Chris, sounds like a fun swap if there is still room I'd like to join Not sure of the pattern yet, have to decide between a couple.
Jim Burbank "Troutman" ----- Original Message ----- From: Chapman, Chris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, March 22, 2002 5:45 AM Subject: [VFB] New Fly Swap - Most Memorable Fish > Hello All, > > I have decided to host my first swap. What I think is really neat is that > each of us have many wonderful memories on the water - but I am looking for > that one special moment that to each of you is just so special...and of > course there is a fly at the other end of that memory. > > This swap is for the flies that created these memories. It could be an > instance - or years of constant success with an individual pattern, or an > obscure moment with a fly you doubted could have achieved such results. > > I would like to limit this to 15 participants - but I could open it to 24 if > there is enough interest. > > I am planning to have this swap completed by June 1st - so there is plenty > of time. > > * What makes this fly swap different? Simple - instead of sending a > recipe, I would like each of you to send me the story behind the fly - at > least 4 paragraphs - limited to 3 pages... Send this to me offline and I > will recreate these stories on fly-fishing stationary attached to each fly > when I send them back out to the participants (and I will send you back your > story as well). I will do this at no additional cost. > > When you get the flies, you will also get some nice reading material as > well. Since some stories are very special, I do not think I will post this > on the web for all to see - rather it should be shared with only the > participants. Since no recipes will be given - your "secret weapon" flies > will be safe except for the participant who can reverse engineer it. > > If there is no interest is a swap like this, please tell me. I am in many > other swaps and I won't be offended. > > > I plan to tie a Heron modification which has been the most successful fly in > my fishing lifetime (25 years) throughout NH, Maine, and California - really > the only places I have fished so far. The story I will share will be an > expedition to the Connecticut River in Pittsburg and the incredible success > this fly and I had last fall. Resulting in a 3.5lb brown - the 100th drift > over the same pool..... > > Thanks. > > Chris Chapman > 61 Forest Lane > Boscawen, NH 03303 > > > >
