[VFB] Catskill update February 1

[Peggy Brenner]

I have eight nice sets of flies in! I've just returned from the three 
east coast fly fishing shows.  Never try to drive in North Carolina 
after a snow, I did make if out the the state and home very early today!



1 Peggy B -Tups Indispensable
2 Neville Gosling-Arrived from across the pond!
3 George Vincent - drop
4 Michael Bliss- Light Cahill Arrived
5 Robert Laubengayer - BWO - Arrived
6 Hans Weilenmann - in the post office
7 Dan Gober
8 Alan Di Somma - Arrived
9 Mark Romero-Conover - Arrived
10 Curtiss Watts Size 16 Quill Gordons Arrived
11 Martin Westbeek-March Brown variant - Arrived.

12 Jim Hodson -drop

This is the final list, Flies due December 31: Mail to Peggy Brenner,
266 N River Rd, Milford, NH 03055  and include a return envelope and
postage.  Many thanks for taking part.


Peggy B

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Re: [VFB] Itsy Bitsy swappers...

[Peggy Brenner]

I have a couple more Olive loopwing dry's to make and they will be on 
the way this weekend. I put them on a Tack It board next to a tandem 
streamer I have waiting for it's sisters and what a difference!


Peggy

Niclas Runarsson wrote:
I might be the culprit delaying for a couple of days this time. Flies 
were going to be mailed yesterday but couldn't since all of us are sick 
here. Postponed to today... was the plan, since Teresa had to go 
shopping (sick or not). But I didn't manage to pack them in time, since 
I had to tag flies first... and since I'd lost my swap box, I had 
to carve an 8-compartment fly-box into a 1-compartment box too... which 
btw is a thing I won't try to do quickly again. With the plaster I 
have on my thumb now, I don't expect to do any precision pinch-and-loops 
for a couple of days. LOL
 
But after being too rough with the first box and wrecked it completely, 
then doing some first aid stuff on my thomb, I got the second box right 
(without blood stains LOL) and could proceed with the envelope step... 
and finally finish 'Operation:Packing'. 
 
So my #32 'Good Times Mini-Damsel's will go TOMORROW.
 
/Nick


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Re: [VFB] Flies vs lures

[Peggy Brenner]

What about the polish worm,or swimming nymph condom fly...


Don Ordes wrote:
Nowadays can you define the difference between some artificial flies 
and some fly-casting lures?

When does one become the other?
 

 
DonO


- Original Message -
*From:* mel hocken 
*To:* vfb-mail@googlegroups.com 
*Sent:* Wednesday, February 10, 2010 9:11 PM
*Subject:* Re: [VFB] Flies vs lures

*/I guess the main consideration is are we using an artificial fly
or a fly casting lure?/*

- Original Message -
*From:* Don Ordes 
*To:* vfb-mail@googlegroups.com 
*Sent:* Wednesday, February 10, 2010 9:14 AM
*Subject:* Re: [VFB] Flies vs lures

Mel,
So why do you say that?  Is it Wacki-Pedia this time?  Please
expound.  Curious minds want to know.
How does one go about classifying & qualifying fly-fishing and
all of the cross-over styles?
I know some game & fish guys, and they say that fly-fishing only
waters is a 'can of worms' and is open to interpretation and
cross-over style arguments.
 
Guys fish with a spinning outfit, a bubble, and an adams fly. 
Fly-fishing? ( No)

Guys fly-rod fish with a weighted Mr. Twister plastic grub with
a hackle wound around the grub body part.   Lure-fishing? (Yes)
Guy in Yellowstone 'flyfishing only' water uses 'foam fly'
impregnated with velveta cheese.  Illegal bait-fishing? (Yes)
 
I can fish my hair mice with a spinning outfit or a fly rod. 
If I'm in Yellowstone on 'flyfishing only' water, I /better/ be

using a fly rod.
 
'Can of Worms?'  You bet.  Game & Fish enforcement quandry.  You

bet.
 
Would be interested in your views for a 'writing the fishing

rules' perspective.
 
DonO
 
 


- Original Message -
*From:* mel hocken 
*To:* vfb-mail@googlegroups.com

*Sent:* Tuesday, February 09, 2010 9:50 PM
*Subject:* Re: [VFB] Flies vs lures

*/Who ever wrote this doesn't know their head from a hole in
the ground/*
*/Regards/*
*/Mel/*

- Original Message -
*From:* Jimmy D. Moore 
*To:* Virtual Fly Box 
; Fly Fishing World
 ; Hill Country
Fly Fishers 
*Sent:* Tuesday, February 09, 2010 7:56 AM
*Subject:* [VFB] Flies vs lures

Over the years we've had several discussions on what
makes a fly a fly and a lure a lure. It's pretty well
summed up below in a piece from Wikipedia.  



If it takes a fly rod and fly line to cast it, it's a
fly.  If it takes the weight of the lure to cast it, its
a lure. Therefore fly rods cast flies and spinning /
casting rods cast lures. In fly fishing, fish
 are caught by using
artificial flies
 that are
cast with a fly rod
 and a fly
line. The fly line (today, almost always coated with
plastic) is heavy enough in order to send the fly to the
target. This is one of the main differences between
spinning and bait rods, which use the weight of the
lure  to cast lures, and a weight on the line to cast
bait, etc 



Artificial flies can vary dramatically in all
morphological characteristics (size, weight, colour,
etc.). Artificial flies are created by tying hair, fur,
feathers, or other materials, both natural and
synthetic, onto a hook with thread. The first flies were
tied with natural materials, but synthetic materials are
now very popular and prevalent. The flies are tied in
sizes, colours and patterns to match local terrestrial
and aquatic insects, baitfish, or other prey attractive
to the target fish species.


  Casting - Flies vs Lures

Unlike other casting

methods, fly fishing can be thought of

Re: [VFB] fur hair swap if you want to extend the dates

[Peggy Brenner]

I have my Foxee Clousers all tied, just have to epoxy half of the heads, 
so I'll complete these this weekend and get them coming your way.


Peggy

mystikalra...@frontiernet.net wrote:
If you all want to extened the due date pls let me know i know i dropped the ball on this one guess i am way to busy to host swaps but tried then computer went capoot so pls let me know everybody that was in it ,, i have the names but not the emails anymore so cant send out personally to each one of you sorry for the inconvienance ... If you all dont wnat to extened the date i will send out what i have and everybody that sent in will get the rest back again so sorry for the inconvienance of this thank you all for everything 


Patrick Harnish
Myrtle Creek Or
7457



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[VFB] Catskill Swap 2/10

[Peggy Brenner]

I have eight nice sets of flies in!  Let's start our New Year by being 
close to time with swaps, myself included.


