RE: [VFB] New realistic nymph model

2010-03-04 Thread Larry Johnson
You certainly got my attention with the words, nymph model. Sorry, it was automatic. Larry J Neville Gosling nev.gosl...@shaw.ca 3/4/2010 10:27 AM No Picture - Just an X Neville (Nev) Gosling Greater Vancouver, B.C. Canada _ From: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com

Re: [VFB] help

2010-03-23 Thread Larry Johnson
Gotcha here in Utah Larry Johnson Brian Burgess brian.burge...@btinternet.com 3/23/2010 8:22 AM if anyone on the group has my email address please let me know if this got through as I dont seem to be recieving anything from the list. Birdie -- You received this message because you

Re: [VFB] Semperfli

2010-03-23 Thread Larry Johnson
Neville: It says that they are located in Morpeth, (North of Newcastle, NE coast) Northumberland, England. Larry Johnson Springville, Utah Neville Gosling nev.gosl...@shaw.ca 3/23/2010 10:22 AM Has anyone on the list heard of Semperfli dubbing and other fly tying products? It is sold

RE: [VFB] Semperfli

2010-03-23 Thread Larry Johnson
Neville: Apparently. After I hastily responded to your e-mail, I read the rest of the site. I only jumped in because I know where Morpeth is located, and I suppose that I wanted to appear as a well-traveled person. I apologize, and will go back under my rock. Larry Johnson Neville

RE: [VFB] Test

2010-04-04 Thread Larry Johnson
Nobody here, either... Larry Johnson Springville, Utah J Balmer jbal...@a5.com 4/4/2010 8:14 AM Nope. From: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com [mailto:vfb-m...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Brian Burgess Sent: Sunday, April 04, 2010 3:36 AM To: vfb Subject: [VFB] Test anybody out

Re: [VFB] Updated Rope-dub swappers list- patterns

2010-04-06 Thread Larry Johnson
Burned-wing rope-dubbed Adams for Larry Johnson Don Ordes f...@tribcsp.com 4/6/2010 10:42 AM 1. Don Ordes- Soft-hackle fly 2. J. Balmer 3. Martin Westbeek 4. Ashley Strutt- seals fur mayfly dry flies 5. Reuven Degal 6. Jimi Gensling 7. Chuck Alexander 8. Rene Zillman 9. Mike

Re: [VFB] Opal Caddis

2010-05-03 Thread Larry Johnson
Tony: Sometime, when you have a minute, could you put up a pic of the flies you mentioned in your post? Always looking for improvements on traditional patterns. Thanks in advance. Larry Johnson Springville, Utah Anthony Spezio bambot...@yahoo.com 5/2/2010 4:50 PM I did a show

Re: [VFB] WHERE IS EVERY BODY?

2010-05-17 Thread Larry Johnson
I is here, loud and clear. Larry J Jimmy D. Moore ray...@earthlink.net 5/17/2010 12:58 PM -- 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] WHERE IS EVERY BODY?

2010-05-19 Thread Larry Johnson
Tom: How are you feeling? I'm ready to fish. I sent you a note a week ago about making a reel seat insert for a rod I intend to re-finish. I have a lot of walnut, and would donate some to your supply if you want. Talk to me about fishing, too. I have not been. Tom Davenport

Re: [VFB] WHERE IS EVERY BODY?

2010-05-19 Thread Larry Johnson
Oops. I should've read through all my e-mails. Sorry for the duplication. LJ Tom Davenport t...@comcast.net 5/18/2010 5:52 PM I'm lurking. I will be retiring in three weeks, and then you might hear too much of me! Lately I have been chasing after strange fish... Bass, Wall Eye and

Re: [VFB] Coal Bed Methane (CBM), how to make a choice...

2010-05-19 Thread Larry Johnson
Don: Thanks for the quick and informative lesson. Someone will win, and someone will lose. Money is driving one side of the battle. Aesthetic and environmental concerns seem to drive the other. In any case, I can't imagine any solution that will satisfy all sides. Larry Johnson

Re: [VFB] Anyone need a break from the heat?

2010-06-10 Thread Larry Johnson
Flies for the rope-dub swap are on their way. Sorry to take so long. Larry Johnson Springville, Utah Don Ordes f...@tribcsp.com 6/10/2010 9:36 AM Come to Wyoming this week-end. High in low 50's, nights in mid-low 30's. No sweating here. Chilly-peppers should work. DonO -- You received

Re: [VFB] Anyone need a break from the heat?- Now rope dub swap...

