Re: [VFB] Looking for new #12-14 hopper/cricket patterns

2015-07-04 Thread Mike Barrett
RAINY'S HI-VIS GRAND HOPPER 

BIG SECRET HOPPER 

FURIMSKY'S HOT LEGS HOPPER 

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 On Jul 4, 2015, at 6:33 AM, Pete Gramp pete.gr...@gmail.com wrote:
 
 There's an area of Maine, USA that I'll be fishing this summer where the 
 adjacent farmlands are supposed to be harvested just a week prior to my 
 fishing.  Even though I can't wade this go of it (and it's bugging me 
 that's the case), I figure that the hoppers and/or crickets will make their 
 typical migration down to the water because of the farms' harvests, so I 
 should be tying up the same-sized terrestrials as past years.  
 
 Not that past years' patterns didn't work well (namely a modified 'letort 
 cricket' in pale yellow- rusty-olive with a dyed candy-apple-red hackle tail, 
 and then a pink-craft-store-foam 'baby boy hopper', both relatively small, in 
 size 12 to 14), but I always have a desire to try new patterns.  Anyone have 
 some favorite hopper or cricket patterns that might be new to me?
 
 I heard that one of the magazines (perhaps fly fisherman?) has a feature on 
 Hoppers this latest issue, but I've yet to read / get it, and see if there 
 are patterns in there.
 
 Happy Fourth of July to everyone in USA,
 -Pete
 (ZugbugPete)
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RE: [VFB] Catskills / Roscoe NY, USA - Any Info, send it my way

2015-03-22 Thread Mike Barrett
 questions. 


 Mike Barrett


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Date: Sun, 22 Mar 2015 06:40:50 -0400
Subject: [VFB] Catskills / Roscoe NY, USA - Any Info, send it my way
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So this summer, my wife finally gave in and is letting me stop for 2 or 3 days 
in the catskills region, around Roscoe NY USA.  There are great things that 
I've heard, and there are of course the stories of its fabled streams and 
rivers.  While I'm foaming at the bit, there are some questions and possible 
hiccups that need to be solved before I go.  
That's where you kind folks come in.  I'll be frank - my knowledge of the 
Catskills are only what the sporadic fly fishing book, a topo map, and the fly 
fishing videos have shown me.  A guide is almost a necessity when it comes to 
this rusty ol' caster, flopping the line on the water like a cowboy roping at a 
rodeo... I'll need all the help I can get!  Been almost a half year since on 
the water, possibly more, due to medical reasons; I won't go into it here, but 
feel free to private message me if you'd like details.  Point is, I'd love to 
fish the fabled waters, catching anything (a baseball counts as catching 
something, right?), not being picky about having to catch numbers of fish, or 
size of fish, but preferably catching at least one fish over the course of 2 or 
3 days.  Any recommendations for which waterways to target, for a not so great 
(i.e. horrible) caster?  Here's the kicker - due to the medical issues, I can't 
be hiking huge distances (two miles each way is about it, if I obey the doc), 
and can't be wading higher than, well, I'll say waist, but if my doc had a say 
it would be up to my knee - I made the mistake of asking him...  Anyhow, heard 
the Williweemoc (sp?) fits the bill, but I don't know enough about the area to 
say one way or the other.  
Other considerations, I'll have my wife, and kids (one in elementary school, 
other a toddler) with me on this trip.  They won't be fly fishing with me, but 
will need lodging and something to do for 2-3 days.  Suggestions for lodging, 
eateries, and things to do while I'm enjoying the fishing would be awesome, and 
would help me keep this as a good idea in my wife's head :)  We have no 
problem with the idea to rough it, but due to the medical issues, need 
potable water, and need electricity to run medical stuff.  Anyone who knows 
how to get a portable battery pack type thing, that outputs electricity in a 
way that you can just plug in a normal (USA type) electric plug, that would be 
such an awesome thing, you have no idea.  Wow, this is turning into a novella - 
I'll end this here and see if anyone knows of info surrounding the catskills 
region centering on Roscoe NY.  Thanks!
Hardy wraps,-Pete





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RE: [VFB] Vacation in the Poconos or Catskills

2014-01-05 Thread Mike Barrett
Ups, I do go to Dette’s fly shop on the west side of the Willowemoc in
Roscoe.
 
https://www.detteflies.com/
 
Also, there is a casting pond at the BVI. It does have fish but I only practice 
cast with wife to warm up her skills. Maybe, you can convince the girls to 
learn.


