Yes Jackie - you're the last one -- welcome. Swap is now full.
-Ken- ----- Original Message ----- From: "J.reid" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, February 10, 2003 4:25 AM Subject: Re: [VFB] Swap is filling up... > 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 > > > > >
