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From: Peggy Brenner
To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com
Sent: Friday, July 24, 2009 1:48 PM
Subject: Re: FW: [VFB] Gunnison River fishing guides
Got my first cutthroat yesterday up near the Gunnison, there are some nice
shops and owners in the area for
Peggy,
Nice area, huh... guard rails- hah! That's for sissies. (no offense) You're
not in the wild country if you are still seeing guard rails. :o)
Can you find out at Whiting how many of the Pro Teamers they are expecting for
the open house?
Have you heard from Deb lately?
Thanks,
Don
6-foot rattler? Don't shoot it- catch it.
Mounted 6'er rattlesnake head on a desk-pen set- $200.
Rattler Key-chain $300 (grade-1 rattle)
Rattlesnake belt, hat-band, boot-tips, wallet, watch-band- $500^.
Rattle-snake fritters deep-fried...Yummie
DonO
(BTW, I did get shot-shells made for my
I wonder if the empty cartridge primer is enough to touch off the loose powder
if shot point-blank from the pistol.
In Wyoming with cold nights almost every night of the year, a fire would be a
must- warmth, cooking, defense, signal if lost.
DonO
- Original Message -
From: iain
JimmyD fishes with an 'Old-Timer's Stick'. Light one end and toss it in.
DonO
- Original Message -
From: jim phillips
To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, August 11, 2009 2:26 PM
Subject: [VFB] Re: Knife for the backpack... fishing trip related
It would
How many of you actually keep a fishing journal?
What do you use?
What information do you list?
Has it been beneficial?
DonO
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From: Rick Zieger
To: VFB ; flyfishingandflytyingforpanf...@yahoogroups.com ; flyfishingworld ;
HIll country
Sent: Wednesday,
Stuff
Fireproof Matches !
Tony
--- On Wed, 8/12/09, Don Ordes f...@tribcsp.com wrote:
From: Don Ordes f...@tribcsp.com
Subject: [VFB] Re: Emergency Stuff
To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com
Date: Wednesday, August 12, 2009
- Original Message -
From: Anthony Spezio
To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 8:26 PM
Subject: [VFB] Re: Oh, for the Good Ole Days !
Jimmy,The list seems to be fading away like a number of others.Tony
--- On Tue, 8/18/09, Jimmy D. Moore
Oh, and I forgot. Add one more.
A thinning scissors for long salt-water flies
DonO
- Original Message -
From: Don Ordes f...@tribcsp.com
To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com
Sent: Thursday, August 20, 2009 11:53 AM
Subject: [VFB] Re: ffisher tyer or collector?
Dr. Slick and Anvil have
I like both my Anvils and my Dr. Slicks. If I had to choosegood thing I
don't. ;o)
I have a 1.25 x 10 lg. dia. ceramic pump plunger from a glycol pump, and it
works great with a little oil as a sharpener. When I get to the serrated
scissors, that's a little tricky. I sharpen them up and
You've heard of a humpy and a double humpy,
Well, Buggs wanted a triple humpy,
and then Dr. D wanted a quadra-humpy.
And then Veronica piped up and said to tie the 'quintessential humpy'.
So here it is:
scroll down
scroll down
Yeah...on my hat when I show up there!
DonO :o)
- Original Message -
From: Jerry Goldsmith
To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com
Sent: Saturday, August 22, 2009 9:23 AM
Subject: [VFB] Re: The week after next's Fly of the Week
Is that one coming my way?
jg
Alan,
You need elk or big mule deer rump hair for big mice.
Can get it in patches at fly shops, but better yet try taxidermists.
DonO
- Original Message -
From: Alan Di Somma
To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com
Sent: Saturday, August 22, 2009 8:21 PM
Subject: [VFB] Re: tools and
What are the long, fine feathers on the bottom? Peacock neck fan barbs?
Where is the pheasant rump located?
- Original Message -
From: Wes Wada
To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com
Sent: Monday, August 24, 2009 9:39 AM
Subject: [VFB] Re: Fly of the week
Here's a contribution. I
Looks like they had to urn their victory...
and the Aussies got their ashes beat.