1 Peggy B -Tups Indispensable
2 Neville Gosling-Arrived from across the pond!
3 George Vincent-drop
4 Michael Bliss- Light Cahill Arrived
5 Robert Laubengayer - BWO - Arrived
6 Hans Weilenmann -Mail 12/15 not arrived
7 Dan Gober
8 Alan Di Somma-Arrived
9 Mark Romero-Conover - Arrived
10 Curtiss Watts Size 16 Quill Gordons Arrived
11 Martin Westbeek-March Brown variant - Arrived.

12 Jim Hodson -drop

This is the final list, Flies due December 31: Mail to Peggy Brenner,
266 N River Rd, Milford, NH 03055  and include a return envelope and
postage.  Many thanks for taking part.


Peggy B

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Re: [VFB] The Top of the Scale...

[Peggy Brenner]

Vince is from Upstate New York, a really nice young fly tyer with a 
small shop near Lake Placid and some very famous trout waters. His 
father has been a guide and tyer in the area for decades.  Vince spent 
several years guiding the area and also in Colorado.  He's still in a 
long recover from some heart surgery, but a very creative tyer and every 
pattern catches fish.


Peggy

Niclas Runarsson wrote:
It's a psychedelic hopper for sure. I don't feel like I want to rename 
it though... I mean, it still is Vince Wilcox's pattern.
But 'psychedelic' is spot on. The multicolored foam I have as inticator 
was found in Hobbycraft Superstore in England.
On his original pattern it's the same "type" of indicator... 'Wince 
Wilcox's Psychedelic Foamicator'. LOL He sells it
in his store. Check out http://wileysflies.com He has a tying style that 
I just love.
 
(And Mike: I have never tried the VW Hopper, but Vince swears by it.)
 
Just finished another fly from his collection: 'Drunken Humpy'

(Managed to bash up the rear wings though. But I'll nail it next time. LOL)
 
 
 
 
 


-Ursprungligt meddelande-
*Från:* vfb-mail@googlegroups.com [mailto:vfb-m...@googlegroups.com]
*För *Don Ordes
*Skickat:* den 20 februari 2010 21:34
*Till:* vfb-mail@googlegroups.com
*Ämne:* Re: [VFB] The Top of the Scale...

Buggs says you should call it the 'psychedelic hopper'.
Good submission for a TUI swap.
 
DonO
 


- Original Message -
*From:* Michael Bliss 
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*Sent:* Saturday, February 20, 2010 1:06 PM
*Subject:* Re: [VFB] The Top of the Scale...

I like this Nick.  Has anyone used it?  I am looking for a
productive pattern.  this one looks like it should float and be
easy to see.  Does it catch fish?

Mike

On Sat, Feb 20, 2010 at 4:48 AM, Niclas Runarsson
mailto:niclas.runars...@soderhamn.com>> wrote:

Vince Wilcox's  *'VW **Foam Hopper**'* ... the coolest foam
hopper pattern I've ever seen.
 
It's just "makes" the flybox... like a decoration in the
Christmas tree. I'm going to do one as earring. LOL  
 
 



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[VFB] Catskill Swap 2010 will be mailed tomorrow!

[Peggy Brenner]

I have eight sets of flies ready to go out in the post tomorrow, we had 
two have to drop and I had one person I've not had response from.  And I 
have one set of flies in possession of the either Dutch  or US postal 
services that Hans posted in mid December.


So what I'm proposing is I send Hans a set of flies and when his arrive 
I'll send them out.


They are all great flies, this is a style we don't  tye all the time, 
but a tradition I like to see kept alive.


Thanks everyone for taking part.

Peggy

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Re: [VFB] Catskill Dry Fly Swap

[Peggy Brenner]

Alan I loved your mosquito's, and at the Charlotte show had a inquiry 
for a set of them to go to Alaska.  As we all know they are rather large 
up there, and the son of the lodge owner thought a dozen size 8's would 
make for good conversation at the tying bench in the lodge!


Peggy

Alan Di Somma wrote:

I recd a very nice set of flies today.
 
thanks to all that did such a nice job and I am sure that these will all 
catch fish even in the Desert Southwest.
 
We actually do have some streams here that these will work on.
 
Thanks for hosting Peggy.
 
 
 
Thank you,

Alan Di Somma
 
Why is it that at class reunions you feel younger than everyone else looks?
 
http://www.azflyfishing.net/


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[VFB] Sowbug 2010 Just Over a week Away

[Peggy Brenner]

I'm heading down to Wild Cat Shoals, departing here late Sunday, should 
arrive Tuesday.


Plans?? And Who is going?

Peggy

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[VFB] Sowbug done and am home

[Peggy Brenner]

I arrived home very early this morning, we had decided to head east and 
then north to avoid the threatened snow and rain.  Got out of Tennessee 
before the windscreen got wet, and just a little.


Each year I have a little more fun and meet more folks at Sowbug, on 
Saturday I think I completed 2 flies.  The rest was spent visiting with 
folks, and I got several nice pelts from Denny at Conranch Hackle, his 
JV hens make up great soft hackles, the proof was in many rainbows from 
the White River before departing.


At all of the shows I've tied at this year I've noticed a new trend; 
ladies and kids starting out on the adventure called fly tying and 
fishing.  It appears this bad economy has cemented the family unit and 
created the need to streamline activities. So, if they already have a 
set of camping gear and some fishing, they are adding a little more.


It's time to rest and unpack, the rains just caught up with me.

Peggy B

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Re: [VFB] My new fishing vehicle...

[Peggy Brenner]

I think my Silverado is a proven fishing car, with it's Sat radio, back 
seat, cap, heat and air, 16.2 MPG for 1800 miles   and it can take me to 
conclaves at a speed faster than the Mass Pike cops think it's traveling 
at during the early morning hours when I leave and return.  Valentine 
makes the best detector made, usually I get trouble in small towns I 
don't know about, but occasionally   on the highways.


If you do 24-29  hours from Boston to Mountain Home you are at risk for 
a ticket.


Also, a sweet machine is a 3 series BMW wagon, early 2000's nice, sweet 
to own  and in a pinch a great fishing car, I've tracked and fished from 
mine in the same day!


Peggy








.  That's good enough for me.   Don Ordes wrote:
 
I traded my old black Hummer (rear) in for a new fishing vehicle.  
Whattayathink?  DonO
 
 


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Re: [VFB] Upcoming Trip to the US

[Peggy Brenner]

Stripers, striped bass in the summer in Boston harbor, just north or to 
the south fresh water as well.


I'm a hour northwest of Boston.

