Joyce, I'll send you a couple of mice, since you're not in the bass-bug swap. Never been there, but Alaska fishers comment on how well my mice would do up there. They just won't spring a 100 bucks for a fly to throw at trout. I don't know why...? These would be shy of 'show-flies', but would have the same mousey appeal.
Also, a popular fly has been the 'carpet fly', a very large egg (up to gold-ball size) pattern with 6 or so egg-colors (McFlyfoam yarn) all mixed up in the ball. I've tied many of these on request for Alaska flyfishers. Others are egg-cluster flies, egg-sucking leeches, sculpins, and frye-egg flies. (Eggs seem to be popular). DonO ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joyce Westphal" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, February 11, 2005 5:16 PM Subject: [VFB] Re: Alaska fies > Mark, Saw the message but am unable to attend this year. Thanks for > asking me. Currently am tying for an Alaska trip in June..so those > with Alaska experience, kindly let me know which flies were winners. > Thanks. Joyce > >
