Hi, Marmot woodchuck what the hell is that..lol..please advise i do not think we have any over here in Ireland. Regards, Denis.
>From: Ed Engelman/Sue Atkinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: [VFB] Swap Announcement >Date: Sun, 30 Dec 2001 16:58:57 -0500 > >Ok > >I just turned on television and the movie Groundhog Day was playing on the >ABC network. Actor Bill Murray pokes fun at Punxstawney Phil. Oh no, I >thought, this Woodchuck swap may not happen if I don't interest a few more >snowbound, cabin fever, fishing starved fly tiers. Time is running out >for you to sign up. Flies are not due until Groundhog Day. Sign up by Jan >2 to participate. > >Ed > >Woodchuck Swap > >Flies Due on Groundhog Day (Candlemas Day), Feb. 2, 2002 > >Maximum number of Swap Participants - 12 > >Sign-up period ends Jan. 2 > >All flies must contain hair from woodchuck or a close relative from the >Marmot family. > >To sign up for the Woodchuck Swap go to VFS at: >http://www.flyshop.com/Bench/Index-frames.cfm?page=swap > >According to legend: >On February 2 the groundhog (woodchuck, chuck, marmot etc) peers out of his >burrow to check the climate. If he doesn't see his shadow then spring is >reputed to be close at hand. However if he is frightened by his shadow, >spring is at least six weeks away. > > >Read More About It > >http://www.punxsutawneyphil.com/ (Your Link to the 02/02/02 >Official Celebration) > >http://www.hoghaven.com/ (Good information on woodchucks, pictures >and sound bites) > >http://www.stormfax.com/ghogday.htm (The history of Groundhog Day and >its origins.) > >http://www.groundhog.org/ (The official site of the Punxstawney >Groundhog Club) > > > >What better way to celebrate this occasion than with a fly swap. >I like to use materials that are readily accessible. I tie with shoe >laces, dog hair, rubber bands, synthetic dusters, candy wrappers, craft >beads and other foraged materials. The woodchuck makes it onto the >list. Normally thought of as a pest, their underground burrows in >agricultural fields can collapse when farm machinery travel over >them. This can cause injury to the machinery operator and damage his >tractor, hay-bine, bailer etc. > >If you would like to participate and are looking for a source of woodchuck, >it can be purchased on line at http://www.linesend.com/00/hair.shtml or I >will swap a patch of woodchuck or rockchuck with you for another fly tying >material. > >The pattern I am offering has been productive on bass and panfish. It >substitutes woodchuck for squirrel in a pattern originally called >squirrelly. I have renamed it Route 206. > _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp.
