Re: [VFB] Gorgeous day from JIMMY D
Allan let me know if you get this Allan Fish wrote: Gorgeous day here in Indiana. -- -- 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 this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VFB Mail" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to vfb-mail+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [VFB] Gorgeous day
Allan Fish wrote: Gorgeous day here in Indiana. -- -- 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 this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VFB Mail" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to vfb-mail+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [VFB] Gorgeous day
sure is Allan Fish wrote: Gorgeous da -- -- 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 this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VFB Mail" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to vfb-mail+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [VFB] Gorgeous day
The fly is called "The Only" found it in a Hatches magazine. Glad you had fun. Rick On Monday, May 5, 2014 6:55 AM, "'wayneb22...@yahoo.com' via VFB Mail" wrote: Hi Nev; Sounds like a good outing to me despite the weather! Wayneb Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android From: Neville Gosling ; To: ; Subject: Re: [VFB] Gorgeous day Sent: Sun, May 4, 2014 10:06:48 PM Ho Allan: I'm glad that you got out and enjoyed life with a bit of fishing mixed in. I myself am away on a fishing trip, but the weather since I arrived has been very wet and unseasonally cool but after spending all day Saturday in my little trailer the weather improved and although still somewhat damp (drizzle) I did manage to get out this morning (Sun) and mmanaged to catch 9 rainbows. As luck would have it the biggest was somewhere between 21/2 to 3 pounds but was dark (Spawner). The rest were smaller but still a good 18 - 19 inches and silver bright. All were taken on a grey bodied chironomid with black wire ribbing size 12 & 14. I have just finished a belated lunch and plan to go out again . The weather is improving with a weak sunny spells. Nev - Original Message - From: "Allan Fish" To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Sent: Saturday, 3 May, 2014 6:46:29 PM Subject: [VFB] Gorgeous day Gorgeous day here in Indiana. Took an Arborist friend from Indpls down to the southern part of the county to an orchard he'd never heard of which is owned by a friend who used to work with me. He was VERY impressed. She has over 7,000 apple trees, plus peaches, strawberries, raspberries, etc. We found her in the greenhouse and ended up buying some plants. I mentioned we were going over to a DNR site to try to tease a fish or two. She said, "These two ponds over there (pointing) have a ton of fish if you'd like to fish here. But." I spoke up and said, "We're strictly catch and release." She said good. We caught a ton of fish. The ONLY fly that worked well I'll have to call the Ziegerbug. It's a bug that Rick Zieger sent me. Rick's bug has speckled rubber legs. I didn't have any, so I tied some of them with solid rubber that I had marked with a Sharpie. It looks like most of the Sharpie wore off after catching so many bluegills. (1st attachment) I don't know what Rick tied the body with, but I used black ice dub body with mallard feather tail and a duck-quill wing case. Weight was 1/8" brass bead on a size 10 94840 hook. I out-fished my buddy, but he took the cake with a 11+ inch bluegill. Gorgeous fish. (2nd attachment). It looks kinda small in his hands, but he is 6-10" tall and the rest of his body is proportional. His hands are huge. It was good to actually feel the tug of a different fish on the OTHER end of the rod again. af -- Allan Fish Greenwood, IN -- -- 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 this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VFB Mail" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to vfb-mail+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- -- 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 this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VFB Mail" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to vfb-mail+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- -- 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 this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VFB Mail" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to vfb-mail
Re: [VFB] Gorgeous day
Hi Nev; Sounds like a good outing to me despite the weather! Wayneb Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" group. To post to this group, send email to vfb-mail@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to vfb-mail-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VFB Mail" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to vfb-mail+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [VFB] Gorgeous day
On 5/4/14, 6:06 PM, Neville Gosling wrote: As luck would have it the biggest was somewhere between 21/2 to 3 pounds but was dark (Spawner). The rest were smaller but still a good 18 - 19 inches and silver bright. Nev, Sounds like a great day if you don't even catch any more!! Glad you're having a good time. It's great to get out with nature. Allan -- -- 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 this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VFB Mail" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to vfb-mail+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [VFB] Gorgeous day
Ho Allan: I'm glad that you got out and enjoyed life with a bit of fishing mixed in. I myself am away on a fishing trip, but the weather since I arrived has been very wet and unseasonally cool but after spending all day Saturday in my little trailer the weather improved and although still somewhat damp (drizzle) I did manage to get out this morning (Sun) and mmanaged to catch 9 rainbows. As luck would have it the biggest was somewhere between 21/2 to 3 pounds but was dark (Spawner). The rest were smaller but still a good 18 - 19 inches and silver bright. All were taken on a grey bodied chironomid with black wire ribbing size 12 & 14. I have just finished a belated lunch and plan to go out again . The weather is improving with a weak sunny spells. Nev - Original Message - From: "Allan Fish" To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Sent: Saturday, 3 May, 2014 6:46:29 PM Subject: [VFB] Gorgeous day Gorgeous day here in Indiana. Took an Arborist friend from Indpls down to the southern part of the county to an orchard he'd never heard of which is owned by a friend who used to work with me. He was VERY impressed. She has over 7,000 apple trees, plus peaches, strawberries, raspberries, etc. We found