I should also point something out about one of the materials in this fly as well. It calls for "Plastic Raffia". There has been some misunderstanding about this material, as some believe that Swiss Straw is the same thing. I've done some research on this, and in fact, they are not the same thing. Plastic Raffia, which is available often at craft shops, is a more hardy material than Swiss Straw, and is stiffer.
I've been having a hard time getting the real Plastic Raffia here in Ontario. If any of you have a line on it, please let me know. I'll send you down the money if you'll promise to send me a bunch of it! :) Ian H. Scott ICQ # 27933066 Providing Goal Centered Internet Solutions PairoWoodies Publishing http://www.pairowoodies.com/ Fly Fishing Links and Resources http://flyfishing.about.com/ ******************************************** "Laws are like cobwebs, which may catch small flies, but let wasps and hornets break through" - Jonathan Swift > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Roger Cotner > Sent: Sunday, January 06, 2002 8:18 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [VFB] A Very Productive Fly > > > Ian - > My clicking on the Muncher thumbnail didn't result in a big image - > rather a blank page but for the banners on the left. Must be some > linkage problem. The fly looks delicious, though! Might be a good one > for John R's bass fly swap. > Regards, > Roger Cotner > Grand Haven, Michigan > > Ian Scott wrote: > > > > I've just posted a fly pattern up on my site, which some of you might be > > interested in. When I say that this fly is productive... I > mean it! It was > > developed by a very good friend and awesome fly tyer, Ian James > of London, > > Ontario, Canada. Ian is one of the best and I'm honoured to be able to > > call him a good friend of mine. > > > > Ian took me fishing on the Thames River near London, (the > Canadian London, > > located in Ontario), and introduced me to this fly. It was an awesome > > producer. He gave me a few more to use myself, and one > afternoon, I fished > > it on the Saugeen River and seriously had fish after fish. I was on a > > stretch that contained both smallmouth bass and really nice > brown trout - > > both species wanted a piece of this thing! > > > > Ian calls it The Muncher. He graciously shared the pattern > with me, along > > with some tips on both tying it and fishing it. Some of you > might want to > > try it out, and it might make for some good fly swap projects too! > > > > You can check it out at http://flyfishing.about.com/. > > > > Just to let you all know, at the end of the month, I will be > publishing a > > brand new site, similar to the one above, but I'll have some > more creative > > leeway as well. Looking forward to the new venture, and hoping > some of you > > will drop by from time to time! It's not complete yet, but you > can keep it > > in mind: http://www.about-flyfishing.com/ > > > > Let me know what you think of the muncher. You'll really want > to click on > > the thumbnail to get a better view - the larger image is only > about 10K, so > > there's no major download time issues. > > > > Ian H. Scott > > ICQ # 27933066 > > > > Providing Goal Centered Internet Solutions > > PairoWoodies Publishing > > http://www.pairowoodies.com/ > > > > Fly Fishing Links and Resources > > http://flyfishing.about.com/ > > > > ******************************************** > > "Laws are like cobwebs, which may catch small flies, but let wasps and > > hornets break through" > > - Jonathan Swift >