2010-06-11 Thread Larry Johnson
- Original Message - From: Larry Johnson johns...@uvu.edu To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Sent: Thursday, June 10, 2010 1:30 PM Subject: Re: [VFB] Anyone need a break from the heat? Flies for the rope-dub swap are on their way. Sorry to take so long. Larry Johnson Springville, Utah Don Ordes

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

2010-06-11 Thread Larry Johnson
Hey, Wes: The cold temps in May must be due to AlGore's Global Warming.. Larry J Springville, Utah Wes Wada w...@wadaworks.com 6/9/2010 10:26 AM Hi VFB! Fishing season is finally getting untracked in Oregon and the Pacific NW. Our spring has been historic, weather-wise. For

Re: [VFB] fly lines

2010-06-14 Thread Larry Johnson
Don: I had barely looked at this e-mail re: Mars when you said that you were leaving for mars. It was like de ja vous all over again.. LJ Don Ordes f...@tribcsp.com 6/14/2010 2:21 PM Oh NOO!!! Spine vs spline again... I'm leaving for Mars. There's even a You-tube on

Re: [VFB] QFTD

2010-07-29 Thread Larry Johnson
Rick: I think that I said it first, quoting an old t-shirt I used to wear... I always liked a t-shirt I saw on you at my first Sowbug: I do what the voices in my tackle box tell me to do. Larry Johnson Springville, Utah -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VFB

Re: [VFB] Automatic fly reels

2010-08-20 Thread Larry Johnson
DonO: I have two old green Perrine automatic reels. As far as I can tell, they are ambi-dextrous... Larry Johnson Springville, Utah -- 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

Re: [VFB] Rope-dub swap status

2010-08-31 Thread Larry Johnson
DonO: I would also welcome a critique on my rope-dubbed mayflies... Thanks for hosting Looking forward to all the flies from the swap. Larry Johnson Springville, Utah ashley strutt galeforce1...@gmail.com 8/31/2010 12:56 PM Hi DonO, Thanks for hosting the swap and the up date

Re: [VFB] Future Fly Tier/Fly Fisher

2010-09-08 Thread Larry Johnson
Rodger: Some very fine work went into this effort. Nicely done. Congratulations, Grandpa. Larry Johnson Springville, Utah Rodger Oleson rodger...@argontech.net 9/8/2010 12:07 PM On 9/8/2010 11:12 AM, glw...@gundluth.org wrote: Ryan Thomas Burke. Sept. 6th 10:57 AM CDT 7lbs, 14 oz

Re: [VFB] Rope-dub swap photos

2010-09-09 Thread Larry Johnson
traffic and overgrowth, it is still in my back yard, but not as fun to fish. Then there are the rattlesnakes... Larry Johnson Springville, Utah Joyce Westphal westpha...@gmail.com 9/9/2010 1:20 PM It's called Byron's midge because Byron Sargeant is a fishing friend who suggested

Re: [VFB] Rope-dub swap photos

2010-09-09 Thread Larry Johnson
Thanks Wayne. The wing is very easy, especially compared to using a grizzly hackle tip. The rope dub is much easier and faster than I imagined... Larry Johnson -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VFB Mail group. To post to this group, send email to vfb-mail

Re: [VFB] QFTD

2010-09-10 Thread Larry Johnson
excellent patterns and tying shown here. Forgive the change of subject. Back to lurking. Larry Johnson Springville, Utah Rick Zieger rdzieg...@yahoo.com 9/10/2010 7:09 AM 'Now, then, son,' the Old Man said 'we ain't going to talk any, because fishin' is a silent sport and a lot

Re: [VFB] Pelt-swaps

2010-09-17 Thread Larry Johnson
DonO: Any idea about how much a person might be invested in a joint ventre like this? I would be interested in several pieces of dyed fur, but not a $100 worth. Larry Johnson Springville, Utah Don Ordes f...@tribcsp.com 9/17/2010 10:30 AM Who feels like pooling resources to get good

Re: [VFB] Pelt-swaps- new ideas from VFBers

2010-09-18 Thread Larry Johnson
include smaller samples (2x2 or 2x4) I would go for it.. Larry Johnson Springville, Utah -- 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] Off-topic

2010-09-18 Thread Larry Johnson
Not a problem here. Tell Penny we all love her and are including her in our prayers Larry J -- 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] Rene- guides

2010-09-18 Thread Larry Johnson
Scott: Lots of good advice in your post. Thanks for sharing your wisdom and expertise. Larry J -- 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] Prayers Needed for Jody