Mike
 
Date: Sat, 4 Jan 2014 12:54:59 -0500
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Subject: Re: [VFB] Vacation in the Poconos or Catskills




  
  




Thanks to all for the excellent responses.  Sounds like Roscoe is the
place!  And it shouldn't be too difficult to convince the girls that
this IS the place! 



Mike,



I really appreciate your detailed email describing more that just the
good fishing.  Thank you!  Are you the mayor of roscoe?  8 ~ }



Cheers, y'all,



















Bob Hendry

Southern
Maryland 
 
Every
man has to believe in something - I believe I'll go Fishing
- 
- Henry David
Thoreau




On 1/3/2014 1:49 PM, Mike Barrett wrote:

  
By the way, the Beaverkill Valley Inn has 1 mile of private water catch and 
release water on the upper Beaverkill just like 2 miles north of Lew Beach, NY. 
The 'wall pool' is like no more than 300 feet away where I have caught 22 inch 
rainbows at the head of the pool many times because the BVI is catch and 
release. This pool is quite long. There are three great pools to fish and twice 
as many riffles also. There is the bend pool further south, may 800 feet away. 
If you are lucky enough to know someone from the Beaverkill Trout Club a couple 
of miles south of the BVI, they have 6 miles of private water. You would like 
to fish within walking distance of the motel/Bed  Breakfast and be in NIRVANA? 
Well this is it!!! it sounds like you want to make a summer trip. The water 
will be cool enough to hold the fish even through August and warm enough to wet 
wade. Bing Maps the Birds Eye view of the address and you will get an idea of 
their property. 

The nice thing about the BVI, is that you must cross the Barnhart Road bridge 
to get to their property. Their property is separated from the Beaverkill 
Valley Road by the river.  From the BVI you can get to the East Branch of the 
Delaware, which has many access points for wade fishing. In August it will 
still be ice cold from water releases early in the morning, 40 degree range 
from the bottom of the Pepacton Reservoir Dam in Downsville NY. It is like 
natures own A/C on a 95 degree August day. They have an indoor swimming pool, 
indoor basketball court and a self serve ice cream bar. Breakfast is part of 
your room charge. Last year weekdays were $167/ night and Sunday is a weekday. 
They serve lunch and dinner, if need be at an additional price. Full course 
dinners were $50/person with soup, salad, entre and desert. Sometimes with 
dinner, they have a cocktail hour with hors d'œuvres. It just depends on how 
many people will be at dinner. They have a nice little bar with go
od spirits a plenty, fine wine and many craft beers. Tipping is not permitted. 
If they are not serving dinner, you are allowed to eat at the homeowners 
association club bar in Lew Beach.  
There is a wonderful wrap around porch for sitting and reading. There are many 
trails for hiking but it is black bear country so please bring bear mace and/or 
fog horns. Just google either and make your choice. I alays carry bear mace, a 
small horn and one 5 inch bowie knife as a last resort.��
 
From the BVI, you can go fish the covered bridge on the upper Beaverkill NY 
state park area a few miles away. There is a deep pool there. You can go north 
on route 206 out of Roscoe and before you cross the Beaverkil River Bridge, 
there is a torn off on your left to the Beaverkill River. Back down 206 
towards Roscoe, there is another acces point. And of Course there is the 
famous Junction Pool (the Beaverkill and Willowemoc meet to form the lower 
Beaverkill. 
 