Peggy

Reuven Segal wrote:
I would love to go to Utah. I have come across some vids and it seems to 
be my style. Although I am city born and bred (melbourne, Australia), I 
am much more at home in your neck of the woods. Although I will be 
'syuck' in NY, NJ and Boston for three weeks, I have a week once wifey 
and squids head home, to do what I want. It all depends on finances. 
Also, I have been dying to catch up with a couple of the guys on this 
list for a number of years. It is not to say I don't value everyone (and 
I do) on this list, just finances and time. However, I do hope to meet 
and greet with everyone I can from the group.
I started on this list in 2004 (I think!!) and it was my first forum. I 
remember signing up a couple of weeks before purchasing my first herl, 
hackle, and red wool purchase (it was obviously for a Red Tag) along 
with a used el-cheapo vise. Despite long periods of absence from the 
tying desk, it has been an enjoyable and rewarding, albeit expensive, 
yet important part of my life. I thank you all for it.
Thank you Tom, thanks DonO, thanks Allan, ever thankful Tony S, and the 
same goes for everyone else.


I am not looking for a place to stay, or fishing equipment to lend, or 
homebrew to drink freely. A chance to buy a round at the local and say 
hello and thanks for everything is all. Of course, if a place to crash, 
rod to borrow, and authentic homebrewed redneck alchoholic cider is 
flowing, who am I to complain. That would just be plain rude of me ;)


And while I am at it, what will be around in Boston and NY in the middle 
of summer?


R

Tom Davenport wrote:
Sounds like you won't be coming any further west than Arkansas, but if 
you get adventurous and decide to check out the fishing and scenery in 
Utah, I'd be happy to show you around.


Tom Davenport

On Mar 24, 2010, at 11:18 AM, Reuven Segal wrote:

 

Hello to all:

I have been away for a while, but am now back in force.
Despite not having touched a fly rod in over 6 months, I hope to 
remedy that soon.


My brother is getting married on the 27th June in NY. I will be 
travelling to the US on the 15th June and will be staying until the 
14th July. He is getting married on a yacht (holds 230 guests so not 
really a fishing punt!) in NY  harbour. Whilst I will be 
predominantly based in NY and Boston (I have been dying to fish 
Stripers and Bluefish in Boston  for years), I also hope to travel to 
Arkansas to catch up with 'the boys'. Apparently I can drink 
moonshine and tie some funny little burnt orange flies whilst shaving 
away slivers of bamboo (yes...I know.my dreams are quite tame). 
If anyone is interested in catching up in or around (within reason or 
a long bus ride) any of these locations, for a drink or a fishing 
trip, please make contact. This trip has been a long time coming. 
Despite a number of false calls, I have booked and paid for the 
ticket. No going back now.


I look forward to catching up with as many of the group as possible.

Regards to all,

Reuven
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Re: Fw: [VFB] Gamefisher Outboard gas tank needed/ORRRRRRRRR

[Peggy Brenner]

Chuck, the material looks and sounds like what they make holding tanks 
for campers out of, and there is a sealant for those, found at shops 
that carry camping stuff, or sell RV's, think of Camping world, also 
Wally world has a section near automotive for this stuff.


Our fishing camp is a Winnebago, and you do have to be handy with one of 
them, as most shops charge 125 a hour! But, all those tanks have to be 
environmentally safe lest a poop fall on the ground, or gosh gray water 
from a shower.


Peggy

Chuck Alexander wrote:
John: Thanks.. Problem is, I have read every label on every product at 
Wal mart and they all say "will not bond to polyethylene  (I think 
that's what it's called) plastic" which is what this is. It's the same 
stuff they make the plastic putty knives and bondo scrapers and 
fiberglass scrapers for that very reason. NOTHING will stick to it.. 
Unless there is a product I don't know about . I have just about 
convinced myself to be safe and just go with an external tank.. But I'd 
still like to get the on board tank either fixed or replaced. here's the 
little hole I tried to pop rivet, but like I said, the gas leaked out 
slowly, and the plug wire runs right under this hole and all I need is 
one wild spark LOL..Ka Blooey Thanks, Chuck
 


- Original Message -
*From:* John Lent 
*To:* vfb-mail@googlegroups.com 
*Sent:* Saturday, March 27, 2010 4:47 PM
*Subject:* Re: Fw: [VFB] Gamefisher Outboard gas tank needed/OR

Chuck
   I have used something called Seals all purchased at bWally world
and sealed the gas tank on my truck and oil pan on another car the
car is still holding. Another way is to solder it using a iron that
has to be heated on a gas stove.  hope this helps.
 
John


- Original Message -
*From:* Chuck Alexander 
*To:* vfb-mail@googlegroups.com 
*Sent:* Saturday, March 27, 2010 3:48 PM
*Subject:* Re: Fw: [VFB] Gamefisher Outboard gas tank
needed/OR

Thanks.. Yeah, it does have the vented gas cap.. I just wasn't
sure if it worked off vacuum, or fuel pump, or what.. Chuck
 


- Original Message -
*From:* charles connell 
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*Sent:* Saturday, March 27, 2010 11:20 AM
*Subject:* Re: Fw: [VFB] Gamefisher Outboard gas tank
needed/OR

Chuck being vented means there is a little screw in the top
of fill cap. You screw in down to seal tank when not being
used loosen when running motor. You squeeze the bulb in line
until hard start you,r motor and away you go you don't have
to squeeze the bulb any more it will set up a vaccuum Chuck
Connell

On Sat, Mar 27, 2010 at 3:07 AM, Chuck Alexander
mailto:chuckalexan...@hughes.net>> wrote:

It just dawned on me. I was looking up these external
tanks and it says they are vented. So, does that mean
that instead of that bulb  pressurizing the tank, that
it is just a "primer" to get the boat motor going, and
then the boat motor's vacuum takes over to "siphon" the
gas from the tank to the carburetor??? I need a lesson
in "boat motor fuel systems 101" LOL, Chuck
 


Or. Can I just go and buy a 3 or 6 gallon
boat gas tank (the red ones with the pump up bulb in the
line), hook this to the 'male nipple end" where the fuel
line from the built in gas tank used to hook up and run
that??? It's been s long since I used a gas boat
motor I have forgotten how these things work. Since the
gas tank will sit in the bottom of the boat, do you just
pump the bulb until the gas tank is pressurized, and
then when the pressure dies down, pump it up some
more??? I think that's how these type tanks work I
know that may sound like a stupid question, but like I
said, it's been 25 years since I even had a gas motor
except for one little 2hp Yamaha motor that was on my
boat when I got it, but it had the on board tank and the
motor sucked so I sold it. Thanks a lot and don't laff
too hard LOL, Chuck
 


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Re: [VFB] Test

[Peggy Brenner]

Fishing season opened, perfect weather, and yesterday was the open house 
of Eldredge Brothers, Cape Neddick, Maine, one of New Englands finest 
and oldest fly shops. It was nice to see all the manufacturers reps 
there with rods, reels.  They were for the most part absent from our 
local FF shows due to cost of booth space.  Maybe that will change next 
year, or are shop open houses and one day shows the way of the future.


Peggy B


Brian Burgess wrote:

anybody out there ?
 
just checking.
 
Birdie


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[VFB] Fur Swap arrived in New England

[Peggy Brenner]

The fur swap arrived in New England and what a nice selection of flies. 
 Everyone did their best to find a unique fur and fly to match, job 
well done!