2010-09-20 Thread Larry Johnson
Jimmy: You got it. Tell her we are thinking and praying for her. Larry J Jimmy D. Moore ray...@earthlink.net 9/20/2010 9:01 AM As many of you know, Jody had breast cancer, had a lumpectomy 6 years ago. Did Chemo and Radiation. She's had a clean bill of health, no cancer since then. Last

Re: [VFB] Pelt-swaps- new ideas from VFBers

2010-09-21 Thread Larry Johnson
. Larry Johnson Springville, Utah Don Ordes f...@tribcsp.com 9/19/2010 11:18 AM Chuck, now you're talking 'material swaps', something we used to do a lot of. Get 10 tiers off line and make up swap-bags to trade out. My idea is for bulk purchasing discount. A few may need to trade out

RE: [VFB] Finding hooks and backing for Fly boxes

2010-09-21 Thread Larry Johnson
will be waiting for all your good ideas. Larry Johnson Springville, Utah Wayne Blake-Hedges wayneb22...@yahoo.com 9/21/2010 1:29 PM Hi Jim; Here are a couple of hook ideas: http://stores.ebay.com/Har-Lee-Rod/MUSTAD-HOOK-SALE-/_i.html?_fsub=1624363018_sid=15998378_trksid=p4634.c0.m322 first

Re: [VFB] THANKS TO ALL

2010-09-23 Thread Larry Johnson
Excellent news, my friend. Great sigh of relief. Larry J Allan Fish afi...@sbcglobal.net 9/23/2010 10:28 AM THANKS TO ALL FOR YOUR PRAYERS., I got a text message about a minute ago from my son-in-law. My daughter Penny had a clean MRI scan this morning. A. -- You received this message

Re: [VFB] JODY IS OK !

2010-09-24 Thread Larry Johnson
Excellent news Larry J Jimmy D. Moore ray...@earthlink.net 9/24/2010 2:16 PM Just got the word. The fatty tumor was benign - no cancer cells. Everything A-OK Thanks to all of you who expressed concern and thanks also for your prayers. Even wiith Jody being a 6 1/2 year breast

Re: [VFB] QFTD

2010-09-30 Thread Larry Johnson
Rick: I always enjoy the QFTD. Thanks for providing us with all the thoughts. This one I particularly enjoyed, and forwarded it to many more than usual. I intend to retire next spring, and this quote helps with the future perspective. Thanks again Larry Johnson Springville, Utah Rick

Re: [VFB] QFTD

2010-10-02 Thread Larry Johnson
As far as I know, I was the first to offer this quote to the VFB list. I had seen it on a t-shirt. Larry Johnson Springville, Utah -- 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] Friday's fly of the day

2010-10-02 Thread Larry Johnson
DonO: You always amaze me. You are to be commended for your creativity, and your willingness to share ideas to help others. You lead the way for many of us. Thanks for all you do. And don't go blaming Bugs or Veronica for all this. Larry Johnson Springville, Utah -- You received

Re: [VFB] Friday's fly of the day

2010-10-03 Thread Larry Johnson
I knew I would leave someone out. LJ -- 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

Re: [VFB] Weave accident...

2010-10-04 Thread Larry Johnson
Nick: I like it too, but I am finding it more and more difficult to learn complicated processes like this. Old-timers disease, I guess. Maybe it would take another graduate degree for me. What size hook is this one in the picture? Niclas Runarsson niclas.runars...@soderhamn.com 10/4/2010

Re: [VFB] Weave accident...

2010-10-04 Thread Larry Johnson
Also, how many hands do you need to keep all the strands separate, and under the right amount of tension. I might add some (partridge) legs right between the solid green and the black dubbing. Love the pattern. Larry Johnson Springville, Utah Niclas Runarsson niclas.runars...@soderhamn.com

Re: [VFB] Ant swap flies arrived

2010-10-05 Thread Larry Johnson
.) But it seems to me that some of them will get a bite or sting into the fish before it dies. Does the stomach of a fish have nerve endings? Don't they feel it? If they do, you would think that they would avoid all of them.. Larry Johnson Springville, Utah Don Ordes f...@tribcsp.com 10/5

Re: [VFB] Fiberglass rods now bamboo

2010-10-08 Thread Larry Johnson
Is there any way you and Scott could put up a photo of these rods for the rest of us to admire? Larry Johnson Springville, Utah Anthony Spezio bambot...@yahoo.com 10/7/2010 5:38 PM Scott, That twisted quad is a 4 wt though it will cast a 3 wt at distance.. It is the one I won the fishing

