Excellent stuff. The reason I asked was that in you previous posting you gave a recipe for a Caddis Fly and you had Sedge Fly in brackets. I have never heard anyone use sedge except here in Ireland or maybe England.
Chat to you later, Kevin -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of George Sent: 05 March 2002 23:28 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [VFB] Tom Thumb I am from Vernon British Columbia. Great fishing around here, We are Close to Kamloops where there are one hundred fifty lake within a fifty mile radius. I moved from New denver BC to Vernon last october because of medical problems. Have co authored a book containing paterns and tying instructions for thirty very useful flies for the Pacific Northwest. I will be tying at the Fly Fishing Syposium at Castlegar BC on March 23 and 24, George ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kevin McClean" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, March 05, 2002 1:39 PM Subject: RE: [VFB] Tom Thumb > George, > > Where are you from? Ireland?, England? > > Kevin > Dublin, Ireland > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of George > Sent: 04 March 2002 21:23 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [VFB] Tom Thumb > > > > > Rene Heres what I have > > Tom Thumb > > Type: Dry > Hook size: #8-6 > Manufacturer: Mustad 94833. 3X Fine > Tiemco TMC 5210. 1X Fine. > Eagle Claw 59 Standard. > Thread: Black. 6/0 > Tail: Deer hair 15 - 20 fibres. > Body: Deer hair 15 - 20 fibres. > > Imitates: Caddisfly (Sedgefly) > > Fishing Instructions: Use a floating line or a line with a sinking tip. > Cast the fly let it sit, then give it a twitch and a fast retrieve, then let > it sit. > > Tying Instructions: > 1. Tie on the thread and run it to the bend of the hook. > 2. Tie in a short tail of deer hair.. Run the thread to the front just > behind where the head would be and let the thread hang. > 3. Tie on the body material (deer hair) with the tips pointing to the > rear tie the deer hair on by the butt ends just behind where the head should > be. Hang on to the tips of the hair do not allow them to get mixed up with > the tail hair. Wrap the thread sparsely over the body to the bend of the > hook, then tie the body material down at the bend. Run the thread to the > head. Pull the body hair to the front and tie it off. As you tie off the > head pull the tips of the deer hair up and allow it to fan out supporting it > with the thread you use for the head. > 4. Tie on a head and cement it to hold the hair up and you're done. > > > > These Fly-Tying notes are > by George Shepherd 1997 > > > Here's the on e I use it is in the book I co authored (Kootenay Flies > > > --- > Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.303 / Virus Database: 164 - Release Date: 24/11/2001 > > --- > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.303 / Virus Database: 164 - Release Date: 24/11/2001 > > > > _________________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com > > > --- Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.303 / Virus Database: 164 - Release Date: 24/11/2001 --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.303 / Virus Database: 164 - Release Date: 24/11/2001 _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com
