that are able
to help them out occasionally as they deal with the indignities of aging. As my
mother said on her 90th birthday “Getting old isn’t for sissies!”
Tom Davenport
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> On Sep 16, 2019, at 3:48 PM, Neville Gosling wrote:
>
> Hi Tony:
>
> I am pleased to
Thanks, Chuck. For the past few years I have been buying expensive SA textured
lines because they are so supple and tangle free. In the last year or so
they’ve been tough to get. Turns out someone did a study that showed that the
sound a textured line made when stripping through the guides
DonO, I doubt I will ever have anything come off of my vice that’s “like yours”
but I appreciate the picture of the micro leeches; lots of good ideas there.
My absence from VFB has been an an absence from email generally. Right now I
have 1500 unread emails on my phone; it wasn’t that long ago
Haven’t made a post for several years but continue to lurk.
I’ve been doing a lot of indicator fishing in still-water and have been
experimenting with small leach patterns using ultra light jig hooks. Not just
the fancy fly hooks designed for use with slotted tungsten beads, but
traditional
I have been using a double Davey knot for years (just two quick Davey knots in
a row) to tie my flies to tippet, and have been trying to find a loop knot that
incorporated a Davey's to use when I wanted the fly to move freely. I finally
figured out a very simple method (for those of you who
I’m still thinking very seriously about going to the Sowbug. I know the
registration deadline has passed, but I’m not too concerned about being a
participant. I would mainly like to learn some new tricks from my betters,
see some of my old friends from VFB, do some fishing, and most
That seems to be the basic idea of cable, to make you pay for something you
don’t want. You don’t need it for movies, and your local PBS channel probably
has better content. The rub is sports: If you like watching College and
Professional sports, cable is the only viable option. And they
I’m not much of a spinner myself, but when I was doing it, I noticed that it
was easier to tie smaller flies like an Irresistible with an alternate hair.
The problem is I can’t remember if it was Antelope or Caribou. I’m sure Don
knows…
On Jan 4, 2015, at 5:19 PM, Chuck Alexander
, 2015 10:19 PM, Tom Davenport t...@comcast.net wrote:
I noticed an ad in a fly fishing magazine I subscribe to for “The Flyfishing
Show”, which is held at seven different locations in the US in January and
February. I checked out their website http://flyfishingshow.com
http
I noticed an ad in a fly fishing magazine I subscribe to for “The Flyfishing
Show”, which is held at seven different locations in the US in January and
February. I checked out their website http://flyfishingshow.com and it looks
like quite a show with a lot of well known names in fly fishing.
tying
conclave. No rod blanks, or rods that you built but really didn't need
cluttering up your life. But it also wouldn't be as much fun!
Tom Davenport
On Feb 9, 2013, at 2:28 PM, Chuck Alexander chuckalexan...@centurylink.net
wrote:
Folks: I just downloaded and started watching a video
yard. It cast just fine, in fact it was a cannon! I think someone
who has mastered the dynamics of casting a fly line could probably do
respectably well with a broom stick. But who wants to fish with a broom stick?
Tom Davenport
On Feb 10, 2013, at 2:52 AM, Michael Bliss flyfish...@gmail.com
Ditto from me Tony. You and your wife will be in my prayers. My mom used to say
Getting old isn't for sissies. But I know you are up to it! All the best,
Tom
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On Jan 11, 2013, at 5:00 AM, Anthony Spezio bambot...@yahoo.com wrote:
It will all work out.
Tony
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I use tweezers with a very fine point, which allows me to pick them with one
side in the hole, the other side on the outside of the bead. I then insert the
hook point into the bead hole, release the tweezers and pull them out. I use
very small beads, routinely tying pheasant tails on 18 to 22
particularly well with
glass or plastic beads.
On Apr 28, 2012, at 9:44 PM, Tom Davenport wrote:
I use tweezers with a very fine point, which allows me to pick them with one
side in the hole, the other side on the outside of the bead. I then insert
the hook point into the bead hole, release
is the perfect exercise!
On Sep 17, 2011, at 8:02 AM, phxflyt...@cox.net wrote:
Tom:
Did you use fins or does your kick boat have oars?
Thank You,
Alan Di Somma
You know your a redneck when your Grandmother has 'ammo' on her
Christmas list.
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Sent
I have a friend who is a retired biologist but now works full time
for a company that does research for the US Forest Service. He was
doing some water studies on six streams that originate in the north-
east slope at the edge of the High Uintas Wilderness area in Utah,
and invited me to
Not only is nobody more deserving, but I wouldn't be surprised if
there was a Tony Spezio award sometime in the future. (Hopefully the
far flung future, since awards like that usually happen after the
flytier has made his last whip finish.)
On Sep 1, 2011, at 1:43 PM, Allan Fish wrote:
computer room).