her in the greenhouse and ended up buying some plants. I mentioned we were going over to a DNR site to try to tease a fish or two. She said, "These two ponds over there (pointing) have a ton of fish if you'd like to fish here. But." I spoke up and said, "We're strictly catch and release." She said good. We caught a ton of fish. The ONLY fly that worked well I'll have to call the Ziegerbug. It's a bug that Rick Zieger sent me. Rick's bug has speckled rubber legs. I didn't have any, so I tied some of them with solid rubber that I had marked with a Sharpie. It looks like most of the Sharpie wore off after catching so many bluegills. (1st attachment) I don't know what Rick tied the body with, but I used black ice dub body with mallard feather tail and a duck-quill wing case. Weight was 1/8" brass bead on a size 10 94840 hook. I out-fished my buddy, but he took the cake with a 11+ inch bluegill. Gorgeous fish. (2nd attachment). It looks kinda small in his hands, but he is 6-10" tall and the rest of his body is proportional. His hands are huge. It was good to actually feel the tug of a different fish on the OTHER end of the rod again. af -- Allan Fish Greenwood, IN -- -- 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 this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VFB Mail" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to vfb-mail+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- -- 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 this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VFB Mail" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to vfb-mail+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [VFB] Gorgeous day
Glad to see you are finally out of the snow.YUCK! You have got to get out more often. It does the soul good. Alan On May 3, 2014, at 6:46 PM, Allan Fish wrote: > Gorgeous day here in Indiana. Took an Arborist friend from Indpls down to > the southern part of the county to an orchard he'd never heard of which is > owned by a friend who used to work with me. He was VERY impressed. She has > over 7,000 apple trees, plus peaches, strawberries, raspberries, etc. We > found her in the greenhouse and ended up buying some plants. I mentioned we > were going over to a DNR site to try to tease a fish or two. She said, > "These two ponds over there (pointing) have a ton of fish if you'd like to > fish here. But." I spoke up and said, "We're strictly catch and > release." She said good. > > We caught a ton of fish. The ONLY fly that worked well I'll have to call the > Ziegerbug. It's a bug that Rick Zieger sent me. Rick's bug has speckled > rubber legs. I didn't have any, so I tied some of them with solid rubber > that I had marked with a Sharpie. It looks like most of the Sharpie wore off > after catching so many bluegills. (1st attachment) I don't know what Rick > tied the body with, but I used black ice dub body with mallard feather tail > and a duck-quill wing case. Weight was 1/8" brass bead on a size 10 94840 > hook. > > I out-fished my buddy, but he took the cake with a 11+ inch bluegill. > Gorgeous fish. (2nd attachment). It looks kinda small in his hands, but he > is 6-10" tall and the rest of his body is proportional. His hands are huge. > > It was good to actually feel the tug of a different fish on the OTHER end of > the rod again. > af > > -- > Allan Fish > Greenwood, IN > > -- > -- > 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 this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en > > VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com > --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VFB Mail" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to vfb-mail+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- -- 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 this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VFB Mail" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to vfb-mail+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
RE: [VFB] Gorgeous day
Nice! -Original Message- From: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com [mailto:vfb-mail@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Allan Fish Sent: Saturday, May 03, 2014 8:46 PM To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Subject: [VFB] Gorgeous day Gorgeous day here in Indiana. Took an Arborist friend from Indpls down to the southern part of the county to an orchard he'd never heard of which is owned by a friend who used to work with me. He was VERY impressed. She has over 7,000 apple trees, plus peaches, strawberries, raspberries, etc. We found her in the greenhouse and ended up buying some plants. I mentioned we were going over to a DNR site to try to tease a fish or two. She said, "These two ponds over there (pointing) have a ton of fish if you'd like to fish here. But." I spoke up and said, "We're strictly catch and release." She said good. We caught a ton of fish. The ONLY fly that worked well I'll have to call the Ziegerbug. It's a bug that Rick Zieger sent me. Rick's bug has speckled rubber legs. I didn't have any, so I tied some of them with solid rubber that I had marked with a Sharpie. It looks like most of the Sharpie wore off after catching so many bluegills. (1st attachment) I don't know what Rick tied the body with, but I used black ice dub body with mallard feather tail and a duck-quill wing case. Weight was 1/8" brass bead on a size 10 94840 hook. I out-fished my buddy, but he took the cake with a 11+ inch bluegill. Gorgeous fish. (2nd attachment). It looks kinda small in his hands, but he is 6-10" tall and the rest of his body is proportional. His hands are huge. It was good to actually feel the tug of a different fish on the OTHER end of the rod again. af -- Allan Fish Greenwood, IN -- -- 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 this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VFB Mail" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to vfb-mail+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- -- 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 this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VFB Mail" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to vfb-mail+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [VFB] Gorgeous day
Sounds like fun and that's a nice sized panfish! I love that you found a secret spot that produces too! Wayne Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" group. To post to this group, send email to vfb-mail@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to vfb-mail-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VFB Mail" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to vfb-mail+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
