of their art.  If nothing else, it keeps us humble. The Little Book of Fly Fishing  Tom Davis -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VFB Mail group. To post to this group,

[VFB] QFTD

2010-04-08 Thread Rick Zieger
A triumph witnessed is sweet; a triumph shared is even sweeter.   The Little Book of Fishing  Tom Davis   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

Re: [VFB] Rope-dub swappers list

2010-04-06 Thread Rick Zieger
I will do a renegade variation. Rick From: Don Ordes f...@tribcsp.com To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Sent: Tue, April 6, 2010 11:10:34 AM Subject: [VFB] Rope-dub swappers list So far, I have 20 swappers, and I've decided from replies not to make

Re: [VFB] New Swap Announcement

2010-03-23 Thread Rick Zieger
I will do something with peacock herl. Rick From: Don Ordes f...@tribcsp.com To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Sent: Mon, March 22, 2010 4:31:17 PM Subject: [VFB] New Swap Announcement Rope-dub Swap 2010 !  Swapmeister: Don Ordes   *?? flies by June 1st (depends

Re: [VFB] New Swap Announcement

2010-03-23 Thread Rick Zieger
: (need fly name)   Rick Zieger- Larry Johnson- Joseph Fusco, Jr.- Peggy Brenner- Nick Runarsson- Mike Bliss- Chuck Alexander- Ashley Strutt- Buggs- Veronica-   *If you would like to be in this swap and have purchased the DVD, please let me know what you will tie, using the DVD segments as a guide

Re: [VFB] No-mail

2010-03-17 Thread Rick Zieger
I am not going to behave, becasue I can't be tghere and you will not be doing any better than I will. Rick From: Jimmy D. Moore ray...@earthlink.net To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Sent: Tue, March 16, 2010 5:24:56 PM Subject: Re: [VFB] No-mail We'll behave

[VFB] Birrthday

2010-03-17 Thread Rick Zieger
If my memory servers me right this is the day for Tony Spezio. Have a Happy one  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

Re: [VFB] The woman in a fly-tyer's dream...

2010-02-24 Thread Rick Zieger
I have been using the rest of the peacock feather to tie the wingcase on PT or hares ears.. Rick From: Jimmy D. Moore ray...@earthlink.net To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Sent: Tue, February 23, 2010 1:16:05 PM Subject: Re: [VFB] The woman in a fly-tyer's

[VFB] snow ?

2010-02-23 Thread Rick Zieger
Are you enjoying it Jimmy? 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 options, visit

[VFB] IOFF

2010-01-29 Thread Rick Zieger
Got  the certificate and some neat lookin gflies in the mail yesterday. Thanks to the swappers and the meistger. 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

Re: [VFB] 200 VFB members as of today

2010-01-27 Thread Rick Zieger
I was thed dues dunner.  I will have to find out if we still needt o pay dues. I have fallen down on the job ifthe dues are stil ldue. Rick From: David Colyn davidco...@googlemail.com To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Sent: Tue, January 26, 2010 1:39:44 PM Subject

[VFB] dumb ?

2010-01-27 Thread Rick Zieger
I have asked before,but I will asthe dumb ? again. I bought asinking lfy line, buty it does not go through the ice. How dsiappointing. Buggs will get me for this. Been tying some hares ears type flies. Putting some red feathers perpendicuar to the shank at the front to look like gills. Rickl

Re: [VFB] Second VFB Rope-dub Swap

2009-12-14 Thread Rick Zieger
I would go for it. Rick From: Don Ordes f...@tribcsp.com To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Sent: Sat, December 12, 2009 2:51:58 PM Subject: Re: [VFB] Second VFB Rope-dub Swap After the 1st of the year, when things settle down, who is interested in the Second

[VFB] Re: news

2009-11-16 Thread Rick Zieger
Must be as I had a copy sent from Des Moines. Rick From: Mark Romero markflie...@hotmail.com To: virtual fly box vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Sent: Tue, November 10, 2009 10:07:59 PM Subject: [VFB] Re: news Rick, fly fish america is a regional mag. They put out

[VFB] news

2009-11-10 Thread Rick Zieger
Computyer at home is on the frits.  will need a guru to fix it. Vitural memory is gone. Have to brag.  I have a pteren in the latest Fly Fish America. Rick --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the VFB Mail group

[VFB] Re: DVD update

2009-11-07 Thread Rick Zieger
Put me on the list. Please Rick Z From: Don Ordes f...@tribcsp.com To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Sent: Fri, November 6, 2009 4:44:00 PM Subject: [VFB] Re: DVD update I've been saving all emails requesting the DVD in a file pocket.  I'll refer to these when

