Deb, and everybody.. I know that feeling.. I fish for bluegills, cause I always have,(with redworms before the flies LOL) and because they are so popular here, and I don't have the patience to fish for bass, but yourself and others have me wanting to try the type fish in your part of the country and others.. so that works both ways, Thanks, Chuck
----- Original Message ----- From: "Deborah Duran" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, August 04, 2006 6:04 AM Subject: RE: [VFB] Been here over a year Chuck We all learn from each other. Through your enthusiasm you taught me that Bluegills can be fun on a fly rod. Now when I don't have time to chase the salties I head down to the pond. I always smile and think of you. :) It's a lot less work cleaning my gear (and a lot less gear) afterwards so I've really enjoyed fishing for them this summer. I've had fun using the really wacky flies blue gill flies. They're just fun to tie. Warm Regards, Deb www.uftri.org www.linesend.com -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, August 03, 2006 7:32 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [VFB] Been here over a year Folks: It just dawned on Me.. I've been on here over a year now, and wanted to thank everybody for all the help, materials... Just everything.. When I got here, i thought a woolly bugger was a ............ Well, I won't go there LOL..... Anyway, I didn't even know what one was, much less how to tie one.. and I thought a Chili Pepper was ppl sticking a REAL Chili Pepper on a hook and fly fishing with it.... Anyway, I have been real busy, and haven't posted much lately.. Believe it or not, the Bluegills ARE still biting here.. I went the other day, when it had hit 106 degrees earlier that day.. I put in the boat late evening, and the water temp was 91.4 degrees, so i thought there was no way I'd catch anything but a mosquito bite.. I caught 32 gills and 4 were about 9 inches long, and at least half were hand sized or bigger.. and what made it so good, was that I caught them on a fly that I tied, thanks to the ppl here who taught me how to tie them, sent me material to tie them, and just anything I asked, there was a great answer for.. Thanks folks....Here's to another year, and maybe I've learned enough to not clog the server with 1000 questions LOL... Chuck