On Jul 23, 2011, at 9:41 AM, Peggy wrote:
I opened up the swap for the shawdow box for Larry. He was a well
liked vfb member and I think his family will like this and the book
Tom Davenport is compiling.
So send flies to
266 River Rd
Milford, NH 03055
When I get home
Then, if I understand correctly, the Catskill Swap with the shadowbox
and book is a self contained project that won't involve anyone outside
of the original swap. That is fine, and I still think it is a
wonderful tribute for Larry. I just needed some clarification.
Tom Davenport
On Jul
So, are we adding flies from those who were not in the swap? If so,
where do I send them? And is the book the project I suggested, or
is it something you had already planned?
Thanks,
Tom Davenport
On Jul 16, 2011, at 2:32 PM, Peggy Brenner wrote:
All of the flies are here! so I'll get
For the last couple of years most of my fishing has revolved around
the bass boat I purchased several years ago. It is still mostly fly
fishing, but, because of my bad knee (the one I had replaced three
months ago, I haven't been doing much river fishing for the last few
years.
Anyway,
. Right now
it is just a suggestion on my part.
Peggy and others, what do you think? Would this be a good idea, or
should we just keep it simple and go with the original plan? Either
way, I would like a fly of mine to be included.
Tom Davenport
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so positive. Such, sad, sad news. We
will all miss him terribly.
Tom Davenport
Hi Gang:
I sat near to Larry at mpst the Sow bug's that I've attended
Got to know him fairly well as we tied flies and told lies,
and bantered back and forth. Larry was a fun loving guy and
had a keen sense
, and they will be a treasured memory for him
after this ordeal has passed.
Thanks again for all you have done,
Tom Davenport
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be surprised to
have him suddenly pop up in the posts.
Tom Davenport
On Jun 12, 2011, at 4:13 PM, Michael Bliss wrote:
I know many of you are praying and thinking of Larry as I am. here
are the last two posts form Karl.
June 11, 2011
Shauna reported today at about noon that Larry
me and would
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Duh! Your address is by your name, Indiana!
On Apr 10, 2011, at 12:31 PM, Allan Fish wrote:
FYI - Tony Spezio had a TIA.
It started Thursday with some speech problems. Friday was about the same.
Yesterday morning, his left side was affected, his speech was badly affected
and he had no
.
Larry Johnson
Springville
Tom Davenport t...@comcast.net 04/05/11 7:47 PM
Glad to hear you all had a good time at Sowbug. For my part, I'm glad I
didn't go, because me knee continues to grow worse. I'm not good for more
than 50 yards, and river fishing is out of the question
that was replaced twice has a damaged knee cap that
will have to be reconstructed. Will be three months recuperating on that. He
will not do both at one time because of my age. I plan to hold off till
winter if I can.
Tony
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From
to be reconstructed. Will be three months recuperating on that. He
will not do both at one time because of my age. I plan to hold off till
winter if I can.
Tony
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Subject: [VFB] Update
To: vfb-mail
I think any traditional dry fly with upright, split wings made from feathers
qualifies as a Catskill style dry. I'm sure Peggy can give you the definitive
answer.
Tom
On Feb 14, 2011, at 11:18 AM, Larry Johnson wrote:
Peggy: What qualifies a dry as a Catskill dry? and how could someone find
My left knee, which was banged up in a horse riding accident when I was in my
20's, has been gimpy since the last of its cartilage went AWOL about three
years ago. I have been postponing the inevitable knee replacement with
cortisone shots every three months. I even waited an extra month
.
For more reading on the method: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electrofishing
Scott
On Fri, Jan 28, 2011 at 11:33 PM, Tom Davenport t...@comcast.net wrote:
Tony, you are either just stating the facts, or have a very droll sense of
humor. Which?
On Jan 24, 2011, at 5:31 PM
Tony, you are either just stating the facts, or have a very droll sense of
humor. Which?
On Jan 24, 2011, at 5:31 PM, Anthony Spezio wrote:
Electric Shock.
Tony
--- On Mon, 1/24/11, Larry Johnson johns...@uvu.edu wrote:
From: Larry Johnson johns...@uvu.edu
Subject: Re: [VFB] Big
Who is going to Sowbug, and where will you be staying? Last time I went, there
were several of us staying in the same motel and we got to hang out in the
evenings. The time before that there were a bunch of us staying at the resort
on the river (Wildcat shoals?) It certainly added to the
that for a flashback wingcase.
But the truth is the basic BHPT catches as many as the other styles.
Tom Davenport
On Jan 16, 2011, at 8:54 PM, Wayne Blake-Hedges wrote:
Hi Tom;
Interesting pattern, I like it!
A couple of questions: one,what size bead are you using and secondly, are
you
make it. My
plan last year was to camp near the river, but I'm up for suggestions.