[VFB] QFTD

2009-10-15 Thread Rick Zieger
A day of productive dry-fly fishing is every trout angler's dream. Russ forney  Spring 2009  Fly Tyer Rick I would take them any way I could catch them. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the VFB Mail group

[VFB] QFTD

2009-10-14 Thread Rick Zieger
Translating the physical characteristics of real olive mayflies into imitations i a great winter tying exercise, and the anticipation of approaching hatches builds with new fly added to the box. Russ Forney    Spring 2009  Fly Tyer Rick

[VFB] QFTD

2009-10-13 Thread Rick Zieger
Fly tying is a highly subjective and personal pursuit, which ranges from the impressionistic to remarkably realistic. Will Milne   2009 Hatches Rick --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the VFB Mail group

[VFB] Re: auction

2009-10-13 Thread Rick Zieger
Went through the Wapsi plant at a SowBug.  Amazing at the amount of stuff they go through. Rick From: Mark Romero markflie...@hotmail.com To: virtual fly box vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Sent: Tue, October 13, 2009 4:31:52 AM Subject: [VFB] Re: auction Your

[VFB] QF TD

2009-10-12 Thread Rick Zieger
A 'boatman fall,' a swarm of water boatmen or back swimmers plopping onto a lake in spring or autumn, is usually a chance blessing. Skip Morris    2009 Hatches Rick --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the VFB

[VFB] QFTD

2009-10-11 Thread Rick Zieger
The largemouth bass is America's favorite fish, and it should also have a place in every fly fisher's heart. Tim Holschlag    July 2009   MidWest Fly Fishing Rick --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you

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2009-10-09 Thread Rick Zieger
In all likelihood, the debate began soon after the creation of the second fly. Al Ritt   2009 Hatches Rick --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the VFB Mail group. To post to this group, send email to vfb-mail

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2009-10-08 Thread Rick Zieger
2009  MidWest Fly Fishing 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

[VFB] QFTD

2009-10-07 Thread Rick Zieger
Bluegills actutally are one of the most popular fly rod species in the Midwest, at least in terms of numbers caught.  They aren't talked or written about as much as other species, but their available and willing to take a fly. Tim Holschlag July 2009  MidWest Fly Fishing Rick

[VFB] QFTD

2009-10-06 Thread Rick Zieger
My friends describe me as a collector, my wife calls me a pack rat, and my parents refer to me as obsessive. Bob White Hatches  2009 Rick --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the VFB Mail group. To post

[VFB] QFTD

2009-10-05 Thread Rick Zieger
The most important thing is to learn the structure and habitat of the fish as opposed to where the food is. Spence Petros  Oct/Nov 2009 North American Fisherman Rick --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the VFB

[VFB] QFTD

2009-10-04 Thread Rick Zieger
The creative mind plays with the objects it loves. Carl Jung 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

[VFB] QFTD

2009-10-03 Thread Rick Zieger
will splay off center and the fly will tilt.  Clip the area you are cutting off to the side a light bit and the fly will ride upright.  Look at the front of the fly to see where to cut. Bill Logan  Autumn 2009  Fly Tyer Rick --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received

[VFB] QFTD

2009-10-02 Thread Rick Zieger
As fly tyers and fly fishermen, we wall want to tie the newest fish catching patterns. G S  Scoville, JR    2009 Hatches Rick --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the VFB Mail group. To post to this group, send

[VFB] QFTD

2009-10-01 Thread Rick Zieger
Panfish come limping down the breaks in fall, like victims of a Soviet program or some kind of aquatic Dust Bowl. Matt Straw   Oct/Nov 2009  in-Fisherman Rick --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the VFB Mail

[VFB] QFTD

2009-09-30 Thread Rick Zieger
Let's face it; a lot of our tying is not done to impress the fish. Wayne Samson Hatches 2009 Rick --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the VFB Mail group. To post to this group, send email to vfb-mail

[VFB] QFTD

2009-09-29 Thread Rick Zieger
Spotte says that trails remain distinguishable from the background noise for several minutes and may, in still water, remain detectable after 5 minutes. Doug Stange Oct/Nov 2009  In-Fisherman Rick --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message

[VFB] Re: FLY TYING FANATIC SWAP - Sign Up Now !!

