Lane, I feel the same as you: I move to Ohio almost 18 years ago from New Mexico; What a difference. I never thought I'd feel "at home" here. But time has worn on me and I have been in a house built in 1885--it makes all the difference.
I would like to participate in your swap. let me know how many flies to tye and the address to ship them too. Not sure about the BOND among of list members---forgive me for that. Just a personal observation. geo --- Lane McKellar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hey List, > > It's been a long time! I have finally settled into > the new house and job in > Pennsylvania, and moving from Utah I have been a > little deflated about the > fishing prospects in the area. Work is finally > settling down and with > winter on the way should be able to get some tying > done. I am headed to > Kentucky today to pick my dog up at my parents and > will be driving the I-79 > and I-64 corridor through West Virginia, could > anyone point me to some > fishing along the way. I am going to take a couple > of days for the trip and > would like to make a stop along the way. > > I would like to throw out my two cents around the > clique string that has > circulated. At times it can be intimidating not > feeling like I contribute > much to any of the swaps by way of technique > improvements etc. I can > understand why some new comers may feel the same > intimidation just because > of the level of ability that exists among the list. > On top of that there is > a bond with a lot of listers that people may not > realize. I have seen > listers rally to be a part of things like the Sow > Bug, and I have seen them > rally for many who have struggled with health, or > financial, or professional > set backs, it is fun to see the response and what an > amazing group this is. > There is plenty of reasons to be humble around this > group of talent but no > reason to feel outside. Even if you lurk. > > Basically what it comes down to is I tie ugly flies > (the kind that catch > fish, ok not so humble) and started thinking about a > fly box I have kept > around that have a bunch of the first flies that I > ever tied. They are the > kind of ugly that only the tier could love, but fun > to go back and look at > and remember how exciting it was to get started. > Every once in a while when > I am out with my buddies and the fishing is so hot > you think anything will > work, I will pull this box out and do a stupid fish > test. The test consists > of picking the worst fly in the box, the one that > looks the least like any > natural creation, either by color or shape and > fishing with it. > > OK so onto the swap idea. It would be fun if enough > people had some of > their first flies around that we could swap some of > those, but if not, we > could all go back and retie our first fly. I realize > that this could end up > being a wooly bugger/ griffith's gnatt swap, but the > idea here would be for > all of us to remember what it was like to sit a vice > for the first time. > > Any interest? This is my first time hosting so I > will send out details if I > see interest. > > Lane McKellar > George C. [EMAIL PROTECTED] "Always do right; this will gratify some people and astonish the rest." Mark Twain __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