J
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, and see everyone. By the way, I drove up '89 to Ogden on Monday (to a
funeral). The Weber was pretty high and roiley.like chocolate milk.
Larry J
Tom Davenport t...@comcast.net 1/20/2011 7:53 AM
Who is going to Sowbug, and where will you be staying? Last time I went
Oops! Forgot to take it off list!
On Jan 20, 2011, at 5:55 PM, Tom Davenport wrote:
I don't make a good roommate, I snore and get up about every two hours to use
the bathroom, so I don't want to share a room. Are these at Wildcat Shoals?
I did that the first year, and while I liked
For the last month I have been tying up wooly buggers in different styles.
First I experimented using Chinese Crystal beads I found at the craft store, (I
posted a picture of some of them). Then I tied up a bunch of buggers Chili
Pepper style: A couple dozen using Tony's colors, then a bunch
,bluegill, and Pickeral on this pattern.
Wayneb
--- On Wed, 1/5/11, Tom Davenport t...@comcast.net wrote:
From: Tom Davenport t...@comcast.net
Subject: Re: [VFB] RE: What's everybody tying??
To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com
Date: Wednesday, January 5, 2011, 2:27 PM
For the last month I have
Cool! What did you attach them with?
On Jan 5, 2011, at 2:39 PM, Chuck Alexander wrote:
Tom: Last year, I tied articulated buggers for a swap, and then, I caught
quite a few bass with them. here's a pic, Chuck
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Wonderful! Give Dot an extra hug and a kiss for me. After 60 years, I suspect
you know how.
Tom
On Dec 23, 2010, at 8:29 AM, Anthony Spezio wrote:
A number of you have met my wife Dot
Today Dot and I are celebrating 60 years of wedded bliss.? She has put up
with my fly tying, canoe
Very interesting article. Thanks for sharing.
On Dec 20, 2010, at 8:37 AM, glw...@gundluth.org wrote:
There have been some people who have put on the the scuba gear
and observed trout feeding and what they see underwater.
Gary La Fontaine and Ralph Cutter are two that come to mind.
Check
the lights to see how much flash it creates when it moves.
Tom
On Dec 15, 2010, at 8:38 AM, Don Ordes wrote:
Tom,
I just spotted you post attachment, and .mov won't play on the Windows Media
Player.
What's the video about?
DonO
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Sent: Wednesday, December 15, 2010 10:26 AM
Subject: [VFB] Some observations about fly movement under water
Over the years I have made a lot of assumptions about how a fly looks and
behaves
'parking' in the shade of logs, overhangs, and
bridges.
DonO
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To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com
Sent: Friday, December 10, 2010 9:25 AM
Subject: Re: [VFB] glossy heads
That's good to know, Tony! I feel better now about the time when I was
fishing
I went with my wife to the Ben Franklin craft store and was dazzled by the
newest bling on display (new to me, anyway): A table filled with
multifaceted Chinese Crystal glass beads. They come in a variety of sizes
designed to be used to make bracelets and necklaces. The facets are very
That's good to know, Tony! I feel better now about the time when I was fishing
the Provo River without success during the spring run off. I was standing in
heavy current, and noticed a dozen fish were stacked up right behind me, using
me as a current break. I put on an extra split shot,
Wow!
On Nov 30, 2010, at 7:39 AM, Anthony Spezio wrote:
Jimmy asked to post some canoe photos,
Thought I would post to both lists.
Here are some photos of the canoe built last year and the one I am in the
process of building now. Hope to finish it in the spring when it warms up
Took a look at all of the emails today, I've been a monthly rather than daily
email checker! Plus I have been doing as much fishing as I could before the
weather turned, spurred on partly by the purchase of a newer used motor for my
boat, which turned my boating experience from a nightmare to
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
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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I've made a new friend who has terminal esophageal-liver cancer. I heard about
his predicament from another friend who mentioned that he enjoyed fishing, so I
knocked on his door, introduced myself, and told him that I lived in the
neighborhood, had a boat, and was looking for someone who
?
You bin hangin out wid JimmyD?
Buggs
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Sent: Wednesday, September 15, 2010 12:12 AM
Subject: Re: [VFB] Best fish of the summer
The chinstrap works about as good as it looks. Too much chin! (sigh)
Thanks
As will I. Please keep us posted. Now that I am retired, I am planning to go
to Sowbug this year, primarily to see Tony. I want that good man to be around
for many more years.
On Sep 14, 2010, at 8:15 PM, Jimmy D. Moore wrote:
Noted and Tony will be in my and Jody's prayers daily.
JD
Sorry, Don, but Tony trumps you. He can call it whatever he wants, since he is
after all, THE TONY, while you have diluted yourself with all of those
multiple personalities (in fact, I bet some of them say spine when you aren't
looking).
PS What's going on Mars, anyway? Any hatches?