There is a cute little creek with two turn offs for fishing, Mongaup Creek. It 
is up Mongaup Road which is off of DeBruce Road out of Livinston Manor. Mongaup 
is a tributory to the Upper Willowemoc, up stream from Livingston Manor. The 
turnoff to the pool, which I always fish, is the one with the v formed plank 
dam, the second one after driving up on Mongaup Road. Do not step out onto the 
dam. It is slick as goat shit. Plus I am not sure that it would support any 
weight because of its age. A vist to the hatchery on Mongaup creek is 
worthwhile. It is fed by 1,500 gallons daily of spring water, which just emptys 
into the lower Mongaup Creek where the plank dam is, insuring water even during 
a hot dry summer month. 
 
Just plop a size 16 royal wullf to the far side and let the back wash drift it 
into the foam and pretty little 14 inch rainbows will bolt from the depth 
underneath the foam and take your presentation. Mongaup Creek houses the 
Mongaup Creek NY State Hatchery further on up the road so google map it and you 
will find the road

RE: [VFB] Vacation in the Poconos or Catskills

2014-01-05 Thread Mike Barrett



Ups again, I do go to Frank Kuttner's Fly shop on the Beaverkill Road, which is 
the main road to the BVI out of Livingston Manor. In fact, the BVI sells flies, 
which are Kuttner's flies but at a premium, $2.75/fly about $.75 more per fly 
than at his shop. In fact, his wife works at the BVI. 
 
By the way, no felt sole wading shoes at the BVI. I just bought Korkers last 
year with the BOA Lacing system and studded rubber soles. Boy are they great, 
the ease of getting in and out is fantastic. Simms has their RiverTek Boa Boot. 
The Boa Lacing System lets you lace up ultrafast—with the one-handed twist of a 
dial. If you use your waders and your rubber soled wading shoes, you will have 
to dunk them in the BVI's solution, which they easily have on hand. This is to 
prevent the spread of didymo. And if you go fish the 'main Beaverkill' you will 
have to dunk them again.
 
When wet wading, I use a wading sock with Simms wading sandals and long 
synthetic pants for quick drying. Why long pants? It is annoying to constantly 
be swatting horse flies off of your legs.  .
 
By the way, there are tennis courts at the BVI, in case your 'girls' play 
tennis. Also, there is a very large screen TV and pool table in the basement of 
the BVI.
 
http://www.livingstonmanor.org/ and http://www.roscoeny.com/ have many links to 
all the kinds of things, which your girls may want to do.
 

Mike
 
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Subject: RE: [VFB] Vacation in the Poconos or Catskills
Date: Sun, 5 Jan 2014 12:48:54 -0500




Ups, I do go to Dette’s fly shop on the west side of the Willowemoc in
Roscoe.
 
https://www.detteflies.com/
 
Also, there is a casting pond at the BVI. It does have fish but I only practice 
cast with wife to warm up her skills. Maybe, you can convince the girls to 
learn.


Mike
 
Date: Sat, 4 Jan 2014 12:54:59 -0500
From: bhen...@cheerful.com
To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com
CC: jmbarr...@msn.com
Subject: Re: [VFB] Vacation in the Poconos or Catskills




  
  




Thanks to all for the excellent responses.  Sounds like Roscoe is the
place!  And it shouldn't be too difficult to convince the girls that
this IS the place! 



Mike,



I really appreciate your detailed email describing more that just the
good fishing.  Thank you!  Are you the mayor of roscoe?  8 ~ }



Cheers, y'all,



















Bob Hendry

Southern
Maryland 
 
Every
man has to believe in something - I believe I'll go Fishing
- 
- Henry David
Thoreau




On 1/3/2014 1:49 PM, Mike Barrett wrote:

  By the way, the Beaverkill Valley Inn has 1 mile of private water catch and 
release water on the upper Beaverkill just like 2 miles north of Lew Beach, NY. 
The 'wall pool' is like no more than 300 feet away where I have caught 22 inch 
rainbows at the head of the pool many times because the BVI is catch and 
release. This pool is quite long. There are three great pools to fish and twice 
as many riffles also. There is the bend pool further south, may 800 feet away. 
If you are lucky enough to know someone from the Beaverkill Trout Club a couple 
of miles south of the BVI, they have 6 miles of private water. You would like 
to fish within walking distance of the motel/Bed  Breakfast and be in NIRVANA? 
Well this is it!!! it sounds like you want to make a summer trip. The water 
will be cool enough to hold the fish even through August and warm enough to wet 
wade. Bing Maps the Birds Eye view of the address and you will get an idea of 
their property. 

