I found this swap to be quite a challenge as I have not tied winged wet flies for a very long time. I experienced some difficulty in placing the beard hackle or collar without crowding the eye and sometimes the wing did not go as planned. You are correct, it is a lost art (at least for me). Neville (Nev) Gosling Greater Vancouver, B.C. Canada
_____ From: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com [mailto:vfb-m...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of DonO Sent: Tuesday, July 07, 2009 7:39 AM To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Subject: [VFB] Re: FIRST Traditional Winged Wet Fly Swap Iain, I've got the 'mixed bag' (or is that 'mixed box'?) of wet flies tied, but I'm not done yet. Having too much fun re-visiting the 'traditional' patterns I grew up with- the 1st flies that I tied as a kid. My my... first the '65 Mustang, now flies. I think I still have some old catalogs where these were still offered as box-stock flies. It is fun digging through feather bags that I haven accessed in 20 years- would never use that stuff tying modern flies. A true lost art, those wet flies of olden-days. Oh...and what a mess I'm making... DonO --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