Peggy Brenner

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Re: [VFB] QFTD

[Peggy Brenner]

As in Pontiac Bonneville?

They are great fishing cars.

Peggy

J Balmer wrote:

Try a BonnevilleJ

 

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Behalf Of *Don Ordes

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I had a triumph once, but it didn't go real fast with two people on it.

 


Buggs

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Re: [VFB] QFTD

[Peggy Brenner]

Not only do I remember that one, but know someone who still ownes, as 
original owner, one.


Peggy

Neville Gosling wrote:

No Peggy

We are talking about a Triumph T120 Bonneville motorcycle from the 1960's

Neville (Nev) Gosling
Greater Vancouver,
B.C. Canada  


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As in Pontiac Bonneville?

They are great fishing cars.

Peggy

J Balmer wrote:

Try a BonnevilleJ

 




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Re: [VFB] update on the fur hair swap auction for foodbank

[Peggy Brenner]

Sweet, and I'm glad to have been part of the swap.

  And I know you spent lots of time to get that kind of donations for 
the flies, a BIG THANKS to you for both the swap and looking for 
donations. In our world of fly fishing and tying we tend to overlook the 
less fortunate, not realizing that any of us who are still working could 
be next.


Pfeggy Brenner

mystikalra...@frontiernet.net wrote:

Ok i have been busy with taking the flies around to the local bussiness and we 
have autioned off all four sets of flies, just so you know all the monies that 
come from these auctions goes directly to the south douglas food bank and the 
total is 358.00 dollars i want to thank you all for particapating in this swap 
i know that it took longer than expected but i think it was well worth it


Thank you all 

Patrick 
Harnish




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Re: [VFB] Re: PacNW weather and the touch of mink

[Peggy Brenner]

The minkie is a great fly for kids classes and it takes the trout.

Peggy

Neville Gosling wrote:

Are you planning to tie minkies?
 


Neville (Nev) Gosling
Greater Vancouver,
B.C. Canada



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*On Behalf Of *Wes Wada
*Sent:* June 11, 2010 9:08 AM
*To:* vfb-mail@googlegroups.com
*Subject:* Re: [VFB] Re: PacNW weather and the touch of mink

black, chartreuse, claret


On Fri, Jun 11, 2010 at 9:04 AM, Don Ordes mailto:f...@tribcsp.com>> wrote:

Wes, what colors did you order?
 
DonO


- Original Message -
*From:* Wes Wada 
*To:* VFB Mail 
*Sent:* Friday, June 11, 2010 9:26 AM
*Subject:* Re: [VFB] Re: PacNW weather and the touch of mink

I placed a couple of orders for mink zonker strips yesterday.

So far best USA source with decent color range is:

http://www.allseasonssports.com/catalog.asp?prodid=475104&showprevnext=1



Also needed some claret mink strips which I found on a UK
site at:
http://www.celticflycraft.co.uk/acatalog/Mink_Zonker_Strips.html

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Re: [VFB] FFF Conclave in West Yellowstone

[Peggy Brenner]

I'm off to a wedding in North Bay Ontario, with fishing including. 
Actually, I'm looking for a guide in that area to save a little time.


Peggy

Don Ordes wrote:
Anyone planning on being at the FFF Conclave in West Yellowstone this 
August?
 
DonO


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[VFB] SWAP ANNOUNCEMENT! Classic Streamers

[Peggy Brenner]

This swap is open to all levels, for Featherwing Streamers, no special 
hook size.  Open to 10 and flies due December 31, 2010


Peggy Brenner

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[VFB] SWAP ANNOUNCEMENT Tandem Streamers

[Peggy Brenner]

I just finished 10 dozen for a dentist, and he had great fishing on a 
trip to Maine.


Let's test everyones talent here, if you are in a area where only one 
hook is allowed, to fish them you can cut the forward hook short and 
it's similar to a articulated fly. Wings, of any material, jungle cock 
eyes not a major requirement.  Let's go 10 tyers and flies due December 
15, 2010.



Also, if anyone needs a cheat sheet on how to tie these up, I'll make 
something up and email it out. I just like to see guys and gals step out 
of the box and try something new.


Peggy Brenner

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Re: [VFB] Stonefly pattern

[Peggy Brenner]

I tied a couple with Oscar Feliu and he used dental floss, there is a 
type like a tape that makes a nice body shape, and it adds to the 
segmented look, then the vinyl rib goes over the floss,the segmented 
back shells he made of a poly plastic ribbon that is for sale near 
Halloween.


Peggy

Neville Gosling wrote:

Fellow VFB'ers:
 
I have to tie some stoneflies for a friend and I am looking for a nymph 
pattern for the large golden stonefly that is not too time consuming to 
tie. It should have a light yellow underbody.
Does anyone have any suggestions.  
 


Neville (Nev) Gosling
Greater Vancouver,
B.C. Canada

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Re: [VFB] Hook Co-op swap like the Whiting Co-op swap- suggestion

[Peggy Brenner]

Let me take another look at the web site tomorrow, took a quick tour and 
they do look good.  I knew Lava Lace was sold last year and have now 
refound the source ;-)


But I do find the idea of a swap good and will offer to meister, I have 
a good scale for the job.


Peggy B

Don Ordes wrote:

*GANG,*
 
The dry-fly hooks I'm looking at are priced @ $30.71 per 
*1000*.  General hook prices range for different styles from $20 to $60 
per 1000.  The $60 ones (per 1000) are the long sweep nymph-hooks in the 
#4 size, which would be expected. I think the most expensive I see are 
#1 long streamer hooks @ $0.12 per hook.   They are provided by 
Larva-Lace, so it's not some fly-by-night company.
 
That's rediculously inexpensive @ .03 to .06 cents per hook.  Grab your 
calculators, these are inexpensive, but they have to be bought in bulk.
 
Bags of 25 hooks are $3.50 or more at the shops, which is 1.75 cents per 
hook & up.
 
If someone could meister a swap similar to the co-op swap for the 
Whiting hackles like we did, then each person could buy a $30+/- bag 
(avg. cost) of hooks.  Ten people could join and buy a pre-perscribed 
bag- size and style, from a most used/wanted list. Depending on  how 
many hooks you need, you could buy in at more than one group. Then the 
meister could divide the bags into tenths and we'd each have 100 each of 
10 different size hooks for $40* (total cost).  
 
1. The meister would need to be someone with some time on his/her hands 
that has the time to count out or weigh out the hooks.  An accurate 
postage scale would be sufficient to divide hooks out by weight rather 
than count, and that would save a lot of time.  The scaled counts may be 
a couple of hooks off, but at .03 cents a hook, who cares?  Boxes of 100 
hooks used to be off by that much.
 