2009-09-29 Thread Rick Zieger
going to fill up fast.  When we hit 25 tyers, I'll move all communication OFF LIST. HERE WE GO !!! If you want to participate, hit reply and type your name below DonO's and mine. 1. DonO 2. JIMMY D 3. J. Balmer 4.  R. Zillmann 5. Jerry McKaughan 6. Walter Shockley 7. Gary Webb 8. Rick Zieger

[VFB] QFTD

2009-09-26 Thread Rick Zieger
I quickly learned that tails tied using splayed hackle fibers were all that is necessary to float a book, and that the tying thread should be as thins as possible and kept to a minimum.   Ken Iwamass   Autumn 2009 Fly Tyer   Rick

[VFB] QFTD

2009-09-24 Thread Rick Zieger
the problem.  My solution is to start tying the body using Mylar tinsel.   Bill Logan   Autumn 2009  Fly Tyer   Rick - --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the VFB Mail group. To post to this group, send email to vfb

[VFB] QFTD

2009-09-23 Thread Rick Zieger
Tyer   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

[VFB] QFTD

2009-09-22 Thread Rick Zieger
with its tail sticking up.   Bill Logan  Autumn 2009  Fly Tyer   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

[VFB] QFTD

2009-09-21 Thread Rick Zieger
from the mind of Jimmy Moore   Trout are as finicky as a 16-year old girl.   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

[VFB] QFTD

2009-09-20 Thread Rick Zieger
As long as it's hard to find the next fly you wish to try, hope remains that some where, tucked in some corner, awaits the fly that will save the day..   Bill Logan  autumn 2009  Fly Tyer   Rick --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you

[VFB] Re: Duh, what do you call this thing?

2009-09-20 Thread Rick Zieger
About 1 to 2 years ago there were directions in Fly Tyer by Jim Smith, I think, about building ylu own. All materials listed in the article.   Rick --- On Sun, 9/20/09, Anthony Spezio bambot...@yahoo.com wrote: From: Anthony Spezio bambot...@yahoo.com Subject: [VFB] Re: Duh, what do you call

[VFB] QFTD

2009-09-18 Thread Rick Zieger
Is there anything that you cannot use to tie flies   Question I was asked yesterday as I grabbed some odd colors of plastic bead chain that were going to be thrown away.   Rick     --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed

[VFB] Re: QFTD

2009-09-18 Thread Rick Zieger
Wow  I beat Mark at something.  I have 18 boxes in my vest.  Many fo them are small, but they carry different flies in them.   Rick --- On Thu, 9/17/09, Mark Romero markflie...@hotmail.com wrote: From: Mark Romero markflie...@hotmail.com Subject: [VFB] Re: QFTD To: virtual fly box vfb-mail

[VFB] QFTD

2009-09-17 Thread Rick Zieger
The only real rule in stocking a fly box is that it's a good idea to have a few of anything that you might possibly ever need.  Don't listen to what some may tell you about simplicity being a sign of advanced thinking.   Bill Logan  Autumn 2009  Fly Tyer   Rick

[VFB] QFTD

2009-09-16 Thread Rick Zieger
Berman  Autumn 2009  Fly Tyer   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

[VFB] QFTD

2009-09-15 Thread Rick Zieger
No one ever lost his breath examining a collection of rubber-bodied ants, but open a box brimming with classic wet flies, and an angler will stop in silent reverence.   Dick Talleur  Autumn 2009  Fly Tyer   Rick --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received

[VFB] QFTD

2009-09-14 Thread Rick Zieger
Nothing excites a bass angler more than a monster=size largemouth blowing up on a topwater fly.   Greg Riendeau   Autumn 2009 Fly Tyer   Rick --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the VFB Mail group. To post

[VFB] Streamer Swap

2009-09-14 Thread Rick Zieger
Got some very nice flies in the mail today. Thanks to Jim for being the meister and having the idea and to all the tiers for the nice flies I recieved.   Rick --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the VFB Mail group

[VFB] QFTD

2009-09-13 Thread Rick Zieger
I have always been fascinated by the beauty and practicality of the feather-wing streamers that were originated in the Rangeley Lakes region of Maine almost a century ago.   Ward Bean   Autumn 2009  Fly Tyer   Rick --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received

[VFB] Re: FW: fly tying costs

2009-09-13 Thread Rick Zieger
The main thing I find on the cost is that most of the patterns that I use for my warmwater fly fishing are not available from any shop or catalogue.   I thinkk that that makes tying them very inexpensive.   Rick --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received

[VFB] QFTD

2009-09-12 Thread Rick Zieger
Any evidence  regarding the health of business is anecdotal, but according to  knowledgeable people, sales of fly-tying tools and materials are percolating along and may even be improving.   David Klausmeyer   Fall 2009  Fly Tyer   Rick

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2009-09-11 Thread Rick Zieger
Wyatt of the Fly Shop in Johnson City, Tennessee   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