Buggs
- Original Message -
From: Wes Wada
To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com
Sent: Monday, August 24, 2009 8:14 PM
Subject: [VFB] Re: Deepest Sympathy ...
Actually it's CRICKET
Here's a
I'd have to see that one in the water to make an assessment.
Anyway, it's the fish's assessment whut counts.
DonO
- Original Message -
From: Desert Eagle j...@hdc-nm.com
To: Desert Eagle j...@hdc-nm.com
Sent: Wednesday, August 26, 2009 12:57 PM
Subject: [VFB] New Bass Panfish Fly
am real pleased with my Anvil scissors that I never did use
the Slicks.. Maybe I should get them out when I start tying again.
Tony
--- On Thu, 8/20/09, Don Ordes f...@tribcsp.com wrote:
From: Don Ordes f...@tribcsp.com
Subject: [VFB] Re: ffisher tyer or collector?
To: vfb-mail
Is Big Jim Troutman out there?
DonO
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Hear ya, Neville. Loud and clear.
- Original Message -
From: Neville Gosling
To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com
Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2009 9:21 PM
Subject: [VFB] Virtual Flybox
Am I back online at VFB?
Neville (Nev) Gosling
Greater Vancouver,
B. C. Canada
. He says it looks really
good now with the new video pieces added.
DonO
- Original Message -
From: Don Ordes f...@tribcsp.com
To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com
Sent: Friday, August 28, 2009 8:42 AM
Subject: [VFB] Re: QFTD, DVD
Rene, dog and cat fur are great for rope-dubbing.
On that, I'm
[VFB] Re: Foam HoppersIs Zap-a-Gap the same as Super-Glue Gel? I use the SG
Gel-form a LOT.
I mean Lots and Lots:
Eyes on deer-hair bodies and heads
Eyes on Egg-yarn sculpin heads
Eyes on fur and wool heads
Eyes on my saltwater streamers- with giant eyes a must
Gill-plate feathers
Thread and
- - - - - - - - ARRIVED
4. Iain Short - Black Orange -
5. Don Ordes - (Mixed Bag) -
6. Ashley Strut - Cock Robin - - - - - - -ARRIVED FIRST - GETS PRIZE
7. Thomas Eckert - Connemara Black - - ARRIVED FIRST - GETS PRIZE
8. David Masson - Catskill - - - - - - - - ARRIVED
9. Walter Shockley
Rothesay Terrace, Bedlington, Northumbria, NE225PT ENGLAND
Please name your pattern ...
1. John Bennett -
2. George Vincent - Grizzly King - - - - - ARRIVED
3. Garry Smith - Pink Lady - - - - - - - - ARRIVED
4. Iain Short - Black Orange -
5. Don Ordes - (Mixed Bag) -
6
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4. Iain Short - Black Orange -
5. Don Ordes - (Mixed Bag) -
6. Ashley Strut - Cock Robin - - - - - - -ARRIVED FIRST - GETS PRIZE
7. Thomas Eckert - Connemara Black - - ARRIVED FIRST - GETS PRIZE
8. David Masson - Catskill - - - - - - - - ARRIVED
Got it Jimmy
All the way in Wyoming.
- Original Message -
From: Jimmy D. Moore ray...@earthlink.net
To: ray...@earthlink.net; Fly Fishing World
flyfishingwo...@yahoogroups.com; Hill Coountry Fly Fishers
hillcountryflyfish...@yahoogroups.com; Virtual Fly Box
vfb-mail@googlegroups.com
Is anybody out there??
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When I got into tying 45 or so years ago, it cost me nothing, per say. I tied
with my fingers- no vise or bobbins, used dressmakers scissors, feathers from
my pillow or BB-gun shot birds off the fence, and the like. Tied bluegill and
panfish flies that caught one fish each, if I was lucky.
