HI Jack Have you been to Duck Lake recently? I plan on going tomorrow if I can get away. The last two storms has raised the water level a considerable amount. I was snow bound for two days in May and I wasn't there for the last big snow. Dean --- Jack and Roxanne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Rob, > Thanks for the info on the "Olive Willie". Tied > some up and will let > you know what the results are. Thanks to the other > gentlemen tht also > offered a reply. > > > Regards > Jack > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Rob Blomquist" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Wednesday, June 19, 2002 12:07 AM > Subject: Re: [VFB] "Olive Willie" > > > > On Tuesday 18 June 2002 09:01 pm, Jack and Roxanne > wrote: > > > Hello List > > > Looking for flytiers in the state of > Washington. A gentleman from > > > Seattle was catching fish on a on a lake here > in Montana and he said > that > > > he was using an Olive Willie. Looking for a make > up of the fly or better > > > yet, a picture. > > > Any tiers from the state of Washington know > anything about this fly? > > > Thanks in advance. > > > > An Olive willy was created by a guy in Swede's Fly > shop as a fly to > represent > > damsel fly larve wandering about on the bottom of > a lake. > > > > Check out > http://www.swedesflyshop.com/favorite_flies.htm for > images of > the > > fly. the same named fly is tied in several > different ways but the most > recent > > version is the fatter one on the right. > > > > The trick to the fly is the laterally flattened > thorax which is made by > > chenille that is spiraled on top of the hook to > make an oval, which is > then > > overwrapped by the same chenille. (at least I > think that's how he did it). > > > > If you want a sample of this fly, I can pick one > up, and I could possibly > get > > him to write the pattern down.... > > > > Rob > > -- > > Rob Blomquist > > Kirkland, WA > > > > On the side of the software box, in the 'System > Requirements' section, it > said > > 'Requires Windows 95 or better'. So I installed > Linux and lived happily > ever > > after. > > > > > >
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