2009-09-08 Thread Rick Zieger
from Jim P   “The outdoor life pleased these old men because they believed any properly obsessed fly-fisherman carried rivers and trout inside him.” - Harry Middleton   Rick   --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed

[VFB] QFTD

2009-09-07 Thread Rick Zieger
from Jim P     “The best chum I ever had in fishing was a girl and she tramped just as hard and fished quite as patiently as any man I have ever known.” - Theodore Gordon, 1890   Rick --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you

[VFB] QFTD

2009-09-04 Thread Rick Zieger
from Jim P     “When God created the Earth, he made two-thirds of it water and only one-third of it land. It seems only natural that two-thirds of one’s time should be fishing.” Anonymous   Rick --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you

[VFB] QFTD

2009-09-02 Thread Rick Zieger
from JIm P   “You can‘t catch a fish if you don‘t dare go where they are.” - Norman Maclean   Rick --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the VFB Mail group. To post to this group, send email to vfb-mail

[VFB] QFTD

2009-08-31 Thread Rick Zieger
    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

[VFB] Re: International Fly Tying Symposium

2009-08-29 Thread Rick Zieger
The main thing was that warmwater was ignored in the report of the event. I think it was poor reprotying for the magazine to igonroe the warmwater area.   Rick --- On Fri, 8/28/09, Anthony Spezio bambot...@yahoo.com wrote: From: Anthony Spezio bambot...@yahoo.com Subject: [VFB] Re

[VFB] Re: Jimbo?

2009-08-27 Thread Rick Zieger
I feel sorry for Jodi. Let her know that I said that   Rick --- On Wed, 8/26/09, Jimmy D. Moore ray...@earthlink.net wrote: From: Jimmy D. Moore ray...@earthlink.net Subject: [VFB] Re: Jimbo? To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Date: Wednesday, August 26, 2009, 8:42 PM Been down with pneumonia

[VFB] QFTD

2009-08-27 Thread Rick Zieger
from  Jim P   “Fish die belly up and rise to the surface; it is their way of falling.” Andre’ Gide   Rick --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the VFB Mail group. To post to this group, send email to vfb-mail

[VFB] QFTD

2009-08-26 Thread Rick Zieger
from Jim P   “Fishing is a cruel sport…how would you like it if fish and angler were reversed,: - Robert Hughes     Ricfk --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the VFB Mail group. To post to this group, send email

[VFB] QFTD 2X

2009-08-25 Thread Rick Zieger
anything, knows all the reasons why.” - Anonymous   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

[VFB] QFTD

2009-08-23 Thread Rick Zieger
from Jim Phillips   “The true Trout Fisherman is like a drug addict; he dwells in a tight little dream world all his own”. - Robert Traveler   Rick --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the VFB Mail group. To post

[VFB] QFTD

2009-08-22 Thread Rick Zieger
The definition of a perfect fishing partner: Someone who'll not only corroborate your story (outrageous lie though it may be), but will actually embellish it. Tom Davis  The Little Book of FlyFishing Rick --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message

[VFB] QFTD

2009-08-21 Thread Rick Zieger
Rumors to the contrary, no direct relationship exists between angling success and physical discomfort.   Tom Davis  The Little Book of FlyFishing   Rick --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the VFB Mail group

[VFB] QFTD

2009-08-19 Thread Rick Zieger
Etiquette is something that is being lost, no matter what type of fishermen you meet or where it happens.   Statement made to me.   Do you agree?   Rick --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the VFB Mail group

[VFB] QFTD

2009-08-18 Thread Rick Zieger
Many anglers pass up attractive water close to the road, on the theory that every Tom, Dick, and Harry with a fly rod has already tested it.  This is a mistake, of course.   Tom Davis  The Little Book of Flyfishing   Rick --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You

[VFB] QFTD

2009-08-17 Thread Rick Zieger
No longer the province of trout, salmon, and steelhead anglers, tube-fly tying techniques are gaining popularity for warmwater species.   Jerry Darkes   Sept/Oct 2009  American Angler   Rick --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you

[VFB] QFTD

2009-08-16 Thread Rick Zieger
Book of Fly Fishing   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

[VFB] warmwater midges

2009-08-16 Thread Rick Zieger
If you are on a pond and see a alrge number or rises or the rings from the rises, but you are not catching any fish, it is time for midges.   Fish an unwieghted or very light weighetted midge.  Fish are taking them just under the surface and the tails are making the ring.   Rick

[VFB] QFTD

2009-08-15 Thread Rick Zieger
from a discussion board   Warmwater fly fishers do not use midges very much.   Is this true for warmwater fly fishers?   Rick     --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the VFB Mail group. To post to this group, send

