The atlantic salmon/steelhead swap is almost full -- we will take one more person -- deadline for signup is 5pm Pacific time on Monday.
 
There's been a bit of a rush to signup over the last hour -- I think people were busy for the weekend and are just catching up on their e-mail.
 
As such -- we will allow a total of 15 swappers (originally I was going to limit it to 12)
 
There are 14 already signed up -- including people from the UK, Denmark, Canada and the US.
 
> 1. Ken MacGillivray (host) - general practioner
> 2. Iain Short - collie dog
> 3. Jon Emmons - mickey finn
> 4. Ashley Strutt  -
> 5. Tyanna Steele -
> 6. Don Schaeffer -
> 7. Jimmy Moore -
> 8. Vagn Hansen -
> 9. Josh Barnett - Green Mama
> 10. Marguerite -
> 11. Oregon Dave -- a Dee spey pattern
> 12. Joyce Westphal --
> 13. Bill Andreas - Supervisor
> 14. Jerry Sorenson - Black Ghost
> 15. YOU
+ one fly for Byard.
 
The details are as follows...

Tie a fly that could be used for atlantic salmon, pacific salmon or steelhead -- e.g. general practioner, bomber, alexandra,  mickey
finn or collie dog etc etc -- the pattern is your choice -- but we would like it to be one that both atlantic salmon fishermen and steelhead
fishermen could use.
Patterns for pacific salmon are welcome too -- when deciding what pattern -- ask yourself if it may be good for atlantic
salmon too -- eg maybe a winters hope, a black ghost, a supervisor, or a marabou muddler.

This way we get a diverse list of swappers and everyone gets flies they could use on their home waters.

The motivation behind this swap:  If you're a history buff -- or an atlantic salmon/steelhead fly aficionado -- you will know that Atlantic salmon
flies have had a big influence on the development of flies for steelhead (and pacific salmon to a  lesser degree).

If you'd like to read a recent magazine article on this -- contact me off list at [EMAIL PROTECTED].
Just to make sure the flies are legal everywhere -- no double hooks please -- and no weighted flies.
 
Deadline to receive flies is April 4th -- if this is too soon for some people we could possibly extend it a bit.
Send to...
 
Ken MacGillivray
1888 Beedie Place
Coquitlam BC
V3E 1J6
Please include the equivalent of $2 US to cover the cost of return shipping.
 
Thanks to everyone for their patience and interest.
 
-Ken-







 
 
 
 

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