The nice thing about the BVI, is that you must cross the Barnhart Road bridge 
to get to their property. Their property is separated from the Beaverkill 
Valley Road by the river.  From the BVI you can get to the East Branch of the 
Delaware, which has many access points for wade fishing. In August it will 
still be ice cold from water releases early in the morning, 40 degree range 
from the bottom of the Pepacton Reservoir Dam in Downsville NY. It is like 
natures own A/C on a 95 degree August day. They have an indoor swimming pool, 
indoor basketball court and a self serve ice cream bar. Breakfast is part of 
your room charge. Last year weekdays were $167/ night and Sunday is a weekday. 
They serve lunch and dinner, if need be at an additional price. Full course 
dinners were $50/person with soup, salad, entre and desert. Sometimes with 
dinner, they have a cocktail hour with hors d'œuvres. It just depends on how 
many people will be at dinner. They have a nice little bar with go
od spirits a plenty, fine wine and many craft beers. Tipping is not permitted. 
If they are not serving dinner, you are allowed to eat at the homeowners 
association club bar in Lew Beach.  
There is a wonderful wrap around porch for sitting and reading. There are many 
trails for hiking but it is black bear country so please bring bear mace and/or 
fog horns. Just google either and make your choice. I alays carry bear mace, a 
small horn and one 5 inch bowie knife as a last resort

RE: [VFB] Vacation in the Poconos or Catskills

2014-01-04 Thread Mike Barrett
Yes, forty years ago when I could walk up mountains and never breath heavily. 


Mike
 
Subject: Re: [VFB] Vacation in the Poconos or Catskills
From: phxflyt...@cox.net
Date: Fri, 3 Jan 2014 15:13:34 -0700
To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com

Mike

Have you ever fished Sunfish Pond?
It is on top of the mountain in Stokes State Forest.

Sent from my iPad
Thank You,Alan Di SommaPhoenix, AZ.
Some mistakes are just too much fun to make only once.


On Jan 3, 2014, at 12:31 PM, Mike Barrett jmbarr...@msn.com wrote:




I sent the following by direct email to Hendry.
 



By the way, the Beaverkill Valley Inn has 1 mile of
private water catch and release water on the upper Beaverkill just like 2 miles
north of Lew Beach, NY. The 'wall pool' is like no more than 300 feet away
where I have caught 22 inch rainbows at the head of the pool many times
because the BVI is catch and release. This pool is quite long. There
are three great pools to fish and twice as many riffles also. There is the bend
pool further south, may 800 feet away. If you are lucky enough to
know someone from the Beaverkill Trout Club a couple of miles south of the BVI,
they have 6 miles of private water. You would like to fish within walking
distance of the motel/Bed  Breakfast and be in NIRVANA? Well this is
it!!! it sounds like you want to make a summer trip. The water will be cool
enough to hold the fish even through August and warm enough to wet wade. Bing
Maps the Birds Eye view of the address and you will get an idea of their
property. 



The nice thing about the BVI, is that you must cross the Barnhart Road bridge
to get to their property. Their property is separated from the Beaverkill
Valley Road by the river. 


From the BVI you can get to the East Branch of the
Delaware, which has many access points for wade fishing. In August it will
still be ice cold from water releases early in the morning, 40 degree range
from the bottom of the Pepacton Reservoir Dam in Downsville NY. It is like
natures own A/C on a 95 degree August day.


They have an indoor
swimming pool, indoor basketball court and a self serve ice cream bar.
Breakfast is part of your room charge. Last year weekdays were $167/ night and
Sunday is a weekday. They serve lunch and dinner, if need be at an additional
price. Full course dinners were $50/person with soup, salad, entre and desert.
Sometimes with dinner, they have a cocktail hour with hors d'œuvres. It just 
depends on how many
people will be at dinner. They have a nice little bar with good spirits a
plenty, fine wine and many craft beers. Tipping is not permitted. If they are
not serving dinner, you are allowed to eat at the homeowners association club
bar in Lew Beach. 

