Anyone you want. Pick your favorite. I will add you to the list Rob
----- Original Message ----- From: "rob poutre" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2004 5:47 PM Subject: Re: [VFB] My Go to Fly Swap - Update > Well Mike, I'm a bit extended at this point, but I may > be able to squeeze in this last swap. Depends on the > category though. I can usually tie a couple dozen of > my go-to flies in a couple hours. Let me know midge, > dry, wet/nymph, or streamer first. > > Rob P. > > > --- Mike Bliss <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > We need three for this swap. I admit to having been > > lame in my original > > description. I actually wanted to do four different > > swaps. One each for > > midge, dry, wet or nymph and streamer. However, to > > simplify, this is one > > swap. Only 15 flies. Set date. Easy to do. If > > this works maybe we will do > > it again with another fly in another category. Read > > below and get the > > details and get in this swap before it is too late. > > > > Mike > > > > Three spots left. As soon as we get the 15 I will > > send out the form to > > everyone. > > > > 1. Mike Bliss > > 2. Tom Swahn > > 3. Del Roberts > > 4. Roger Cotner > > 5. Robert Trevis > > 6. Bill Higdon > > 7. Pete Gramp > > 8. Larry Johnson > > 9. Greg Gagne > > 10. Dave Campbell > > 11. Mark Romero > > 12.Ian Mitchell > > 13. > > 14. > > 15. > > > > When we head out to our favorite waters we > > have in mind a fly that we > > are going to use to start. We tie it our way and > > fish it our way and it > > somehow works. We may have a handful of go to > > flies depending on hatch, > > time of year, etc. So here is what I would like to > > suggest. Everyone ties > > one of their favorite go to flies - 15 of them. > > Then write out the pattern > > and email it to me. I will provide a template to > > use so that they all > > remain consistent. I will consolidate all the > > patterns and take a picture > > of the flies. Each person will get not only the > > flies but a pattern which > > tells how to fish the fly, where you use it and > > when. Last I would suggest > > that we do this in one of four categories, midge, > > dry, nymph (or wet) and > > streamer. The date is a little problem since we > > have a few swaps going. > > How about May 1st. I will contact everyone monthly > > to keep things updated. > > The last month I will contact swappers weekly. I > > would like everyone > > participating to keep me updated as well with > > progress, post dates, etc.. > > I don't like to keep people waiting so I would like > > to make sure that we > > keep to the original finish date. Toe tags, return > > postage and other > > common items as usual. I will also suggest after > > the cut-off no flies > > will be accepted. I can then send out the flies and > > those that come in late > > will be returned so that we do not leave the swap > > hanging. Now after all > > of that is there any interest? Oh one more thing. > > I use (or used to) a > > San Juan Worm in off color water especially in the > > spring. This is not one > > I would suggest that is chosen for the swap. No one > > will learn much from > > getting one of those. Everyone can tie those and > > simply stating you use it > > would be enough. So if you have that as a favorite > > chose your second > > favorite then we can learn. Okay now I am done I > > think. Interest? > > > > Mike > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Mail - 250MB free storage. Do more. Manage less. > http://info.mail.yahoo.com/mail_250