2.  Each person would buy a hook per size from Hagen's and drop-ship 
them to the meister.
 
*3. Each person will send postage for the weight (to e determined after 
divvying one group up) of the selection in a SASE envelope plus 10 small 
baggies to make it easier on the meister.  They could include a *tip* 
for the meister for his/her efforts.  A *$3 tip* from nine swappers 
would pay the meister's hooks off as a payment for the efforts.  So add 
$3 + $2 S&H, + $35 for the hooks, and the investment would be $40.
 
So a $40 investment will net you *1000 hooks* of 100 each of 10 sizes.  
That's a lot of hooks to tie up.  That's .04 cents per hook.  *As 
swapmeister, you'd get your hooks for almost free for your investment in 
time.*  You may, although, get called strange names, being a hookermesiter.
 
Any thoughts?  Suggestions?  If you are still on the list, this is where 
the VFB has been an opportunity in the past- bulk buying strength.  The 
Whiting co-op swaps were very successful.  Now that Byard is no longer 
involved, we are not competing against his shop, or else this would go 
through him for some profit to him.
 
If you all order a catalog with your hook purchase, this hook swap may 
just be the beginning of bulk-swaps as they offer all kinds of stuff at 
whole-sale prices.  I called Hagen's and they are fine with this 
arrangement.
I'd also join up for a saltwater hook swap. 
 
*Lure-makers* take note as the catalog has much for you.  You could set 
up a /lure-component swap/ and get bulk material prices even tough you 
are not a retail shop.
 
*Fresh-water dry-fly/wet-fly group: *(hooks to be determined: dry-fly, 
wet-fly, egg, scud)
 
1.  DonO 
2.

3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.  *SWAPMEISTER:* (Chuck? Your re-coup time could be measuring hooks 
and get free hooks)
 
 
DonO
 
 
 
 


- Original Message -
*From:* Rick Zieger 
*To:* vfb-mail@googlegroups.com 
*Sent:* Wednesday, July 14, 2010 7:09 PM
*Subject:* Re: [VFB] Hooks and materials

I got mustad hooks from them before but have not tried anything they
have latgely.
 
Rick



*From:* Don Ordes mailto:f...@tribcsp.com>>
*To:* vfb-mail@googlegroups.com 
*Sent:* Wed, July 14, 2010 6:36:12 PM
*Subject:* [VFB] Hooks and materials

Has anyone bought any hooks, materials, etc. from an outfit called
Hagen's?

They have a great price on an off-brand of Japanese fly-hooks, but I
would like to know if someone has tried these before.

DonO




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Re: [VFB] Rope dub swap- final 4 & status

[Peggy Brenner]

Mine went out early Monday morning, you should have them today or 
tomorrow. Now I'm going to try to rope dub peacock hackle.


Peggy

  Don Ordes wrote:

Rope-dub swap 2010
 
*7/20/10  Still waiting for flies from:*
 
/J. Balmer/ - *need to hear from you*

/Reuven Segal/  - close to sending ?
/Chuck Alexander/ - re-tying, lost in mail-   email me
/Peggy Brenner/ - close to sending, sent ?
 
 
Went through all the flies tonight, and a really nice batch of flies 
will be going out to all.
Thanks for all the extras to those that added extras.  I'll have extra 
for each of you in your packages.
 
Won't name names, but will post photos of the best efforts of each 
tier.  Can see that with practice you guys were nailing it down pretty good.


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Re: [VFB] Big date tonight

[Peggy Brenner]

Congratulations to Allan and his wife of many years, hope the dinner is 
not a big mack.


And Buck is you recently marry?

Peggy


Everett Hall wrote:

I know Martha and she is a peach.  Al is very lucky.

Buck Hall
Coldwater, OH
ehal...@roadrunner.com
http:\\home.roadrunner.com/~ehall77
Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly. Leave the
rest to God.





 > Date: Thu, 22 Jul 2010 16:01:40 -0400
 > To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com
 > From: afi...@sbcglobal.net
 > Subject: RE: [VFB] Big date tonight
 >
 > >Congratulations to Momma and Allan
 >
 > Thanks Nev. I'm the lucky one - to be able to find someone who would
 > put up with me that long!!
 >
 > al
 > --
 > Allan Fish
 > Greenwood, IN
 > afi...@sbcglobal.net
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Re: [VFB] Hook Swap

[Peggy Brenner]

Is there any interest in the 700B nymph hook, these are great for a 
freshwater version of Murdocks wiggle worm, a great Red fish fly and 
bass, or pan fish and some rare trout around here.


Peggy Brenner

Rick Zieger wrote:
 From what  Don said we will need to change this.  You will need to send 
me $45.00 to  pay for the hooks and shipping.

Let me know which hooks you want to get.
 
Rick



*From:* Rick Zieger 
*To:* VFB 
*Sent:* Tue, July 27, 2010 8:58:29 AM
*Subject:* [VFB] Hook Swap

10 swappers.  You order the Hooks from Hagens.  Price does not seem to 
incle the10% tax. Have them shipped to me.
I am thinking $5.00 for shipping.  When we have everyone signed up I 
will give a date to order the hooks.  that way they all come at the same 
time.   Two weeks to sign up.

List your name, hook style and size.
Rick
 
1. Rick Zieger   style 300  size 14




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Re: [VFB] Hook swap

[Peggy Brenner]

I'll do the 700B in a size 10 or saltwater in 1

Peggy B

size Rick Zieger wrote:
Looking for 5 more swappers.  I will cut this swap off on August 10 at 
the latest.
 
Great price on hooks.  Could use them to tie for "Casting for Recovery, 
Reel Recovery", and other such programs.
 
Rick


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Re: [VFB] Hook Swap

[Peggy Brenner]

If needed I could pickup 2 spots and use them for teaching.

Peggy

Don Ordes wrote:
LOL, well I for sure don't want to buy 1000 of ALL of the ones I listed. 
(not right now anyway) 
*Those were just my most-wanted ones.*

*Green is a duplicate of ones I wanted for swapping.*
700B could be used as a parachute emerger dry fly.
 
*For this to work, though, everyone has to agree on /10 styles & sizes/,*

*so that they would get 1/10th of each 1000 hook bag.*
/*That's why I sent in 10 picks. I won't get all of the ones I want, but 
I buy one of the bags.*/
 
If you only pick one, then what are the other 9 that you'll be getting 
100 of?
What can you use for your type of fishing? 
 
*Remember the Whiting Co-op swap:*
Had to have 5 swappers pick 5 different saddles to divide up (I thing it 
was 5). Then you got 1/5th of each saddle- variety vs bulk and much 
better pricing than the 10-paks.  *But these were dry-fly saddles all,* 
a narrow range for a particular fly.  Byard picked out lots of 5 by 
requests and availabily, like midge saddles, and 5 co-oppers signed up 
for each set.  If you didn't want midge hackles or dry fly hackles, this 
was not your swap.
 
That's why I had a narrow window of *trout hooks*, but I could branch 
out with other hooks I can use. 
 
