I've been watching this one and it looks like you need a tier from the east coast. I'm in if you still have room.
Jackie [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ken, Carolyn, Alex and Hershel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, February 09, 2003 6:27 AM Subject: [VFB] Swap is filling up... > We've already got tiers from the UK, Denmark, the great lakes, west coast > and Texas. We need 3 more for the atlantic salmon/steelhead swap. (if > there are more interested, I will ask the others what they think about > allowing more than 12 in) > > The objective -- 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] > > After you read it -- or maybe even before you've read it -- maybe you'd be > interested in joining our swap. > > Just to make sure the flies are legal everywhere -- no double hooks > please -- and no weighted flies. > > A dozen tiers needed. > > Deadline to receive flies is April 4th. > > If you've never been in a atlantic salmon or steelhead swap before -- you > will get some beautiful flies. > > I'll also include a little something extra from the great white north when I > send you your flies. > > Ken MacGillivray > 1888 Beedie Place > Coquitlam BC > V3E 1J6 > > So far we have... > > 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 > >