 

There is a wonderful wraparound
porch for sitting and reading. There are many trails for hiking but it is black
bear country so please bring bear mace and/or fog horns. Just Google either and
make your choice. I always carry bear mace, a small horn and one 5 inch bowie
knife as a last resort.

 

From the BVI, you can go
fish the covered bridge on the upper Beaverkill NY state park area a few miles
away. There is a deep pool there. You can go north on route 206 out of
Roscoe and before you cross the Beaverkill River Bridge, there is a torn off on
your left to the Beaverkill River. Back down 206 towards Roscoe, there is
another access point. And of Course there is the famous Junction Pool (the
Beaverkill and Willowemoc meet to form the lower Beaverkill. 

 

There is a cute little
creek with two turn offs for fishing, Mongaup Creek. It is up Mongaup Road
which is off of DeBruce Road out of Livingston Manor. Mongaup is a tributary to
the Upper Willowemoc, upstream from Livingston Manor. The turnoff to the pool,
which I always fish, is the one with the v formed plank dam, the second one
after driving up on Mongaup Road. Do not step out onto the dam. It is slick as
goat shit. Plus I am not sure that it would support any weight because of its
age. A vist to the hatchery on Mongaup creek is worthwhile. It is fed by 1,500
gallons daily of spring water, which just emptys into the lower Mongaup Creek
where the plank dam is, insuring water even during a hot dry
summer month. 

 

Just plop a size 16
royal wullf to the far side and let the back wash drift it into the foam and
pretty little 14 inch rainbows will bolt from the depth underneath the foam and
take your presentation. Mongaup Creek houses the Mongaup Creek NY State
Hatchery further on up the road so Google map it and you will find the road to
the aforementioned fishing spot.  

 

Depending on the time of
year, which you may go, you will have to check local info as to local craft
fairs etc.



The only fly shop,
to which I go, is the Catskills Fly Shop. Dennis, the owner, is very
friendly but do not be put off by his sarcasm, if he displays any. It is so
much a part of his charm. He will give you all the help, which you need, to
choose the right flies etc. He will chit chat with you endlessly

RE: [VFB] Vacation in the Poconos or Catskills

2014-01-03 Thread Mike Barrett
shops. My wife's favorite store is 'Annies Place'. There is a wonderful pottery
store in town, which has just started and has great prices. There is a circle
of towns, which my wife likes to visit: Walton, Delhi, Andes and Margaretville,
who have great stores, even a white witches store in Delhi, if it is still
open.

 

In Roscoe, there is the
Roscoe Diner, Raimondos Pizza, a good Hamburger Bar north up route 206 out of
Roscoe on the left hand side, and Piccolos a fine Italian Restaurant in Liberty
just east and south of Roscoe at an Old Ho Jos.



There is no
cell phone service at the BVI but they do have Wi-Fi for your ipads. 

 

Attached are free maps from the New York State Department of Environmental
Conservation. There are others at 

 

www.dec.ny.gov

 

Pardon my mis-spellings in the email below.

 

Below is the URL for the BVI.

 

http://www.beaverkillvalleyinn.com/index.html

 

There are other places: The DeBruce Inn and The Guest House on the Willowemoc.

 

http://www.debrucecountryinn.com/

 

http://www.theguesthouse.com/

 

And of course the is the fabulous and stupendous West Branch Angler on the West
Branch of the Delaware.

 

http://www.westbranchresort.com/

 

Well, I could go on and
on but call me or email me, if you have any questions. 






Mike
Barrett

21133
West View

Wharton,
NJ 07885

Mobile
Phone: 201-841-3775



 
From: scott.bear...@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 3 Jan 2014 14:26:18 -0500
Subject: Re: [VFB] Vacation in the Poconos or Catskills
To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com

I vote for Roscoe, NY as well. Lots of places to stay where you can walk right 
out to a trout stream. Some places are mere motels and rather spartan and 
others are nicer. The Roscoe Motel has the Beaverkill right out behind your 
room within 50 ft, but its a motel and I don't know how well that will go over 
with the women if they are looking for something a little nicer to vacation in. 
The Catskills is full of arts and crafts stuff, lots of antique shops, etc. 
There are boundless bed and breakfast places I would look into. There are lots 
of places and things to do within 1 hour's drive of Roscoe and the drives are 
very scenic. Plus as Tony mentioned, the Catskills Fly Fishing Center and 
Museum is just down the road in Livingston Manor which the girls may not be 
interested in, but you and your son would be.