*Rick needs to evaluate* the requests and negotiate the *most favored 
hooks*. Swappers must give a range and not be too dead set.  Once he has 
10 hooks styles in 10 sizes that 10 swappers agree on, he has a complete 
co-op swap.  I will donate some hooks to Rick and some flies and make 
sure he has enough $$$ for S&H to make it worth his while.
 
Hardest part- 10 swappers settle on 10 hook models and sizes.
Send Rick the average cost of all hooks (once settled), so that you 
don't buy 1000 expensive hooks and get 900 less expensive hooks back.

Pay with Paypal or direct to Rick.
Send Rick a SABox with postage to be determined by Rick.  Include in box 
whatever for Rick's efforts.
 
End result is that you'll have 10 bags of 100 hooks of styles and sizes 
you want (1000 total) for around $45.
My 'tip' to Rick will be a 5-hook kick-back of each size.  Fair enough 
for the work he'll do.
 
Once we work out the bugs, this method should work out as well as the 
Whiting swaps did.
And there's no reason we can't do another Whiting Co-op swap, even is 
Byard is on a different venture right now.
 
Saltwater SS hooks should be a separate swap for those in salt water.
 


*Name*  *style* *size*
*Peggy Brenner* *700B*  *10*
*Joyce Westphal**135*   *16*
*"**070?*  *16*
*Rick Zieger*   *300*   *14*
*Don Ordes* *320*   *10*
*"**320*   *12*
*"**320*   *14*
*Don Ordes* *280*   *6*
*"**280*   *8*
*"**280*   *10*
*"**280*   *12*
*Don Ordes* *270*   *4*
*"**270*   *6*
*"**270*   *8*
*Rene Zillman*  *270*   *12*
*Wayne Blake-Hedges**700B?* *12*

 


Neville (Nev) Gosling
Greater Vancouver,
B.C. Canada

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Re: [VFB] RE: 2010 Ant Swap

[Peggy Brenner]

I'm dreadfully behind, but my red bum ants will be off, I'll just finish 
them at the American FF Museum, I'm a demo tyer there this weekend 
during the big side walk sale at Orvis and open house at the museum.


 I started them last weekend at the Catskill museum as featherbed tyer.
Peggy Brenner

Neville Gosling wrote:
Me too. I my mind, I was thinking that the deadline was Aug 31st. I'll 
get them done asap and will cross the border and mail .

Sorry if I am holding things up.
 


Neville (Nev) Gosling
Greater Vancouver,
B.C. Canada

 



*From:* Scott Bearden [mailto:scott.bear...@gmail.com]
*Sent:* August 12, 2010 5:49 PM
*To:* J McK
*Cc:* Allan Fish; Charles Connell; Curtis Watts; Don Ordes; Michael
Bliss; Neville Gosling; Patrick Harnish; Peggy Brenner; Jim Hodson;
Thomas; Wes Wada; Chuck Alexander; Gary L Webb
*Subject:* Re: 2010 Ant Swap

Hey guys I completely forgot about this. I can get them in the mail
on Monday if it isn't too late.

Sorry,

Scott

On Mon, Jun 21, 2010 at 9:30 AM, J McK mailto:woodenleg...@hotmail.com>> wrote:

Swaps full looking forward to seeing your flies. Hope you all
had a great fathers day.
 
 
*Ant's size 14 or smaller
* 
1.   Don Ordes

2.   Wes Wade
3.   Patrick Harnish
4.   Neville Gosling
5.   Curtis Watts
6.   Michael Bliss
7.   Peggy Brenner
8.   Chuck Alexander
9.   Jim Hodson
10. Thomas Eckert
11. Gary Web
12. Scott Bearden
13. Allen Fish
14. Charles Connell
15. Jerry McKaughan
 


Regular rules, 15 tiers tying 16 flies one for donation to
Children's Hospital Auction(I'll provide the box)
 
Sign-up cut off June 18th 2010, flies due August 12th 2010.


Please notice the address below is the address to send flies
with return postage.
 
 


Jerry McKaughan,President
Caddis Fly Fishing Club
P. O. Box 85
Pottsville, AR 72858
www.caddisflyfishers.org <http://www.caddisflyfishers.org/>





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[VFB] Mouse fly question

[Peggy Brenner]

I'm working on a simple mouse pattern, BUT do they swim on the surface 
or can they be under water?  I'm thinking of using rabbit strips for the 
body.


Peggy

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Re: [VFB] Rope Dub Swap

[Peggy Brenner]

My rope dub flies arrived today, and what a nice set!  I'm ready to 
experiment some more with the technique and some new patters.


  I was real happy to see someone else using Fulling Mill hooks, we 
have a local club, in Manchester, NH that places a order annually for 
the club members. They are great hooks and hold up to steel head and 
salmon on the Salmon River in NY, where most of these guys fish!


Peggy

Neville Gosling wrote:
Crossed the border & retrieved my Rope-Dub swap flies today from my USPS 
PO box.  Great set of flies!
Thanks to all who participated and especially to DonO who organized the 
swap.
 
Neville (Nev) Gosling,

Greater Vancouver, B.C.
Canada
 
 


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Re: [VFB] evnvious of Jimmy Moore

[Peggy Brenner]

Twenty two at a hundred plus, and I thought a week was bad...but I'm in 
New England where the heat took out a large portion of the fishing season.


But, the redeemer is small mouth bass, what a hoot on a fly!

Peggy

Jimmy D. Moore wrote:
Yep, 3" already today and 2 more forecast tonight and 2-3 tomorrow.  My 
little ranch and Calico are enjoying the rain as the
pasture is greening up and the daytime highs are now in the mid to upper 
80's.  Sure beats the heck out of 22 100 degree temps

in a row,

JD

Rick Zieger wrote:
The way the weather maps look Jimmy is going to be able to cast out 
his door and go fishing.
 
Hope he and Jodi have hip wader on, as well as the rest of the folks 
in Texas.
 
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Re: [VFB] Rope Dub Swap

[Peggy Brenner]

Neville Gosling wrote:

Hi Peggy:

The Fulling Mill hooks are made by Hayabusa of Japan and are my favourite
trout hook but don't come in large enough sizes for steelhead here. When is
your Club's next order going in?  


Re your green beadhead caddis - is the beadhead aluminum in that colour?

Neville (Nev) Gosling
Greater Vancouver,
B.C. Canada 
http://www.totemflyfishers.ca
 
 





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[mailto:vfb-m...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Peggy Brenner

Sent: September 7, 2010 3:51 PM
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Subject: Re: [VFB] Rope Dub Swap

My rope dub flies arrived today, and what a nice set!  I'm ready to 
experiment some more with the technique and some new patters.


   I was real happy to see someone else using Fulling Mill hooks, we 
have a local club, in Manchester, NH that places a order annually for 
the club members. They are great hooks and hold up to steel head and 
salmon on the Salmon River in NY, where most of these guys fish!