Re: [VFB] Fiberglass rods now bamboo

2010-10-08 Thread Larry Johnson
That is remarkable. You are a true artist. Larry Johnson Anthony Spezio bambot...@yahoo.com 10/8/2010 9:09 AM Larry, Here is just one photo. If others want to see more I will post a few more. Will send others to you off list. This rod has light and dark alternating strips and a Corn Cob

Re: [VFB] Netscape mail still messed up

2010-10-08 Thread Larry Johnson
Got this one and the earlier one in Utah. Good luck Larry Johnson ray...@earthlink.net 10/8/2010 1:21 PM If any of you receive this email, please let me know. This is thru Webmail and will very likely remain my email workhorse. Thanks, JIMMY D -- You received this message because you

Re: [VFB] Fiberglass rods now bamboo

2010-10-09 Thread Larry Johnson
more of you guys who are on the VFB list. Larry Johnson Springville, Utah -- 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

Re: [VFB] Sow Bug Alumni Fly Swap

2010-10-10 Thread Larry Johnson
Jimmy: I am a three-time veteran of the Sowbug. I will participate. When will we need to announce our choice of pattern? Do you have a due date? Larry Johnson Springville, Utah -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VFB Mail group. To post to this group, send

Re: [VFB] Tue. Oct. 17 - Sow Bug Alumni signup update

2010-10-19 Thread Larry Johnson
I am behind the person who is standing behind the girl in the red sweatshirt. You can see a bit of my hat and head. I was scrunched into to corner. Larry Johnson Springville, Utah Allan Fish afi...@sbcglobal.net 10/19/2010 8:10 AM Wouldn't you know it - just when I had to go

Re: [VFB] Tue. Oct. 17 - Sow Bug Alumni signup update

2010-10-19 Thread Larry Johnson
with more, or older, or cuter, or smarter, etc. As my friend says, I've never seen an ugly grandchild yet. We did our best, and now I am really tired. Better have a nap. Larry Johnson Springville, Utah Larry Johnson johns...@uvu.edu 10/19/2010 10:22 AM I am behind the person who is standing

Re: [VFB] Sow Bug Alumni Fly Swap - Rules, etc.

2010-10-19 Thread Larry Johnson
I will agree with everything you said about our great friend, Tony. No one has been more helpful, or willing to share. It is an honor. I will tie the same fly I tied for the rope-dub swap: a burned-wing Adams. Apologies to those who received one in the other swap. Larry Johnson Springville

Re: [VFB] Tue. Oct. 17 - Sow Bug Alumni signup update

2010-10-20 Thread Larry Johnson
:33 PM Congrats Larry - see you in December if I can get you out in the cold. Mike On Tue, Oct 19, 2010 at 6:37 AM, Larry Johnson johns...@uvu.edu wrote: Note to all: Announcing a new grandchild !!! Phoebe Alivia Johnson, born October 18, in El Paso, Texas. 8 lbs. even, 20 long

Re: [VFB] Cold climate fishing, was Sow Bug Alumni signup update

2010-10-20 Thread Larry Johnson
still see drift-boats going down the river until ice-up. So there are some real die-hards out there. I'd prefer to buy a ticket to the Keys at that time. DonO - Original Message - From: Larry Johnson johns...@uvu.edu To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Sent: Wednesday, October 20, 2010 8:11

Re: [VFB] Cold climate fishing, was Sow Bug Alumni signup update

2010-10-20 Thread Larry Johnson
AM, Larry Johnson johns...@uvu.edu wrote: I have (in the past) fished when it was so cold that the guides on my fly rod filled with ice. Not any more. But then, I don't do a lot of things that I used to do. I can be lured out to play in the snow on my 4-wheeler ( Harriet, the chariot ). I

Re: [VFB] Cold climate fishing, was Sow Bug Alumni signup update

2010-10-20 Thread Larry Johnson
sure trying to get a lot of support for not fishing with me in December! On Wed, Oct 20, 2010 at 6:07 AM, Larry Johnson johns...@uvu.edu wrote: I have (in the past) fished when it was so cold that the guides on my fly rod filled with ice. Not any more. But then, I don't do a lot of things

