Danny, I like to participate.
Richard Embry
:P.S. Coleman and Hamilton, no laughing now! :-)
-----Original Message-----
From: Danny McMillin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Sunday, October 01, 2000 12:47 PM
Subject: Waflyfishers Fly Swap Update
>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
>
>