Peggy

Neville Gosling wrote:
Crossed the border & retrieved my Rope-Dub swap flies today 
from my USPS 

PO box.  Great set of flies!
Thanks to all who participated and especially to DonO who 
organized the 

swap.
 
Neville (Nev) Gosling,

Greater Vancouver, B.C.
Canada
 
 


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RE: [VFB] Fulling Mill Hooks

[Peggy Brenner]

Quality and price, I've also never had one break in the vise or on a rock.  

Peg

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Hi Peggy & Neville;
 
What about these hooks do you like so much??
 
Wayne
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[VFB] Hook Swap

[Peggy Brenner]

A nice box of hooks arrived today, nice selection, and many THANKS to 
Rick for hosting the swap.


Peggy

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[VFB] opossum fur for dubbing source

[Peggy Brenner]

http://www.paradisefibers.net/Possum-Spinning-Fiber-p/47151.htm

Check this out, ever since the rope dub swap I've been searching for a 
source of the dubbing I used.  It was a old box from Al Neimic of 
Chicopee, MA, but I noticed a little lable about possum blend.


This fiber place has all sorts of wools, and fibers from different 
animal, I think it could be a dubbing source.


Has anyone tried blending and dying?

Peggy

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Re: [VFB] My Brown

[Peggy Brenner]

Nice fish, it's always a thrill to get the big ones, the little guys are 
fun to!


Peggy


J McK wrote:
 
Just a shot of the 22" 3lb Brown Trout form the White River last Friday, 
thanks to Ken Richards of

Justfishingguides.com and Jimmy T's parachute hopper Wishes & Fishes.
 



Jerry McKaughan,President
Caddis Fly Fishing Club
P. O. Box 9104
Russellville, AR 72811
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[VFB] Ants

[Peggy Brenner]

The ants arrived today in the mail along with the long awaited Ballan 
Reel. Nice bunch of flies from everyone for sure, including some new 
styles of ants.


 Peggy

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Re: [VFB] Sow Bug Alumni signup update

[Peggy Brenner]

Sign me up I've gone down 3 times, I'll come up with a pattern later 
this week.


Peggy Brenner

On 10/10/2010 10:37 PM, ray...@earthlink.net wrote:

Through 9:30 p.m. CDT, I have the following Sow Bug Alumni signed up for
the Swap.  Remember sign up deadline is November 1.  When the swap is full, I'll
take the Swap Off List.

Nick Runnarsson
Larry Johnson
Michael Bliss
Alan Di Somma
Jerry McKeown (sp)
TONY SPEZIO
Jimmy D. Moore




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Re: [VFB] Rope dubbing peacock- Fly of the Week- peacock

[Peggy Brenner]

On 11/3/2010 3:08 PM, Joyce M Westphal wrote:

Scofield minute midges


Will you share the recipe for the Scofield minute midge, please

Peggy B

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Re: [VFB] a picture for you

[Peggy Brenner]

Thanks Joyce, I have a spool of the Rainbow that I rib a black nymph, 
with a colored Nymph Head bead to match one of the rainbow colors. I can 
get this at Jo Ann's. Is the fly on the left soft hackled?


Peggy

On 11/3/2010 11:30 PM, Joyce M Westphal wrote:

Here are the pictures of the Scofield special ribbed with the rainbow
Holoshimmer and the Scofield minute midges ribbed with the green
Holoshimmer. You may have to enlarge these pictures to adequately see
the flies. Thought you'd like to see the spools of the Holoshimmer so
you know what you're looking for. The neat thing is that the spools
can be used on the old plastic Gudebrod bobbins if you have them. Let
me know if you get these OK. Joyce

You have been sent 1 picture.


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RE: [VFB] RE: International Fly Tying Symposium, Nov 20 & 21, Somerset NJ

[Peggy Brenner]

I'm set up on the far wall, stop by.  

Peggy Brenner

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-Original Message-
From: Anthony Spezio 
Sent: Friday, November 19, 2010 10:58 AM
To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: [VFB] RE: International Fly Tying Symposium, Nov 20 & 21, Somerset 
NJ

As I sent this message, Got a message from Bob. He will not be able attend due 
to personal reasons..
Tony

--- On Fri, 11/19/10, Anthony Spezio  wrote:

From: Anthony Spezio 
Subject: Re: [VFB] RE: International Fly Tying Symposium, Nov 20 & 21, Somerset 
NJ
To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com
Date: Friday, November 19, 2010, 9:51 AM

Bob is one great guy to spend time with.. He got me in the show circuit.
Tony

--- On Fri, 11/19/10, Don Ordes wrote:

From: Don Ordes 
Subject: Re: [VFB] RE: International Fly Tying Symposium, Nov 20 & 21, Somerset 
NJ
To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com
Date: Friday, November 19, 2010, 9:48 AM

Same here.  Would love to be there again, re-aquaint with old friends, and 
spend some time with Bob Mead.  I'm set up for Denver in a month or so, so I 
have that to look forward to.
 
Anyone else going to the Denver Flyfishing Show?
 
DonO
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To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com
Sent: Friday, November 19, 2010 8:28 AM
Subject: Re: [VFB] RE: International Fly Tying Symposium, Nov 20 & 21, Somerset 
NJ

Been a long time since I have tyed at the Symposium, wish I could make it.
You guys have fun.
Tony
--- On Fri, 11/19/10, Wayne Blake-Hedges  wrote:

From: Wayne Blake-Hedges 
Subject: [VFB] RE: International Fly Tying Symposium, Nov 20 & 21, Somerset NJ
To: "virtual flybox" , 
flyfishingandflytyingforpanf...@yahoogroups.com
Date: Friday, November 19, 2010, 9:21 AM

Hi all;
 
Anyone else attending??
 
Jerry, are you going to be at your usual spot this year??
 
Wayne
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Re: [VFB] Peggy -- Streamer and Tandem Swaps

[Peggy Brenner]

I had only 2 people sign up so abandoned them this round, maybe I'll 
announce them again after the holiday's.  It's always great to get a 
streamer swap in during the year.


Peggy

Rene Zillmann wrote:

Hi Peggy,
I'm not sure, are these swaps still running? If yes, I might be late a
bit, will start tying for them this weekend
Rene

  


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Re: [VFB] OT 60 years

[Peggy Brenner]

Congratulations to both of you!!

And now I'll give the feminine side of why anyone can make it to 60 
years.  Dot would know this as well as the many other wives who have 
been married to the same man for a long time.  You see we knew when we 
met you that you would have many hobbies and life changes until you 
reached true adulthood, at about 60. Meanwhile we get a almost new 
personality in our lives on a regular basis and this creates a fresh 
outlook on the marriage.  However, this doesn't work if more than the 
eye wanders.


And there is a reverse, where she has the many lives and grows up at 60.

