Ed, why not just post the pic so we can all see it? mark
From: Tony Spezio <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [VFB] Foam Frogs and Mice
Date: Thu, 30 Jun 2005 10:17:30 -0500
Ed,
Send me a copy too.
Tony
Ed Engelman/Sue Atkinson wrote:
I'll take a pic and send it to you offlist.
The tail is twisted "lava", aka charcoal colored, eyelash yarn.
The body is grey caulk backing foam tied in like an oversized beetle with
the oversized foam head shaped like a mouse head.
Hook - 1/0
I may tie a 2/0 for pike.
Ed Engelman
At 02:50 PM 6/29/2005, you wrote:
Maybe I am getting bored or need a life or something, but I was
thinking of tying up some foam frogs for some low-light magic on big
trout.
http://www.onlineflytyer.com/article_foamfrogs.asp
http://www.onlineflytyer.com/images/Articles/foamfrogs/
STPFrogTemplates.jpg
And the famous Froggy from Tony Spezio:
http://www.flyanglersonline.com/flytying/fotw2/081604fotw.html
Had some good luck with a foam mouse pattern from Richard Lewis, lister
from S. California...
http://www.flyanglersonline.com/flytying/fotw2/011005fotw.html
from Ed Engleman: "I landed the bass on a mini-mouse that I submitted
to a recent VFB foam fly
swap."
Do you have the recipe or a photo of that mouse, Ed?
Thanks,
Wes Wada
Bend, Oregon
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