Re: [VFB] Kidney Cyst/OFF TOPIC

2010-10-22 Thread Larry Johnson
My daughter (38 years old) has poly-cystic kidney disease. They think that the cysts are now in her liver and some in her lungs ( non-smoker). She is always uncomfortable. The dr says that eventually she will need a new kidney. Larry J Chuck Alexander chuckalexan...@hughes.net 10/21/2010

Re: [VFB] GREAT news

2010-10-25 Thread Larry Johnson
Tony: Well-deserved. We have ordered your new hat in the larger size. Hope it's big enough. (Just a little humor from the Wasatch Mountains) Larry Johnson Springville, Utah Allan Fish afi...@sbcglobal.net 10/24/2010 5:50 AM GREAT news. Our own Tony Spezio has received quite an honor

Re: [VFB] Sowbug

2010-11-03 Thread Larry Johnson
Larry Johnson Allan Fish afi...@sbcglobal.net 11/2/2010 6:50 PM The tyers list has been lost. If you plan on tying or have tyed at the Sowbug, contact me off list. I will let you know who to contact to get back on the tyers list. Tony -- Tony, Let me know who to contact. Cecil said he

Re: [VFB] Rope dubbing peacock- Fly of the Week- peacock

2010-11-03 Thread Larry Johnson
Don: I know that you are a great advocate of the rope-dub technique. I have been doing the same thing you are doing with the peacock and hackle for years on my Nor-Vise. I add a strip of narrow tinsel to it. I fish it like that, or use it as a body for a caddis or mayfly, etc. Larry

Re: [VFB] Rope dubbing peacock- vs other techniques

2010-11-04 Thread Larry Johnson
-Vise better, by all means stick with it. I just hope you've done a heads-up comparison of speed vs results vs versatility. Very Best Regards, DonO - Original Message - From: Larry Johnson johns...@uvu.edu To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Sent: Wednesday, November 03, 2010 12:22 PM

Re: [VFB] Rope dubbing peacock- vs other techniques

2010-11-04 Thread Larry Johnson
% discount for the next 2 months to make it easier to buy them as gifts. So I say if you like your Nor-Vise better, by all means stick with it. I just hope you've done a heads-up comparison of speed vs results vs versatility. Very Best Regards, DonO - Original Message - From: Larry Johnson

Re: [VFB] Rope dubbing peacock- Fly of the Week- peacock

2010-11-04 Thread Larry Johnson
Joyce: If you are successful in scanning the fly, would you send the image to me also? Thanks. By the way, I use gold tinsel with peacock and brown hackle, not silver tinsel DonO and I are in a conversation regarding spinning versus noodling. Larry Johnson Joyce M Westphal joyce

Re: [VFB] Rope dubbing peacock- vs other techniques- NorVise questions

2010-11-04 Thread Larry Johnson
, but without the conclave. DonO - Original Message - From: Larry Johnson johns...@uvu.edu To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Sent: Thursday, November 04, 2010 7:59 AM Subject: Re: [VFB] Rope dubbing peacock- vs other techniques After a half-hitch at the top of the hook bend, I tie

Re: [VFB] Rope dubbing peacock- vs other techniques

2010-11-04 Thread Larry Johnson
a picture of it which will give you a better close up when I get home. JOyce On Thu, Nov 4, 2010 at 9:41 AM, Larry Johnson johns...@uvu.edu wrote: I can noodle in the rope-dub style, or spin all my materials with the tying thread as the wire. I made some short gnats (looked like Griffith's

Re: [VFB] Rope dubbing peacock- Fly of the Week- peacock

2010-11-04 Thread Larry Johnson
gray furs to replace the flash of ribbing, but accentuate the segments. DonO - Original Message - From: Larry Johnson johns...@uvu.edu To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Sent: Thursday, November 04, 2010 9:48 AM Subject: Re: [VFB] Rope dubbing peacock- Fly of the Week- peacock Joyce

Re: [VFB] Rope dubbing peacock- vs other techniques- NorVise questions

2010-11-04 Thread Larry Johnson
a straight line core so you can move the dubbing up or down, thin it out or make it thicker as you desire. Joyce - Original Message - From: Larry Johnson johns...@uvu.edu DonO: The thread spins with the rest of the materials. Once it starts turning I cannot adjust the taper or distribution

Re: [VFB] Rope dubbing peacock- vs other techniques- NorVise questions

2010-11-04 Thread Larry Johnson
tie flies for ice fishing. Thanks Paul Maurer Please enlighten me. CMW2K Thanks, DonO It stays a straight line core so you can move the dubbing up or down, thin it out or make it thicker as you desire. Joyce - Original Message - From: Larry Johnson johns...@uvu.edu DonO

