Don Johnson wrote:
Hello All,
Well, of the 480 some odd list members, 11 sent me a
self-addressed, stamped envelope for the "Off the
Wall" swap. Flies are in the mail today and should be
to you soon.
Each swap participant is receiving 2 flies and samples
of Daiichi hooks. One style is the Daiichi 1182. This
is their standard dry fly hook with the "Crystal
Finish". The other style hook is a Daiichi 1480. This
is a sweet little 2x short, fine wire dry fly hook
with a Limerick bend. It may sound odd but the flies,
especially soft hackles, tied on these hooks are sexy
little numbers. Both of these models are available
through Byard at Linesend.com
Everyone is receiving a Steelhead October Caddis.
These are tied on Partridge CS10/1 hooks and are tied
in a traditional low-water style. The body is a
synthetic seal substitute and the wing is natural deer
hair. This fly is a popular Northwest pattern for late
summer/early fall steelhead.
For the second fly, some will receive my Miracle
Caddis, others will receive my Y-Fly. The Miracle
Caddis is tied with an Antron trailing shuck,
Scintilla dubbed body (hare's ear color), fine deer
hair wing, and a Scintilla dubbed head (ripe olive
color). The hook is the Daiichi 1182. Pictures of this
fly are available by searching the VFB site or by
following the link in my sig line.
The Y-Fly is constructed with an Antron shuck,
Scintilla dubbed body (hare's ear color again) and a
fine deer hair wing. The wing is tied facing forward,
extending out over the eye of the hook. It is also
canted slightly upward and divided into two equal
parts. To look at the fly from the side it somewhat
resembles the venerable Quigley Cripple; from the top
it looks like the letter "Y", hence the name. It has
proven itself as a both an emerger and a spinner and
is durable, easy to tie and, like most of my patterns,
constructed of readily available and inexpensive
materials.
Until later...
Don Johnson
Upper Left Corner, Continental USA
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