Keith, Here is the recipe for the Pink Squirrel Fly: https://wiflyfisher.com/patterns/Pink-Squirrel-fly-pattern.asp John Bethke is from Westby, Wisconsin. And the recipe for the Pink Squirrel Drink: https://www.bryantscocktaillounge.com/
Pink Squirrel 1& 1/2 oz Creme de Almond 1/2 oz Creme de Cacao (White) Large scoop Strawberry Ice Cream Mix in a blender until smooth. Pour into a On-The-Rocks glass Float a Strawberry on top. On Sat, Apr 22, 2023 at 11:21 AM 'KP' via VFB Mail < [email protected]> wrote: > Ha ! Thats awesome. I will have a look at my swap collections. DonO was a > monster of a human in the best way. Fantasy Flies I think summed > him up totally. There were , and still are, some awesome guys in this > group. Shame its dropped off the page a little bit. I see Nick > occassionally post on Facebook and his sense of humour is still way out > there in left field :-) > I will have a look for the recipe for the Pink Squirrel. I know some water > it will work on for sure. And with all this 10 foot 2weight fishing its > prime ammo for that method I'd say. > As for Air Head? Well we all get to be a bit air headish when we are young > then again when we are old. So nothing wrong with being an Air Head :-) > > > On Saturday, 22 April 2023 at 06:13:01 UTC+1 Gary Webb wrote: > >> Keith, I missed the Beer swap. But I was in the Drinks swap where I tied >> a Pink Squirrel. More than 30 years ago I met John Bethke at a local >> sporting goods store demonstrating how to tie his fly Coincidentally the >> Pink Squirrel swap hosted by Don O is the last swap I've been a part of. I >> saw your name on the list of participants. I I fish with a Pink Squirrel >> quite a lot if there are no rises. >> And when I do, I sometimes think of Don Ordes. A few days ago I could >> not find my Rope Dubbing DVD. I was about to tear the house apart. It took >> me three days to find. Nick Runnarsson hosted an Old Farts swap a few years >> back. I tied a Gary La Fontaine fly: The Air Head. That is the fly's true >> name and no one should infer anything from that about this tier. >> >> On Thu, Apr 20, 2023 at 11:33 AM 'KP' via VFB Mail < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Hi Gary, >>> Good to hear from you sport. Yep I remember the photos Byard put out of >>> his dining room table covered in boxes of flys :-) I did 1 and 2 and still >>> have the hooks Byard got as a sample from one of the suppliers he used. >>> That was a great forum. I till have all the swap flies from all the swaps >>> we did. Tied copies but never used any of the flies. Did you do the Beer >>> Swap? Tie flies based on a local brew and send it in along with Beer >>> coasters. I ran that swap and it was such a great variety. DonO's Cherry >>> Bomb was literally that!!! >>> The only regret I have is not ever being able to get out to the Sowbug >>> show Tony Spezio ran. Could'nt afford it and now dont like the thought of >>> all the travel. Hey ho. Maybe I'll hop across the English Channel to >>> Cologne and see Rene!! >>> We should run an Old Farts Swap. No one under 50 allowed in! Hahaha >>> Take care >>> Keith >>> >>> On Wednesday, 19 April 2023 at 19:33:54 UTC+1 Gary Webb wrote: >>> >>>> Hello Keith. Great to see your name on my screen again. I joined VFB >>>> right at the end of the 2nd 100 Caddis swap. I guess you could call me one >>>> of the Old Timers. More likely an Old Fart. I remember thinking that I >>>> was glad I was not the SwapMeister sorting 10,000 flys. >>>> >>>> On Wed, Apr 19, 2023 at 3:09 AM 'KP' via VFB Mail < >>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> HA!! Good to see you are still kicking around you old Blowhard :-) >>>>> Sorry to hear about your tough medical times bud and your brothers >>>>> passing. However I'm a boy from Wolverhampton in the UK and its city motto >>>>> is "Out of darkness cometh light" and your three recent additions to the >>>>> "pawpaw" duty list are exactly that. The light. Welcome to them all. >>>>> Ive been on the list for years even before the )2 Caddis Swap. Who >>>>> remembers that little swap. A Byard special for sure. I still have the >>>>> flies from both of those mega swaps plus lots of the others we all did. >>>>> Some great guys now gone but what times they were. I worked for Orvis >>>>> (yes I know) in the UK for the last 13 years of my working life. I >>>>> retirred >>>>> 2021 and they closed down all but one of the stores in 22. See they just >>>>> didnt realise how much they need me !!! :-) Now I just do the gardening, >>>>> some teaching tying and fly casting and looking after grandkids >>>>> occassionally. >>>>> Good to hear from you all. >>>>> Oh and HPPY BIRTHDAY Great Grandad!! >>>>> Keith >>>>> >>>>> On Sunday, 16 April 2023 at 23:43:00 UTC+1 Charles Alexander wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Folks: I'm still here too. Just haven't felt up to it as for the last >>>>>> two yrs after covid TRIED to kill me. I spent over 70 days in a >>>>>> coma,kidneys started shutting down etc etc. As soon as they'd fix one >>>>>> thing >>>>>> something else would pop up,with the latest thing being a positive >>>>>> cologuard test and I'm supposed to have the ole colonoscopy to get that >>>>>> checked out. >>>>>> >>>>>> my docs have all told me that I had the worse case of covid they have >>>>>> seen and lived to tell about it. I still cannot walk without the aid of a >>>>>> walker but God has seen me this far so I don't think He's going to fail >>>>>> me >>>>>> now. I did lose one of my younger brothers this last July. He went to >>>>>> Wal-Mart, got inside the door and he just feel over dead. There happened >>>>>> to >>>>>> be a gold sematin right there and he gave my brother CPr till the got >>>>>> there >>>>>> and because of that we were able. Donate my brothers organs which either >>>>>> saved the lived or improved the lives >>>>>> >>>>>> On a better topic, two months ago we closed on a new home and are >>>>>> still haven't finished moving which is a pain but we love the new place >>>>>> and >>>>>> it's only 5-10 minuites from two city parks, which are both stocked with >>>>>> bass and bluegills. And I did get to go fishing three times last Spring >>>>>> and >>>>>> we did fish each trip. Then, three and six months ago respectively, we >>>>>> welcomed two new grand daughters which brings the total to 17 and 18 >>>>>> total >>>>>> and paw pawpaws job is to hold and spoil them. We even have one great >>>>>> grand >>>>>> daughter. Now, I turn 65 tomorrow, but that don't seem old enough to be a >>>>>> GREAT grandfather lol. 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