Re: [VFB] Rope dubbing peacock- vs other techniques

2010-11-04 Thread Larry Johnson
with the dubbing, it is not the rope-dub that i do. DonO - Original Message - From: Larry Johnson johns...@uvu.edu To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Sent: Thursday, November 04, 2010 10:39 AM Subject: Re: [VFB] Rope dubbing peacock- vs other techniques It's OK with me if he thinks he is the original

Re: [VFB] Rope dubbing peacock- vs other techniques

2010-11-04 Thread Larry Johnson
I find myself involved in something which aggravates me at times. Some one will start a conversation/thread on the list then carry on on-list forever. I never intended for this to take so much time. A lot of people on the list will be surprised to see all this traffic when they open up

Re: [VFB] Rope dubbing peacock- vs other techniques

2010-11-04 Thread Larry Johnson
I am trying to find a way ($$$) to make a swing through El Paso to see a new grand-daughter, then to Ft. Smith Arkansas to see another daughter her family, then around to the Sowbug, and then up to Pittsburgh , Kansas, where my brother has lived for years. Then fly back to SLC out of

Re: [VFB] Rope dubbing peacock- Fly of the Week- peacock

2010-11-04 Thread Larry Johnson
are welcome to come paddle me down the river any time. LOL The Miracle Mile can be floated, but we need to watch the flows and levels- lots of boulders sandbars. Some biggies can be caught, but most are little ones in the 12 to 20 range. DonO - Original Message - From: Larry Johnson

Re: [VFB] Rope dubbing peacock- Fly of the Week- peacock

2010-11-04 Thread Larry Johnson
on a short-line technique. DonO - Original Message - From: Larry Johnson johns...@uvu.edu To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Sent: Thursday, November 04, 2010 11:42 AM Subject: Re: [VFB] Rope dubbing peacock- Fly of the Week- peacock Let's keep this in mind. You will need to let me know what

Re: [VFB] Rope dubbing peacock- vs other techniques

2010-11-04 Thread Larry Johnson
learn so much from him Larry Johnson Anthony Spezio bambot...@yahoo.com 11/4/2010 12:09 PM Can I jump in here, not related to Helen Shaw. When Don was here for the Sowbug a few years ago, I only got a quick glimpse of what he was doing, I was too involved with the show to watch him

Re: [VFB] Glo-bugs with McFlyfoam

2010-11-05 Thread Larry Johnson
No weight in the Glo-Bug?? Larry J Don Ordes f...@tribcsp.com 11/4/2010 6:10 PM Actually, you didn't do bad at all. Just trim the egg round and get better with practice. I watched some You-tube videos on tying it, and it looks like they're McFlyfoam yarn and Glo-bug yarn. One one

[VFB] RE: Hello

2010-11-08 Thread Larry Johnson
Larry's here. I had no messages when I went to class at 11:00. I came back at noon and there were 35 e-mails waiting for me. Larry Johnson Wayne Blake-Hedges wayneb22...@yahoo.com 11/8/2010 11:02 AM Hi All; Awefully quiet on the list, anyone alive out there??? Wayneb

[VFB] emerger

2010-11-11 Thread Larry Johnson
I never saw a blow dryer used on a fly before. I saw this on a YouTube video from Nuclee-r Flies, blow drying a peacock emerger. Larry Johnson Springville, Utah -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VFB Mail group. To post to this group, send email to vfb-mail

Re: [VFB] emerger

2010-11-11 Thread Larry Johnson
, but clouds up if you try to speed it up. The 'new' UV cure coatings are susceptible to clouding but cure rather quickly in the sun or UV light. Was there another reason they were applying a blower? DonO - Original Message - From: Larry Johnson johns...@uvu.edu To: vfb-mail

Re: [VFB] emerger

2010-11-11 Thread Larry Johnson
are susceptible to clouding but cure rather quickly in the sun or UV light. Was there another reason they were applying a blower? DonO - Original Message - From: Larry Johnson johns...@uvu.edu To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Sent: Thursday, November 11, 2010 11:42 AM Subject: [VFB] emerger I never

Re: [VFB] emerger

2010-11-11 Thread Larry Johnson
I didn't get the url for the video, but I found it quickly again by googling NUCLEE-R flies, peacock emerger LJ Don Ordes f...@tribcsp.com 11/11/2010 2:12 PM Got a url for that video? - Original Message - From: Larry Johnson johns...@uvu.edu To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Sent