-Original Message-
From: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com [mailto:vfb-m...@googlegroups.com]on Behalf
Of Don Ordes
Sent: 12 September 2009 18:44
To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com
Subject: [VFB] Re: FW: fly tying costs
When I got into tying 45 or so years ago, it cost me nothing
Jimmy, got it here. Gremlins are taking them, just like in the movie.
DonO
- Original Message -
From: Jimmy D. Moore
To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com
Sent: Sunday, September 13, 2009 1:17 PM
Subject: [VFB] Twilight Zone ??
Don't know what's going on, but my posts to the VFB
Yeah, Jimbo
Buggs bought the story about your jet back then, but he's Leary about it
now.
I checked it out with Snopes and Barbara said you didn't have one, that it
was a hoax.
I think it's a model airplane, and you sniffed too much of the glue when you
built it.
Yeah, you're in the twilight
Hi y'all,
Just returned from a week in Montana- friends, fishing, sightseeing. Forest
fires have ruined much of my viewing pleasure (my fav. spots), so I had to find
new areas of incredible rivers running through fantastic scenery. Oh pity me.
:o) We had dinner in Lakeside on the west shore
. Anybody interested in getting in this Finatical Fly Swap, just
holler at me on or off list at ray...@earthlink.net
JD
Don Ordes wrote:
Jimmy,
I won't be available for at least two weeks to even think about meistering
a swap, and even then my work-plans are uncertain (which means travel
Alan, great catch! I'd love to catch one of those someday. Great pic, too.
DonO
- Original Message -
From: Alan Di Somma
To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com
Sent: Monday, September 28, 2009 7:07 PM
Subject: [VFB] 20 Grayling
If anyone is interested, the attached picture is of
Do not reply, even if you want to.
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My flytying friends say I'm demented.
I say that it's not me- blame Buggs.
- Original Message -
From: Rick Zieger
To: VFB ; flyfishingandflytyingforpanf...@yahoogroups.com ; flyfishingworld ;
HIll country
Sent: Tuesday, October 06, 2009 7:15 AM
Subject: [VFB] QFTD
My
He is correct. The debate was that it looked too much like my first fly.
- Original Message -
From: Rick Zieger
To: VFB ; flyfishingandflytyingforpanf...@yahoogroups.com ; flyfishingworld ;
HIll country
Sent: Friday, October 09, 2009 7:06 AM
Subject: [VFB] QFTD
In all
Reuven,
I'll forgive you if you send emporer penguin pelt right away.
I forgot, but Buggs has a long memory.
DonO
- Original Message -
From: Reuven Segal reuven_se...@iprimus.com.au
To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com
Sent: Saturday, October 10, 2009 4:18 PM
Subject: [VFB] Re: Both wet fly
Sign me up too
- Original Message -
From: mystikalra...@frontiernet.net
To: vfb-mail vfb-mail@googlegroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, October 13, 2009 9:13 AM
Subject: [VFB] Fur\Hair swap update [still need 6 more tiers]
ok so we have a fur\hair swap we need 15 tiers all together, i am
I'll tie buffalo stoneflies.
DonO
- Original Message -
From: mystikalra...@frontiernet.net
To: vfb-mail vfb-mail@googlegroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, October 13, 2009 9:46 PM
Subject: [VFB] Fur\Hair swap updates we now need 5 more people
ok so we have a fur\hair swap we need 15 tiers all
MArk,
Makes a big difference whether it's body or mane.
Don
- Original Message -
From: Mark Romero
To: virtual fly box
Sent: Tuesday, October 13, 2009 10:47 PM
Subject: [VFB] Re: Fur\Hair swap updates we now need 5 more people
WOW! way cool.i dunno what
Read the text between the two photos...19/0-6X
DonO
- Original Message -
From: Mark Romero
To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, October 13, 2009 10:52 PM
Subject: [VFB] Re: FW: Conclave 2009- hook sizes
what size is that biggest hook in the lower pic?
I did some re-shaping of that 19/0-6X hook. Started out like that big muddler,
ended up a little skinnier and a lot longer.
Have a fly planned for it- cannot divulge at this time. It's probably the same
bend as some 17/0's that I have.
