Danny McMillin wrote:
>
> Hello fellow flyfishers of Washington,
>
> Below is the list of confirmed participates in the Waflyfishers "Go To"
> flyswap. If I've missed anyone, please email me at: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> "Dell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> "Ray Wallace" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> "Jeff Hale" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> "luckyboy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> "Justin Teegarden" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> "Tim Coleman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> "Charlie Mastro" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> There is room for 4 more tiers. I will keep the list open until October
> 7th. At that time the swap will close, I will send final instructions and
> my snail mail address. I will email all entered tiers with the final count
> of flies needed to tie. Please have all flies tied and mailed to me by
> October 28th, 2000.
>
> I originally wanted this to be a swap of the fly you "go to" when all
> others have failed in the pursuit of trout. But since it's been suggested
> to open it up to steelhead and saltwater fishing flies as well, I think
> that's great. So tie up your hottest fly. Please confirm what pattern you
> will be tying. I would like to keep duplicate patterns to a minimum. I will
> be tying the "Easy Rider" foam-bodied dry fly.
>
> All entrants will need to email me a recipe and tying instructions for
> their fly. Any tips on fishing the fly would be great as well! I will then
> email all entrants all of the various tying instructions, which can then be
> printed out if needed. This will reduce the weight of mailing and the paper
> shuffle on my end.
>
> Below are some helpful tips on packaging and mailing your finished flies:
>
> On each of your flies you should attach a 'small' tag on which is your name
> and e-mail
> and the name of your pattern, so that all the flies can be identified by
> their recipients .
> The tag should be a tiny piece of paper to which you can impale the hook
> point. Do not
> attach tags with strings or wire as untangling a mess of flies can be a
> nightmare for your
> swapmeister.
> Then place your flies in an appropriately sized crush-proof container (this
> container will
> be returned to you filled with all the treasures from the other swappers).
> Keep in mind
> that some of the other tiers may be tying flies that are larger than yours,
> so make sure
> that your container is large enough. Your swapmeister's preference (for ease of
> distribution) is a container that is flat and lacks compartments. Altoids
> tins are perfect as
> are small to medium plastic flyboxes. Other types that work well include
> floppy disk,
> camcorder cassette and VCR tape boxes. Travel soap holders also work well
> or small
> compartmented Planos. Things to avoid are film canisters, cardboard boxes
> or any hard
> breakable plastic boxes. Some swappers like to package their flies,
> especially unhackled
> types, in individual ziplocks or paper envelopes. That's great, but you
> have to remember
> to still include a box for the return of flies that are not packaged in the
> same manner.
> Now place your filled box in a self-addressed padded return envelope. Make
> sure that you include adequate return postage...sometimes it costs more for
> the return trip due to larger flies or extra
> materials. It is best to NOT affix the postage but to include it inside the
> padded envelope.
> Now place your return package in a larger manila or tyvek envelope, address
> it to your
> swapmeister and ship it on out before the deadline date.
>
> So let the tying begin. I will let all participants know when the the swap
> is full and/or the status of the swap on October 7th when it closes. I am
> here to answer any questions as well. I know is this going to be fun for
> all involved.
>
> Tie one on!
> Danny McMillin
Danny-
I'll be tying a dozen of my favorite caddis patterns; they are like
Craig Mathews X-Caddis, except with a peacock body. They work great on
the Yakima and in Montana on the Clark Fork and Rock Creek. Let me know
if this is OK and if anyone else is already doing caddis. Also, how do
you determine who swaps with who? Thanks, Jeff Hale