[VFB] Re: now tube flies- reply

2010-11-12 Thread Larry Johnson
Deb: Good to hear your voice on the list. Are you back? Larry Johnson Springville, Utah dsdur...@msn.com 11/11/2010 4:22 PM Hey, Ashley! Forgive me I don't know how to use this list very well. I do like to use tube flies on the Blues. They do have a junction tube connecting the hook

Re: [VFB] Bullets- only for those who like guns hunting- OTHERS DELETE

2010-11-18 Thread Larry Johnson
Makes all the sense in the world. I wish I was in a financial position to buy a BIG FRAME handgun. What would my Springfield Armory 1911 .45 ACP do in a bear situation? Any good at all? Larry Johnson Don Ordes f...@tribcsp.com 11/18/2010 9:35 AM I've posted photos before of my fly

Re: [VFB] Bullets- only for those who like guns hunting- OTHERS DELETE

2010-11-19 Thread Larry Johnson
. Not something you'd want for concealed carry but good in bear country. Jerry Caruso All things considered, I'd rather be in Philadelphia. - Larry Johnson JOHNSOLA @ uvu . edu wrote: Makes all the sense in the world. I wish I was in a financial position to buy a BIG FRAME handgun

Re: [VFB] bears and guns

2010-11-22 Thread Larry Johnson
I would still live in the U.S. by choice than in Canada. Larry Johnson Springville, Utah Don Ordes f...@tribcsp.com 11/22/2010 12:12 PM Re: [VFB] bears and gunsAnd on top of that, there's no such thing as an 'illegal weapon' unless they are already a felon and are using a weapon in a crime

Re: [VFB] Not for the queasy!

2010-11-22 Thread Larry Johnson
I was thinking more on the lines of Canada is for those who have given their gun rights away Sounds tough and strong to me... Larry J Neville Gosling nev.gosl...@shaw.ca 11/22/2010 1:45 PM Yes Larry, Canada is for the tough strong! Cheers Neville (Nev) Gosling Greater Vancouver,

[VFB] Re: Not for the queasy!

2010-11-22 Thread Larry Johnson
that this is an important issue, and those in Canada who feel this way are preparing to vote the gun-banners out of office. That's what it will take... Larry Johnson Springville, Utah Neville Gosling nev.gosl...@shaw.ca 11/22/2010 2:46 PM Larry and all: We didn't give them away, they were

Re: [VFB] Rope dubbing peacock- Fly of the Week- peacock

2010-11-29 Thread Larry Johnson
Joyce: The fish in Hobble Creek seem to like almost everything. LJ Rodger Oleson rodger...@argontech.net 11/27/2010 10:33 PM On 11/3/2010 2:08 PM, Joyce M Westphal wrote: As have I. Just finished 3 dozen Scofield minute midges for the flyboxes, using green holographic

Re: [VFB] test

2010-12-13 Thread Larry Johnson
This is the only one I have received... I think. Larry Johnson Wayne Blake-Hedges wayneb22...@yahoo.com 12/10/2010 1:27 PM Sent an email twice today, doesn't appear to have made it. Wayne -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VFB Mail group

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

2010-12-17 Thread Larry Johnson
Allan: Do you think that it should be a low-fat leader, or regular butterfat flourocarbon leader? LJ Allan Fish afi...@sbcglobal.net 12/17/2010 8:30 AM I would be curious to learn about how the leaders look in clean water, but this year the water was colored most of the year and I wonder

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

2010-12-17 Thread Larry Johnson
You know, if someone just opened their e-mail and jumped in, they would have a very interesting experience trying to put all the bits of conversation into a coherent dialogue. LJ Allan Fish afi...@sbcglobal.net 12/17/2010 12:04 PM Allan: Do you think that it should be a low-fat leader,

Re: [VFB] Simplifying fly movement under water

2010-12-20 Thread Larry Johnson
DonO: I'll wager that the Ordes' pool is not open this weekend LJ Don Ordes f...@tribcsp.com 12/18/2010 11:20 AM Hey JimmyD, et al, You are correct in many ways about wet flies looking the same, especially hairy bugs. My method includes looking at flies underwater with a straight leader

Re: [VFB] whiting co-op swaps

2010-12-21 Thread Larry Johnson
Neville: I still have quite a few hackles from that swap. Still love 'em. Larry Johnson Spriingville, Utah -- 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