DonO
- Original Message -
From: Don Ordes
I tied with some buffalo some years ago, can't remember what it was. Tony
Yes, Tony, your memory is getting short. It was buffalo.
Buggs
- Original Message -
From: Anthony Spezio
Tied with some Buffalo some years ago, can't remember what it was.
There goes my memory
OK, Pat. Thanks for the invite and the nice compliment. I'll join in too.
Put me down. (DonO is jealous)
Buggs
Pattern: It'll be buggs of some sort. I'll ship them with DonOs so I won't
owe any postage.
Hey Buggs i have a swap out there, its called the Fur\Hair Swap and i am
wondering
Jim, I don't have that book, so I can't see the pattern.
I'll take a photo of my crane-fly larva and send them on to you.
Time to head out fishing now.
DonO
- Original Message -
From: jim phillips
To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com
Sent: Friday, October 16, 2009 8:31 PM
Subject:
L Webb ARRIVED Hobby Lobby Hopper
6 Joe Fusco dropped
7 Don Ordes
8 Jack Lehman ARRIVED - Llamo Bug
9 Jerry McKaughan -ARRIVED!-
10 Jim Phillips-ARRIVED! Parachute Hoppers
So as of today it looks like a easy 10 flies due the end of September,
mailing address is 266 N River Rd, Milford
Pat,
DonO has graciously decided to let someone have his spot since he will be
represented by Buggs.
I had a long talk with both of them to talk some sense into them- not an
easy thing to do.
Veronica
- Original Message -
From: mystikalra...@frontiernet.net
To: vfb-mail
Problem is with some of us it's not just occasionally.
- Original Message -
From: Jimmy D. Moore
To: Virtual Fly Box ; Fly Fishing World ; Hill Coountry Fly Fishers
Sent: Thursday, October 22, 2009 8:13 AM
Subject: [VFB] QUOTE FOR THE DAY
If people don't occasionally
] On
Behalf Of Don Ordes
Sent: October 26, 2009 12:14 PM
To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com
Subject: [VFB] Flies material of the week
I bought some chartruese combed sheep's wool for Peggy's swap, and
while I was tying the hoppers, I experimented with the wool, applying
Nev, Couldn't find the 'bargains' on the web site. ??
DonO
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From: Neville Gosling nev.gosl...@shaw.ca
To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com
Sent: Monday, October 26, 2009 2:24 PM
Subject: FW: [VFB] Wingers
DonO
Please disregard - I have found them. I looked under
Ahem...! Public website here...
Buggs
- Original Message -
From: J Balmer
To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com
Sent: Friday, October 30, 2009 12:19 PM
Subject: [VFB] Re: Tony
Lately, I've been moaning every time I get upJ
From: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com
You're a sick man, Nick.
Doctoring photos...alter-egos...
We're walking away shaking our heads...I mean... my head...I'm walking
away...no you're not. I am.
DonO
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From: Niclas (Gmail)
To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com
Sent: Saturday, October 31, 2009 8:20 PM
MeddelandeNick would accept getting paid in root beer.
Buggs
- Original Message -
From: Anthony Spezio
To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com
Sent: Sunday, November 01, 2009 8:41 AM
Subject: [VFB] Re: Out bid.
Nick,
It is a real honor to have you come to the
MeddelandeTony,
What's the SB show dates next year?
Can I sell my DVDs there?
DonO
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From: Anthony Spezio
To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com
Sent: Sunday, November 01, 2009 8:41 AM
Subject: [VFB] Re: Out bid.
Nick,
It is a real honor to have
bead-head needed...
wow that is a hook lol, i think you can use the tire off the bbq lol we will
paint it gold if need be lol would like to see that one when you get it done
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From: Don Ordes f...@tribcsp.com
To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com
Sent: Sunday, November 1, 2009 3
Roger...over.
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To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, November 03, 2009 12:04 PM
Subject: [VFB] test \
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Peggy,
Hoppers arrived today- real nice set of flies.
Too bad all our hoppers froze a month ago.
Will have to wait until next year to try these.
