Nick: Been there and done that several times, at the FF@ NEC(Northeast Clave). It gets real interesting around midnight, after several bottles of scotch, rum, vodka and beer have been consumed with as many as a dozen people sitting around a couple of picnic tables tying by the light of several Coleman lanterns. One of the best nights was when several mayflies from hell, attracted by the lantern light landed on the table. Now the mayfly from hell has some fancy Latin name, but it's a white mayfly that's about a size 32. They had been hatching earlier in the night in such numbers that it looked like a fine snow rising from the creek, and the trout were ignoring the Green Drakes, and zeroing in on them. The smallest hook anyone had were some of the TMC 30 and 32's. If I hadn't been trying to tie one it would have been hilarious watching the others tie. Jerry C
"All things considered, I'd rather be in Philadelphia." In a message dated 11/24/2007 10:34:27 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Last night I got drunk chatting together with the nutcases at the Swedish fly-fishing forum. 2:15 fly number 1 was wrapped together. It was when I was out of beer and the only thing remaining was Teresa's bottle of Green Apple Smirnoff: _http://www.edgeforum.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=46240.0;attach=52765 ;image_ (http://www.edgeforum.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=46240.0;attach=52765;image) They challanged me and cocky as I was I accepted. 3:15 I left them and started with fly number 2... a #32. I was going for a Green Apple Starling Matuka at first (that's how bad it was), but the Apple took away too much of the hook shank. I had to settle with a Green Apple Little Starling _http://www.edgeforum.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=46240.0;attach=52767 ;image_ (http://www.edgeforum.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=46240.0;attach=52767;image) TUI is the best form of T... ;o) /Nick **************************************Check out AOL's list of 2007's hottest products. (http://money.aol.com/special/hot-products-2007?NCID=aoltop00030000000001)
