[VFB] Re: JM swap update

2013-05-14 Thread KP
Folks my most sincere apologies but I am not going to be able to complete this swap. Its a first as far as I am concerned but I just cannot get the time to tie at the moment. Please accept my apologies. I will tie some up for Jimmy and send them on to him direct but right now the swap as far as

Re: [VFB] Re: JM swap update

2013-05-14 Thread Allan Fish
No need for apologies, Keith. I had to drop out of a couple of swaps two years ago. I understand time pressures. Even for retardees...erretirees like me. Allan On 5/14/13 3:47 PM, KP wrote: Folks my most sincere apologies but I am not going to be able to complete this swap. Its

[VFB] Warm-water flies

2013-05-14 Thread Don Ordes
For you guys who live in the south and in other warm-water areas. How well do caterpillar flies work? Are the soft worm-like ones the best, or the fuzzy ones? I don't see too many caterpillars for sale in shops. DonO -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VFB Mail

Re: [VFB] Warm-water flies

2013-05-14 Thread Scott Bearden
Bingo! On Tue, May 14, 2013 at 4:46 PM, Allan Fish afi...@sbcglobal.net wrote: Don: http://www.orvis.com/store/**product.aspx?pf_id=02H8http://www.orvis.com/store/product.aspx?pf_id=02H8 On 5/14/13 4:26 PM, Don Ordes wrote: For you guys who live in the south and in other warm-water

Re: [VFB] Warm-water flies

2013-05-14 Thread Don Ordes
Is this what it imitates? From: Scott Bearden Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2013 2:47 PM To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: [VFB] Warm-water flies Bingo! On Tue, May 14, 2013 at 4:46 PM, Allan Fish afi...@sbcglobal.net wrote: Don: http://www.orvis.com/store/product.aspx?pf_id=02H8

Re: [VFB] Warm-water flies

2013-05-14 Thread Peter Gramp
A rope-dubbed hackle, maybe on GSP or mono (not that you need them over any other type of thread, but I just prefer to use the stronger things... call me paranoid...) is a great caterpillar fly. I can't speak for what size works for trout and bass, but the crappie and sunnies/panfish go for

Re: [VFB] Warm-water flies- Pete

2013-05-14 Thread Don Ordes
Pete, Great to hear from you. Just wanted to let you know that Dr. Tom’s surgery for TN was 100% successful. Not a single gun-shot to the face since he fixed it- 3 years now. I was thinking too of a rope-dub #22 midge chartreuse saddle-hackle on a mono core, compressed 100% before wrapping.

Re: [VFB] Warm-water flies

2013-05-14 Thread Scott Bearden
Yes. Some are no longer than my thumb nail. Tiny things. Others are slightly wider and twice as long. All are the same color, which I suppose comes from the chlorophyll found in the tender fresh leaves . Charlie Meck likes to tie in three different lengths to cover them all I guess. I can attest

Re: [VFB] Warm-water flies

2013-05-14 Thread Alan Di Somma
Isn't that a Wooly Worm Sent from my iPad Thank You, Alan Di Somma Phoenix, AZ. Some mistakes are just too much fun to make only once. On May 14, 2013, at 1:26 PM, Don Ordes f...@tribcsp.com wrote: For you guys who live in the south and in other warm-water areas. How well do caterpillar

Re: [VFB] Warm-water flies- Pete

2013-05-14 Thread Scott Bearden
Don, Out here in the mid-Atlantic states this fly is very much a match the hatch kind of thing. It is the earliest terrestrial to come out each year. I have my best luck using this fly unweighted and greased with floatant on a fine tippet. They tend to lower themselves right into the water and

Re: [VFB] Warm-water flies

2013-05-14 Thread Jerryphl9
Not sure about the green weenie imitating a caterpillar .  Usually they're tied either with lead wrapped around the shank or a black beadhead and meant to imitate the green rock worm or similar caddis larvae.  The green inch worm is usally tied with a piece of foam. The small foam cylinders

Re: [VFB] Warm-water flies

2013-05-14 Thread Don Ordes
I would think a wooly worm evolved into a wooly bugger with the addition of a marabou tail, but the wooly worms they sold here were fat and short, like half a caterpillar. They worked in shallow lakes fished around the shores on the bottom. Who knows what the fish took them for.

Re: [VFB] Re: JM swap update

2013-05-14 Thread Rick Zieger
Thanks for letting me know.  Rick --- On Tue, 5/14/13, KP kpt...@btinternet.com wrote: From: KP kpt...@btinternet.com Subject: [VFB] Re: JM swap update To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Date: Tuesday, May 14, 2013, 7:47 PM Folks my most sincere apologies but I am not going to be able to

Re: [VFB] Re: JM swap update

2013-05-14 Thread Anthony Spezio
Don't feel bad. As much as I wanted to be in this swap I also had to drop out. I can do some things now but I am still not up to tying 20 flies. Tony From: KP kpt...@btinternet.com To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2013 2:47 PM Subject: [VFB] Re: JM swap update Folks my most

Re: [VFB] Warm-water flies- Pete

2013-05-14 Thread Peter Gramp
Pete, Great to hear from you. Just wanted to let you know that Dr. Tom’s surgery for TN was 100% successful. Not a single gun-shot to the face since he fixed it- 3 years now. Great to hear from you too, Don! That's Awesome - glad I could put you and Tom together, especially with those

Re: [VFB] Re: JM swap update

2013-05-14 Thread Wayne Blake-Hedges
Stuff happens,  not to worry! Wayneb Sent from Yahoo! Mail on Android -- -- 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] Warm-water flies

2013-05-14 Thread Wayne Blake-Hedges
We are experiencing a severe inchworm infestation on the East coast so a greenie weenie is killer right now warm and cold water. Wayneb Sent from Yahoo! Mail on Android -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VFB Mail group. To post to this group, send email to