Re: [VFB] whiting co-op swaps

2010-12-21 Thread Larry Johnson
DonO: If there was enough interest, what would Dr. Tom charge per package? Any idea? I always use dry-fly hackles, #14-18. Larry Johnson Springville, Utah -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VFB Mail group. To post to this group, send email to vfb-mail

Re: [VFB] A Big Texas Merry Christmas to all

2010-12-27 Thread Larry Johnson
Jimmy: In all your adventures, find some time to come to Utah. I will show you some easy wading. Anc some beautiful wild territory, too. Larry Johnson Springville, Utah -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VFB Mail group. To post to this group, send email to vfb

Re: [VFB] VFB Alive and Well

2011-01-02 Thread Larry Johnson
the VFB ! Larry Johnson Springville, Utah -- 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

Re: [VFB] RE: What's everybody tying??

2011-01-04 Thread Larry Johnson
Hans: Good to have you jump in on the list. I opened the squadron pic, but the critter pic and close-up pic would not open. Pretty flies. What size hook? What size bead? As Joyce often says, enquiring minds want to know. Larry Johnson Springville, Utah Hans Weilenmann hans.weilenm

Re: [VFB] Sowbug 2011

2011-01-22 Thread Larry Johnson
. I hope to attend this year (with my wife, Shauna). If we can make it, I would consider it an honor to meet you, and perhaps get a photo. Larry Johnson Springville, Utah -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VFB Mail group. To post to this group, send email

Re: [VFB] Thanks

2011-01-22 Thread Larry Johnson
Our thoughts and prayers are with you. Larry Johnson Springville, Utah -- 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] Re: Mountain Home, not American Home

2011-01-24 Thread Larry Johnson
like that. VBG -Original Message- From: Larry Johnson johns...@uvu.edu Sent: Jan 22, 2011 2:20 PM To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: [VFB] Sowbug 2011 Nev: The first two times I attended the Sowbug I flew from Salt Lake City into Little Rock and had a rental car booked

Re: [VFB] Somerset NJ show and new fly tyers

2011-01-24 Thread Larry Johnson
Peggy: This is the best way to keep our sport/art alive and growing. Good job. Larry Johnson Springville, Utah Allan Fish afi...@sbcglobal.net 1/24/2011 6:26 AM And best of all seeing kids coming back for a 3rd or 4th year with flies they have tied! I have a few young followers who are now

[VFB] Re: Mountain Home, not American Home

2011-01-24 Thread Larry Johnson
Did not what? LJ Allan Fish afi...@sbcglobal.net 1/24/2011 8:53 AM OOps. That was an honest mistake. I am having trouble with my memory. More and more often. And did I mention that I have trouble with my memory?... I forget if you did or not. a, -- You received this message because

Re: [VFB] Test

2011-02-03 Thread Larry Johnson
Alan: I hope you find the problem. I receive two of every e-mail from anyone on the VFB list. Some how I have enrolled in the VFB a second time. Some days it doubles my in box, and now it takes forever (times 2) to go through all the mail. Larry J -- You received this message because you

Re: [VFB] quote 020811

2011-02-09 Thread Larry Johnson
I have this one on my office wall. Still seems very true to me. LJ Michael Bliss flyfish...@gmail.com 2/9/2011 12:15 AM Many men go fishing all their lives without knowing this it is not fish they are after. Henry David Thoreau -- Mike Bliss Aloha from Hawaii -- You received this

Re: [VFB] Bad knee scuttles Sowbug plans

2011-02-14 Thread Larry Johnson
Tom: We will miss you. Anything we can do for you before or during or after your surgery? I will try to get up to see you... Larry J Tom Davenport t...@comcast.net 2/13/2011 4:20 PM My left knee, which was banged up in a horse riding accident when I was in my 20's, has been gimpy since

Re: [VFB] Catskill Dry Fly swap 2011

2011-02-14 Thread Larry Johnson
Peggy: What qualifies a dry as a Catskill dry? and how could someone find pics of these so that they could decide if they would chooses to participate? Larry Johnson Springville, Utah Peggy Brenner peggy.bren...@comcast.net 2/13/2011 4:58 PM Each year I try to host this swap, and each

Re: [VFB] testing

2011-02-15 Thread Larry Johnson
12 X 12 here in Utah Jimmy LJ Jimmy D. Moore ray...@earthlink.net 2/14/2011 11:07 AM Got a minor problem. Am I getting out?? JIMMY D ยบ * JIMMY D. MOORE, ARS WB5RHT,author Moon Holler Misfits Fishing Hunting Club, Member,

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