Byard the Apache Trout sounds awesome. Hope you get to see one sir. Are you still bird watching? Those early VFB days were wicked good times. Hope you guys that get to the Sowbug have the best time. Take care all Keith
On Tue, 11 Mar 2025 at 11:01, <[email protected]> wrote: > [email protected] > <https://groups.google.com/forum/?utm_source=digest&utm_medium=email#!forum/vfb-mail/topics> > Google > Groups > <https://groups.google.com/forum/?utm_source=digest&utm_medium=email/#!overview> > [image: > Google Groups Logo] > <https://groups.google.com/forum/?utm_source=digest&utm_medium=email/#!overview> > Topic digest > View all topics > <https://groups.google.com/forum/?utm_source=digest&utm_medium=email#!forum/vfb-mail/topics> > > - Sowbug 2025 / asking for travel tips > <#m_-3012218147128605708_group_thread_0> - 3 Updates > > Sowbug 2025 / asking for travel tips > <http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail/t/91594f54888b75b?utm_source=digest&utm_medium=email> > Rick Zieger <[email protected]>: Mar 10 01:40PM > > Good to see some names I have not seen for a long time. Hope you will > post some flies that you have been tying. Rick > On Sunday, March 9, 2025 at 04:03:32 PM CDT, Gary L Webb < > [email protected]> wrote: > > My wife and I would love to get back again. On our only trip there Tony > tied us one of his Froggies. But she is in a wheelchair these days. So we > don't do many long trips. > > On Saturday, March 8, 2025 at 8:31:07 PM UTC-6 Byard Miller wrote: > > I see my name has been mentioned. The memories of VFB and Fkyfish@ are > fondly and often in my mind. Sadly a scenario not to be repeated. By those > of us involved I presume. We’ve lost many so close to our hearts. I hope we > meet up with them all again when our time comes. > On a personal update I’ve recently left behind snow shoveling and grass > mowing for the south east climes of Arizona. Sadly no nearby trout or any > fishing opportunities. But other interests fill in those voids and I can > always venture into other near or far waters. I would like to seek out an > Apache Trout sometime soon. > It’s nice to see there are some still monitoring the ancient VFB list. > Regards to all my special friends! > Keep tyin’ … Byard > Sent from Byard's iPhone > > On Mar 8, 2025, at 2:31 PM, 'Rick Zieger' via VFB Mail < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > I will not make SowBug this year. Rick > On Saturday, March 8, 2025 at 01:31:59 PM CST, Neville Gosling < > [email protected]> wrote: > > I agree, Rick Ziger has done an exemplary job of keeping the facebook > group alive but it is not doing particularly well. Why? I think that there > are so many other groups and diversions online and new people coming online > will never have what we had when VFB was very popular when Byard Miller > started it. > > Thank you Rick……… > > Neville (Nev) Gosling > > > --- 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 [email protected]. > > To view this discussion visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/vfb-mail/327b9b2e-a3eb-4fdb-ba98-fe081d93f44d%40t-online.de > . > > -- > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" > group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > 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 [email protected]. > To view this discussion visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/vfb-mail/0CCDC7F1-57B0-4194-AEAC-1703FC2C94E4%40gmail.com > . > > > -- > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" > group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > 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 [email protected]. > > > To view this discussion visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/vfb-mail/797130978.1760468.1741469474212%40mail.yahoo.com > . > > > > > -- > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" > group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > 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 [email protected]. > To view this discussion visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/vfb-mail/f4f5eca9-1df6-4ee6-aa53-141fcf87d50bn%40googlegroups.com > . > Bruce Whittle <[email protected]>: Mar 10 05:34PM -0500 > > I agree with everyone’s sentiments. I miss so many people that used to > participate in the list. I was so lucky to see Allan Fish a couple years > ago when I was speaking at a conference in Indianapolis. I still have the > CD that Mark from Louisiana did - music for Fly Tying and Feather Plucking, > I believe. I enjoy watching tying videos made by Tony and Don and reading > the books Jimmy wrote. I too still have a bunch of the feathers from the > hackle swaps. I also have a mouse tied by Don that I won in his first rope > dub contest. I live within a couple of hours of Rick but somehow we have > still never seen each other outside of Sowbug many years ago. Time marches > on but I have many fond memories of the Virtual FlyBox list and am glad > Byard started that family. Best regards to all! I look forward to seeing > Rene again in a few weeks! (And anyone else who happens to be in Mountain > Home at the time) > > Sincerely, > Bruce > > Neville Gosling <[email protected]>: Mar 10 04:43PM -0700 > > Well said Bruce! > > > Back to top <#m_-3012218147128605708_digest_top> > You received this digest because you're subscribed to updates for this > group. You can change your settings on the group membership page > <https://groups.google.com/forum/?utm_source=digest&utm_medium=email#!forum/vfb-mail/join> > . > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it send an > email to [email protected]. > -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" group. 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