[VFB] QFTD

2009-08-11 Thread Rick Zieger
driving through Yellowstone sees no farther than the surface of the water. At best the lakes and streams are mirrors reflecting the surrounding scenery. For the alert fisherman, especially the fly fisherman, the surface is not a mirror but a window.  Paul Schullery  Mountain Time   Rick

[VFB] QFTD

2009-08-10 Thread Rick Zieger
from JIm Phillips   “Fishermen are born honest but they get over it.” Ed Zern, The Hell with Fishing, 1945     Rick --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the VFB Mail group. To post to this group, send email

[VFB] QFTD

2009-08-08 Thread Rick Zieger
from Jim Phillips   There is no substitute for fishing sense, and if a man doesn’t have it, verily, he may cast like an angel and still use his creel largely to transport sandwiches and beer” - Robert Traveler, Trout Madness   Rick

[VFB] QFTD

2009-08-07 Thread Rick Zieger
from Jim Phillips   “Always it was to be called a rod. If someone called it a pole, my father looked at him as a sergeant in the United States Marines would look a recruit who had just called a rifle a gun.” - Norman MacLean, A River Runs Through It     Rick

[VFB] QFTD

2009-08-05 Thread Rick Zieger
from Jim Phillips   “Fishing, after all is still a mind game.” - Roland Martin, Champion Bass Fisherman    Rick --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the VFB Mail group. To post to this group, send email to vfb

[VFB] QFTD

2009-08-04 Thread Rick Zieger
from Jim Phillips     “I object to fishing tournaments less for what they do to fish than what they do to fishermen.” - Ted Williams   Rick --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the VFB Mail group. To post

[VFB] QFTD

2009-08-03 Thread Rick Zieger
From Jim Phillips   “The very mechanics of fly fishing are restful and relaxing. The act of rhythmically casting one’s line to and fro slows one’s mood to the tempo of the gentle winds and undulating currents.” - Martin J. Keene, Classic Rods and Rodmakers   Rick

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2009-08-02 Thread Rick Zieger
from JIm Phillips   “Regardless what you may think of our penal system, the fact is that every man in jail is one less potential fisherman to clutter up your favorite pool pond.” - Ed Zern, Field and Stream   Rick --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received

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2009-08-01 Thread Rick Zieger
from Jim Phillips   The congeniality and tact and patience demanded by matrimony are great, but you still need more of each on a fishing trip”, -    Fredric Van de Water, author   Rick   --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you

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2009-07-31 Thread Rick Zieger
from Jim Phillips   “You can’t say enough about fishing. Though the sport of Kings, it is just what the deadbeat ordered” - Thomas McQuane, Silent Seasons   Rick --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the VFB Mail

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2009-07-30 Thread Rick Zieger
from Jim Phillips     The last point of all the inward gifts that doth belong to the angler is memory.. - The Art of Angling. 1577   Rick --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the VFB Mail group. To post

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2009-07-29 Thread Rick Zieger
from Jim Phillips     Some men fish all their lives without knowing it is not really the fish they are after. - Henry David Thoreau   Rick   --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the VFB Mail group. To post

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2009-07-28 Thread Rick Zieger
from Jim Phillips   Fish and visitors smell in three days. - Ben Franklin     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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2009-07-27 Thread Rick Zieger
... it's a not-so-well-kept secret that a lot of anglers get just as big a kick out of tying flies as they do out of fishing them. A lot of them are better at it , too.   Tom Davis  The Little book of Fly Tying   Rick --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received

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2009-07-25 Thread Rick Zieger
By the same token, most of us could probably replace the flies we lose over the course of a season in one evening's session at the tying bench.   Tom Davis  The Little Book of Fly Fishing   Rick --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you

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2009-07-23 Thread Rick Zieger
But as you'll recall from Logic 101, while determining what they're feeding on is necessary it is not sufficient.   Tom Davis  The Little Book of Fly Fishing   Rick     --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the VFB

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2009-07-22 Thread Rick Zieger
What makes this desire unique is that fulfillment is only marginally related to possession.   Tom Davis  The Little Book of Fly Fishing   Rick --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the VFB Mail group. To post

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2009-07-20 Thread Rick Zieger
There probably isn't anyone who doesn't enjoy taking a peek inside another angler's fly box, especially if that fellow is having considerable fishing success.   Chris Helm   Summer  2009 Fly Tyer   Rick --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received

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2009-07-16 Thread Rick Zieger
Everything I know as a fact about fly fishing and fish behavior starts with the word 'sometimes.'   Bob Linsenman   May 2009 Midwest Fly Fishing   Rick --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the VFB Mail group

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