Regards,
Scott

On Thu, Jan 2, 2014 at 8:15 PM, Anthony Spezio bambot...@yahoo.com wrote:




The Catskill FF Museum is about 7 miles from there in Livingston Manor.Tony 
 
 

On Thursday, January 2, 2014 7:10 PM, Mike Barrett jmbarr...@msn.com 
wrote:


There is only one place, The Beaverkill Valley Inn. Google their web site. 
I fish there all the time.Sent from my iPad

On Jan 2, 2014, at 7:27 PM, Bob Hendry bhen...@cheerful.com wrote:





Greetings, and Happy New
Year to all!

I am soliciting suggestions from any of you familiar with fishing in NE
PA and W NY.  Instead of vacationing again at the beach in Wildwood,
I'd like to take the family up a bit further north in the mountains
(Poconos or Catskills) where fly fishing opportunities abound, AND
where the GIRLS, who are NOT fishergirls, can find alternative
entertainment.  I'm a little familiar with Hawley, PA (Lake Wallenpaupack - 
used to fish there as a
child).  That was more than 50 years ago . . .

They would like to visit museums, historic sites  points of
interest, local craft fairs, etc. The boy and I would like to fish
within walking distance of the motel/Bed  Breakfast.

In other words, a NIRVANA.  8 ~ }  Any and all suggestions are very
welcome.  

Cheers,

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Re: [VFB] Vacation in the Poconos or Catskills

2014-01-02 Thread Mike Barrett
There is only one place, The Beaverkill Valley Inn. Google their web site. I 
fish there all the time.

Sent from my iPad

 On Jan 2, 2014, at 7:27 PM, Bob Hendry bhen...@cheerful.com wrote:
 
 Greetings, and Happy New Year to all!
 
 I am soliciting suggestions from any of you familiar with fishing in NE PA 
 and W NY.  Instead of vacationing again at the beach in Wildwood, I'd like to 
 take the family up a bit further north in the mountains (Poconos or 
 Catskills) where fly fishing opportunities abound, AND where the GIRLS, who 
 are NOT fishergirls, can find alternative entertainment.  I'm a little 
 familiar with Hawley, PA (Lake Wallenpaupack - used to fish there as a 
 child).  That was more than 50 years ago . . .
 
 They would like to visit museums, historic sites  points of interest, local 
 craft fairs, etc. The boy and I would like to fish within walking distance of 
 the motel/Bed  Breakfast.
 
 In other words, a NIRVANA.  8 ~ }  Any and all suggestions are very welcome.  
 
 Cheers,
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RE: [VFB] Cicada pattern

2013-04-05 Thread Mike Barrett
I bet if you'll call or email Fly Tyer magazine they will tell you.

Mike
 Date: Fri, 5 Apr 2013 09:19:46 -0700
From: wayneb22...@yahoo.com
Subject: [VFB] Cicada pattern
To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com

Hi All;
A few years back Fly Tyer magazine had a Cicada pattern in it that had an 
orange antron belly, black foam, and pearl crystal flash.  I've been looking 
through my copies of Fly Tyer and can't find it.
Anyone remember what issue or if the pattern is posted online?

Thanks in advance;
Wayneb 
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RE: [VFB] Underwater photos of mayfly feet imprints?

2013-01-20 Thread Mike Barrett

Fabulous video. Gives whole new dimension to criples and emergers.

Mike
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Date: Sun, 20 Jan 2013 19:33:21 +0100
Subject: Re: [VFB] Underwater photos of mayfly feet imprints?
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Wes,
Not still, but a video perhaps?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XDTMFVHxXLklr=1


Cheers,Hans
 You have a Friend in Low Places 
Hans Weilenmann, The Netherlands


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RE: [VFB] Off topic (but tasty)

2010-10-08 Thread Mike Barrett
Is your intent for the wife to divorce you or kill yourself by heart attack?