Thanks Peggy swappers,
DonO
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Mark, post a photo of it...
- Original Message -
From: Mark Romero
To: virtual fly box
Sent: Wednesday, November 04, 2009 9:40 AM
Subject: [VFB] Re: Hopper Swap
Jerry, don't matter to me who has it.i just wanna know WHAT Stinger
hook that is..???
Here you go, Rene
Test pattern checks out.
Buggs
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From: Rene rene.zillm...@t-online.de
To: VFB Mail vfb-mail@googlegroups.com
Sent: Sunday, November 08, 2009 10:28 AM
Subject: [VFB] testing
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Rene,
Flashabou is great to rope with, as there's at least a half-dozen effects
you can get.
But depending on the flash material, static electricity can give you fits.
I work with Flashabou on the DVD, too. There will be more of it on DVD2.
Just ran out of space.
I'm waiting to hear if I can
Emporer Penguins are neither illegal nor protected. I checked it out a couple
of years ago.
Things may have changed, but the bird is not in any danger. Zoos are very
protective, and will fib about the status of them. I called the Federal
agencies and customs, and there's no restrictions due
: [VFB] Emporer Penguins
Ok, Don,
I'm serious:
What type of are these feathers? More wet fly hackle? More for winging?
Size?...
What are the special characteristics you are searching for? Or is it
simple a good add-on for ice dubbG
Rebe
Don Ordes wrote:
Emporer Penguins are neither illegal
for? Or is it
simple a good add-on for ice dubbG
Rebe
Don Ordes wrote:
Emporer Penguins are neither illegal nor protected. I checked it out
a couple of years ago.
Things may have changed, but the bird is not in any danger. Zoos are
very protective, and will fib about the status
And now what? That. Who's on first.
Buggs
- Original Message -
From: Rene Zillmann rene.zillm...@t-online.de
To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com
Sent: Sunday, November 08, 2009 10:28 AM
Subject: [VFB] Re: testend
Ok, I can post from the googlegroups page, but not using my mail account.
: Monday, November 09, 2009 1:45 PM
Subject: [VFB] Re: testend
Hi Don,
seems to work now, would like to know why some mails do not show up...
Rene
Don Ordes wrote:
And now what? That. Who's on first.
Buggs
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From: Rene Zillmann rene.zillm...@t-online.de
J.
Went to your site. Very nice flies.
DonO
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From: J Paulson rustyh...@centurytel.net
To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com
Sent: Monday, November 09, 2009 2:26 PM
Subject: [VFB] Re: Business card swap. Was wondering pls read everybody
I'd be interested. BTW, you can
Subject: [VFB] Re: testend
Have you checked the category 'funnier jokes than me' in your spam filter?
I guess you have tons of mine in there...
/Jester
-Ursprungligt meddelande-
Från: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com [mailto:vfb-m...@googlegroups.com] För Don
Ordes
Skickat: den 9 november
than
his own anything at all. To him it was no need for the folder.
It's who he is. Some people just can't be reached LOL
/Jester
On Tue, Nov 10, 2009 at 12:33 AM, Don Ordes f...@tribcsp.com wrote:
I don't have that folder. I do have one called weird European humor less
What is a pteren, pray tell
Who stole you virtual memory? Do you have a back-up system?
Buggs
- Original Message -
From: Rick Zieger
To: VFB ; flyfishingworld ; flytyingandfishing
Sent: Tuesday, November 10, 2009 7:13 PM
Subject: [VFB] news
Computyer at home is on
Jeff,
Did you get my email off list?
DonO
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From: Jeff Frye
To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, November 10, 2009 3:20 PM
Subject: [VFB] Tube Flies (was AttaBoy, Jimmy)
I'm with Jimmy on this one. I need to get some value from that many
Jimmy, so true, but they could go on fishing as well without the 'perfect
quarry'.
There ain't no fish off limits now to fly fihermen.