On
I'd like to go. Part of my retirement plans is to attend more
conclaves. What are the details?
Tom
On May 22, 2010, at 11:51 AM, Don Ordes wrote:
Anyone headed to the FFF conclave in West Yellowstone in August?
I'll be there, at least planning to be there.
DonO
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the refilling like?
Do they provide the tanks and conversion kits? I'd still have plenty of power
since my 3/4ton has a 8.1 liter gasser. My other is a diesel, so it wouldn't
work.
DonO
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My truck is one of many white Ford F-150 that are on the road with the CNG
sticker on the back. They stem from a law (now defunct) requiring government
fleets to have twenty percent of the their vehicles use a green fuel. Most
used either propane or CNG (compressed natural gas). All of them
cents a gallon)
Tom Davenport
On May 17, 2010, at 12:58 PM, Jimmy D. Moore wrote:
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Sounds like you won't be coming any further west than Arkansas, but if you get
adventurous and decide to check out the fishing and scenery in Utah, I'd be
happy to show you around.
Tom Davenport
On Mar 24, 2010, at 11:18 AM, Reuven Segal wrote:
Hello to all:
I have been away for a while
I think all this talk about whether this is a fly is silly. Is it made on a
vice? Can it be easily cast with a fly rod? If so, it is a fly! Actually,
it looked like a pretty cool technique and an interesting new material to me!
I'd like to learn more about the foam. Is its weight similar
OK, Jimmy has challenged us to admit that there is stuff that we don't know and
ask about it, so here I go: I have never fished with a shooting head, although
I have read about them. Do we have any shooting head experts out there who use
them regularly? How do you cast and load them? What
are? Anybody out here in SLC?
Tom Davenport
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list members who are? Anybody out here in SLC?
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13b. And when a gear angler sees your fly rod, he SALUTES you with one finger.
On Jan 21, 2010, at 7:24 AM, Don Ordes wrote:
You might be a Texas Flyfisher if:
1. You have only 4 flyboxes, one for redfish, one for panfish, and one for
bass, and a 'travel-box' for trout.
2. You
Good to hear that Tony. I want you to hang on as long as you can, I think that
if anyone qualifies as the heart a soul of this list, it would be you.
I have been lurking for several months, then I had email password problems,
and when I finally got them fixed, I ended up with 1600 posts from
In the September-October issue of Northwest Fly Tying, they have an
article about the flies of Chad Schiel along with a link to his
websitewww.emergefishing.com
On his website he has some interesting theories about fly design and
backs them up with videos showing the action of
I have two son's who have a dream to take a trip to Norway, they are
interested in both the history and the scenery of the area. I think
Niclas is from Sweden, do we have any list members from Norway?
If they go, I might tag along and I would enjoy meeting any list
members in the area and
once ran over a fly rod that was forgotten in my hurry
to get waders off and relieve myself, so sometimes it can be
EXPENSIVE as well.
Tom Davenport
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I have fished with 555 weight forward floating line for years. I like
the way it loads and shoots. It seems to have a bit more memory than
other lines I've owned, but I have been told that has been fixed in
the newer generations (I bought a couple of the lines several years
ago, and am
Hearing that makes me glad I didn't come. If I HAD come the weather
would have been bad, and the fishing nil. But I'm glad you all had a
good time! I eased my pain at a local fly tying show hosted by Trout
Unlimited in Utah. I spent the entire day there watching others tie
and learning
.
Stay in touch.
Arkansas Tony
--- On Fri, 2/20/09, Tom Davenport t...@comcast.net wrote:
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Unlike Tony, I have no problems at all
was
bought out by a larger corporation. I don't know if it really makes a
difference, but it is certain this boat was made in Flippin.
On Feb 5, 2009, at 4:42 AM, Anthony Spezio wrote:
Tom,
That boat was made two miles from my house.
Tony
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from a kick boat.
How is that for a recovery?
Tom Davenport
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On Dec 2, 2008, at 7:42 AM, Anthony Spezio wrote:
Ton,
Real nice, I need to have you shoot some when you are down this way
again.
Tony
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Great story! I'm glad you found Ken's lake, that's the place I have
always fished when I've been in Moab, and I've always had fun. You
don't know what you will catch there, on the last trip I caught a
Brown, the usual stocker rainbows, some crappie and large mouth bass.
But no blondes
I just read ALL of the posts, it was like having a thunderstorm roll
in! But now all has calmed down again, the sun is shining and I see
beautiful birds (check out Byard's pictures, they are remarkable).
Actually, I want to post another fishing report. Yesterday I had a
LASIK
I went out again Saturday and had another great day of fishing on the
Weber. Again, more fish than I cared to count. This time I
remembered I had my cell phone with me and snapped a few pictures of
the larger/ prettier fish. Most pictures are in the 13 to 16 inch
range. The surprise
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