 

Mike Barrett

21133 West View

Wharton, NJ 07885

Cell: 201-841-3775

 

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Of Tom Davenport
Sent: Friday, October 08, 2010 1:10 PM
To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com
Subject: [VFB] Off topic (but tasty)

 

OK you guys, this is a recipe for hot tomato soup to enjoy after a day of
fishing (as temperatures cool).  I want to share it somewhere, and I have no
plans of EVER joining a recipe sharing site. 

 

I have had an abundance of tomatoes, and have been looking for ways to use
them up, so I have been experimenting with various recipes  for tomato soup.
None tasted like I wanted till this one, which is a blending of the good
ideas from all of the others. Delete or enjoy:

 

Tom's Roasted Tomato/Basil Onion Rue Cream of Tomato Soup. (Tom Soup)

 

Ingredients:

 

1 (8 tablespoon stick) of butter, melted .

1 medium onion, diced 

1 garlic clove

Handful of fresh basil (or dry basil, to taste)

1 cup cooking sherry (or the real thing if you have it)

 

74 oz of fresh tomatoes (or same amount of canned tomatoes if fresh isn't
available)

3 tablespoons chicken soup base (this is a paste sold in a jar)

3 tablespoons brown sugar

3 bay leaves

salt, white  or black pepper to taste (taste before seasoning, some of the
other ingredients already are salted)

 

1-1/2 cup whole milk, OR  half and half, OR cream (depending on whether your
wife is watching).

 

Instructions:

 

Fire up the grill, and lay the tomatoes on, and roast over medium heat.  If
using canned tomatoes, you can get a similar result by draining the liquid
(set it aside and add back later) then broiling the tomatoes under the
broiler.

 

While the tomatoes are roasting, melt butter, and add onion, garlic, basil
and sherry.  Cook until onions are transparent, then pour all of the
ingredients into your blender, and blend until smooth.  Add back to pan, and
bring to a simmer.  Add flour whisking constantly.  It will thicken right
up.  Move off the heat.

 

Put roasted tomatoes into your blender, and blend until smooth, then add to
rue.  Stir it all up until blended.  Now add sugar and season to taste
(canned tomatoes, chicken base, and cooking sherry all have a bunch of salt,
so taste it first before adding salt).  NOTE  The sugar is very important,
if you taste it as you add it you will notice how it brings out flavor.  Use
more or less to taste.  

 

Last, add milk or cream.  (Reheat the soup, but don't boil it after milk is
added)

 

Garnish with your favorite garnish (chopped fresh basil or parsley, parmesan
cheese are all good) and serve with your favorite fish.

 

Enjoy!

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RE: [VFB] scuttle fly?

2010-05-02 Thread Mike Barrett
What is a scuttle fly?

 

Mike Barrett

21133 west View

Wharton, NJ 07885

Cell: 201-841-3775

 

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Subject: [VFB] scuttle fly?

 

Any one have a pattern for a scuttle fly?


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RE: [VFB] Bunyan Bug...

2010-03-08 Thread Mike Barrett
Montana not Missouri.

 

 

 

Mike Barrett

21133 west View

Wharton, NJ 07885

Cell: 201-841-3775

 

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Sent: Monday, March 08, 2010 11:06 AM
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Subject: [VFB] Bunyan Bug...

 

Saw the Robert Redford movie A River Runs Through It the other day
(recommended by the way) and heard Bunyan Bugs being mentioned when they
were out fishing. Of course I got curious and on the web I found a lot of
info about it. Cork fly by Norman Means (more known as Paul Bunyan) from
Missoula, Missouri. Anyone tried this monster?

 

http://www.bunyanbug.com/

http://flyanglersonline.com/features/oldflies/part220.php

 

Third Milennium Bunyan Bug

http://frontrangeanglers.com/newsletter/april05/bunyanbug.htm

 

/Nick

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