Alligator gars
Paddlefish
Great White Sharks
Sturgeon
Bass bluegill
Billfish
Tarpon
Pike, muskie
Even non-fish catagories:
If all the trout in the world suddenly disappeared, I know a bunch of folks
who'd go right on with their fly tying as though nothing happened. :-P
JimmyD
Jimmy, this is a neat idea for a new thread.
What non-fish (or very non-standard fish target) have you caught on a fly, and
what's the
JIMMY D
Don Ordes wrote:
If all the trout in the world suddenly disappeared, I know a bunch of
folks who'd go right on with their fly tying as though nothing happened. :-P
JimmyD
Jimmy, this is a neat idea for a new thread.
What non-fish (or very non-standard fish target) have
, there was that Owl I hooked on the Rayado, and the
young black bear who stole my tippet, fly and my big brown. :-D
JIMMY D
Don Ordes wrote:
If all the trout in the world suddenly disappeared, I know a bunch of
folks who'd go right on with their fly tying as though nothing happened
To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com
Subject: [VFB] Re: Was: QUOTE FOR THE DAY, Now - what other non-fish and
other species do you fish for w/flyrod?
Canada Goose in flight on my backcast
Tony
--- On Wed, 11/11/09, Don Ordes f...@tribcsp.com wrote:
From: Don Ordes f
I'll add another
Fishing with Jerry Goldsmith in Banana River mangroves for juvie tarpon. Juvie
3' alligator swims out to check out the surface-fly commotion. So I cast
across his nose and sure enough he grabs the fly and gets hooked. Not much of
a fight, but I 'landed' him, and he broke
they helped us to
remove the hook and inoculate my bro.
Pickled fish: Ok, that was not me, but a neighbor took my nod, and
knotted the can to the line. I remember being out for a fresh can of beer.
Rene
Don Ordes wrote:
OK, we have so far:
Cottonmouth
Owl
(bear don't count unless you
and my big brown. :-D
JIMMY D
Don Ordes wrote:
If all the trout in the world suddenly disappeared, I know a bunch of
folks who'd go right on with their fly tying as though nothing happened. :-P
JimmyD
Jimmy, this is a neat idea for a new thread.
What
I used to do deer-hair hackling long ago, but I just stacked and flared it.
I could do up one and send you a photo.
Type of deer and location on hide is important.
DonO
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From: Rene Zillmann rene.zillm...@t-online.de
To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com
Sent: Thursday,
'Comparadun hair', it is short and not hollow (I think), the
stack and flare technique works, but I want to wing the fly..
Maybe flare, wing and..
Rene
Don Ordes wrote:
I used to do deer-hair hackling long ago, but I just stacked and flared
it.
I could do up one and send you a photo.
Type of deer
Getting close to the end- I hope those who dropped off the list get back to
me in time.
When the Signed 1-50 DVD's are gone, there will only be standard serial #s
after that.
If you don't see your name and you want a signed DVD, get with me asap- my
friends here are finding out about it.
When
soon after.
So I would say it's OK to send checks now- #'s 2 through 30 only.
I was reminded that on my previous email I said that the 1st 100 would be
special edition,
so I will honor that.
Make personal check, money order, or cashier's check for
$34.95 ($29.95 + $5 SH), to Don Ordes
George Grant was a true innovator and artist.
Another one was Franz Pott. http://flytying.infonet.ee/crabby/woven.html
He designed neat woven bodies. I have many flies using his belly-weave.
DonO
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From: Wes Wada w...@wadaworks.com
To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com
or whatever else he wants to use. To see some of
DonO's creations, click on the link below. In my opinion, Don Ordes is one of
the most creative fly tyers in the world. His flies are truly works of art.
http://www.fantasyflies.com/catalog.shtml
JIMMY D
º
of
DonO's creations, click on the link below. In my opinion, Don Ordes is one of
the most creative fly tyers in the world. His flies are truly works of art.
http://www.fantasyflies.com/catalog.shtml
JIMMY D
º *
JIMMY D. MOORE, Amateur Radio
. It won't let me log in. So, I'll send the money for the dvd to the
flyfishing shop via Paypal and you can have them send the dvd from there.
Kindly contact me via email for any info you will need. Thanks. Joyce
On Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 7:39 PM, Don Ordes f...@tribcsp.com wrote:
OK
Neat site for salmon fly hook profiles and names:
http://www.ronnlucassr.com/terminology.htm
More curves than a fashion show.
DonO
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From: Mark Romero
To: virtual fly box
Sent: Friday, November 13, 2009 5:58 PM
Subject: [VFB] Re: i souldn'ta done it
Exotic cork-holder for your fly...
- Original Message -
From: Mark Romero
To: virtual fly box
Sent: Friday, November 13, 2009 11:53 PM
Subject: [VFB] 3 more
Here's the other three i was gonna send altogether. i guess we'll see if
the system can handle 3 pics at once.
Jimmy,
I tied commercially - in the lng ago past- for a short time. Very Major
YUK!
For a professional tier, tying time is only a portion of the time invested. It
depends on how efficient you are, how well planned your set-up time is, your
tying facilities, etc. If you can be efficient
Mark, either my eyes are shot or your camera skills need honing
Fo-kus!!!
Don't use macro. Use normal, back up, and zoom in a little. That will add
depth to the field of view, then you can crop and resize in photoshop. = Same
final picture, but in focus front to back.
Do you
Chuck, cameras are on topic, and we've had threads on them before, and we've
had real experts on VFB, but don't jnow if they're luring or dropped- don't
hear much from them anymore.
Cameras are part of flyfishing gear, and after the trip, the only thing that
remains is the fading memories and
Inside LineJimmyD,
How much of this, do you think, is due to the fact that people aren't planning
long-range vacations this year due to the economy? Well, we can't spend much
money, so let's go fishing close to home.
Or...Can't afford to buy fish, so let's go catch dinner.
I'll be able to
are those who have fished in the
past, and maybe because of the economy, are dragging out their rods and reels
again. Hopefully, by re-introducing themselves to the sport, they will continue
to fish. In the process, their kids will also be introduced to fishing.
JIMMY D
Don Ordes wrote
- Original Message -
From: Don Ordes
To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com
Sent: Monday, November 16, 2009 11:42 AM
Subject: [VFB] Show tying and sales
Mark et al
'Double Bunny' by Scott Sanchez
Bunny leeches
Matuka Bunny streamers
Bunny strip sculpins
Dalhberg Divers
- Original Message -
From: chuckalexan...@hughes.net
To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com ; fly fishing for panfish
Sent: Monday, November 16, 2009 9:05 PM
Subject: [VFB] Rabbit
[VFB] Re: Why Wyoming? (Fly-fishing related)They don't call DonO Willy Smellson
for nuthin'... hence the coyotes in the background.
Buggs
- Original Message -
From: Allan Fish
To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, November 18, 2009 9:35 AM
Subject: [VFB] Why Wyoming?
, it left on
Monday.
Mike
On Wed, Nov 18, 2009 at 7:23 AM, Don Ordes f...@tribcsp.com wrote:
Guys/Gals,
This is one huge learning experience.
Purchases from me directly: (preferred for now- 1st 100 or until further
notice)
I signed up with Paypal, so you can use my Paypal
. Thanks
Mike
On Wed, Nov 18, 2009 at 6:05 AM, Don Ordes f...@tribcsp.com wrote:
And you wonder why anyone would want to live in Wyoming:
http://logan.geoconsulting.us/
DonO
--
Mike Bliss
Aloha from Hawaii
As soon as I send in the Christmas swap photos, I am out of here. I have been
with this list since day one but it is time to leave.
Tony
Tony, I will miss you on here, but I understand. I will always remember the
IOFF, Spines vs Splines, Co-op swaps, and 700 VFBers from years ago.
DonO
Hello, JC
Welcome to the list. Yes, there are a few on the list from Utah, and you'll
probably be hearing from them soon. I live in Wyoming, so we're not too far
apart.
Don't know much about winter, since I live in Wyoming, lol, but we just hit
them with smaller nymphs, and maybe some very
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