Peggy B
Six Sisters Flybox

 On 12/23/2010 10:29 AM, Anthony Spezio wrote:

A number of you have met my wife Dot
Today Dot and I are celebrating 60 years of wedded bliss.? She has
put up with my fly tying, canoe building, airplane building,
photography, fly fishing and now bamboo rod making along with other
hobbies like wood and leather carving and furniture building.
I guess I can't complain.
Arkansas Tony


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[VFB] Blizzard in New England-tying room cleanup

[Peggy Brenner]

Well the press called it a blizzard, as I was brought up in New England 
it is a coastal storm with snow, just over a foot.  The winds came today 
after the snow fall.A blizzard would have come from the west with snow 
and wind together.


Good day to clean the fly tying room and sort materials.

I've put some spare stuff on ebay, including Gudebrod thread, seller id 
is bluegill1441


Now to finish the clean out, I put everything in a different room and am 
resorting the bins, and updating the spreadsheet, I had quads of some 
items, so it is time to downsize back to the original room size.


Peggy B

http://pbandj.us/SixSistersFlybox

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Re: [VFB] New Years Fly fishing/Fly tying resolutions

[Peggy Brenner]

Tye flies weekly, fish every day April 15 - July 4 and Labor day till 
end of season.  Photograph every fish!


Everyone always asks where all the fish photos are and truth is when the 
fishing is really good I don't think of it.


Peggy B

On 12/30/2010 10:01 PM, Wayne Blake-Hedges wrote:

Hi All;
The end of 2010 is almost hear, anyone have any VFB related resolutions?
Mine are to complete all my rodbuilding projects, tie at least once a
week, begin the year tying specific patterns for trout, go trout fishing
in local waters this year, and go fishing at least once a month.
How about you??
Wayneb



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Re: [VFB] latest FFF Flyfisher Magazine

[Peggy Brenner]

I'll check what is left after the pup read the cover, and I have a scanner.

Peggy


On 1/1/2011 11:16 AM, Don Ordes wrote:

Does anyone have a copy of this magazine?
If you do, do you have a scanner?
DonO

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Re: [VFB] VFB Alive and Well

[Peggy Brenner]

Well, said Larry, and this is what I've found to be the reason for the 
growth of online clubs for fly tying and fishing.


  Some of these local clubs welcome you with open arms till they find 
out you  don't want to volunteer for a second job there. Some of our 
local TU clubs have 3-4 positions unfilled, but at the same time you 
feel like you have crashed a family wedding.


And FFF NEC  has nothing for members in the greater Boston area, nor do 
they seem interested in starting anything.


So, here's to VFB, long live and let's welcome the new.  I think 
everyone should try to get to Sowbug at least once, maybe twice, it 
takes that long to hit good water for the great fishing.


I'll be starting up some swaps for 2011 this week, putting the final 
thought into them.


Peggy B
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   On 1/2/2011 7:51 PM, Larry Johnson wrote:

   There is a fly tying/fishing group here in Utah called "Utah on the Fly",  
but I find them quite unresponsive and uncaring about their prospective members.
Long Live the VFB !


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Re: [VFB] Material trade...Australian Possum?

[Peggy Brenner]

I've used a solution of OXY clean and warm water, same as soaking a nice 
white item of laundry that has a stain on it. I've used this on white 
hackle that is very old,polar bear and skunk's white part that was 
yellowish.


OXYclean is the stuff that used to be advertised on TV, it is peroxide 
based.


Peggy B

On 1/2/2011 2:46 PM, Peter Gramp wrote:

I'm wanting to tie up some ausable wulffs and need some Australian
Opossum for it.  Does anyone either:
1.) Have some extra they would be willing to trade material for material
with me for? or
2.) Know of a US- based supplier where the material and shipping would
total under 10 bucks? (I'm married and on an allowance of sorts)
or I was thinking maybe
3.) Know of a substitute material that behaves and looks like Australian
Opossum that I may already have (I've never worked with the Australian
Opossum, so I don't know what would be similar)
Thanks in advance, and since I'm not sure if this is list-appropriate or
not (it has to do with tying, but then I've not seen other emails like
it), send replies off-list please.
-Pete

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[VFB] Australian Possum Dubbing

[Peggy Brenner]

I got some a few months ago at Rocky Mountain Dubbing Co, 
http://rmdstore.com/dubbing-3/natural-14/australian-possum-dubbing-22.html

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[VFB] Curley tail duck feathers

[Peggy Brenner]

I have access tomorrow at a show a group of the dark curly tail feathers 
from the drake duck, what can be cone with them fly tying wise?


 They are currently part of a display with the young men selling guided 
duck hunting and duck call devices at the NH Fishing and Hunting show in 
the next booth to me.

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Re: [VFB] Curley tail duck feathers

[Peggy Brenner]

Thanks Joyce, I'll get them today, the deal is a donation to the Youth 
Hunt Fund. This is for Kids in NH who would like to take part in Youth 
Hunting days who have no adult to take them.


And I'll have some to share.

Peggy

Peggy  On 1/8/2011 10:09 PM, Joyce M Westphal wrote:

They make great upturned tails, similar to golden pheasan tupturned , on
dark nymphs and salmon flies. You are very lucky to have access to them.

On Sat, Jan 8, 2011 at 7:21 PM, Peggy Brenner mailto:peggy.bren...@comcast.net>> wrote:

I have access tomorrow at a show a group of the dark curly tail
feathers from the drake duck, what can be cone with them fly tying wise?

  They are currently part of a display with the young men selling
guided duck hunting and duck call devices at the NH Fishing and
Hunting show in the next booth to me.
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[VFB] Somerset NJ show and new fly tyers

[Peggy Brenner]

I got back late last night from Somerset, NJ and the show was packed, 
and lot's of very new families coming on board.


Lot's of no brand fly boxes from Asia, all of the C & F line  and I 
couldn't tell the difference with some of them.  Mystic Rod makers have 
a very sweet casting graphite and the Willow reels would look fab on a 
bamboo.
Sat next to Bill Black and got to play with lot's of new Spirit River 
product something I don't see a lot of.


And best of all seeing kids coming back for a 3rd or 4th year with flies 
they have tied! I have a few young followers who are now early teens 
doing good work and each year I teach them a new group, this year is 
bass bugs.  There are some lucky Dad's out there and one Mom with a 
scout who is doing great, they like having a new fishing partner as well.


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Re: [VFB] fly boxes

[Peggy Brenner]

I have purchased 3 sets of knockoff boxes and a couple of Greys boxes. 
I think they are all coming from the same factory, the printing is 
different, and on some there is a molded design on the cover.  I have a 
source to import and you can order them custom imprinted and the lot, 
but the minimum order is $1000 us.At Somerset and Marlboro there were at 
least 4 vendor booths selling the whole line offered by BTI sports of 
Taiwan, so I think lot's of folks had the money.  They offer tools, rods 
and reels, lines, boxes and everything you need.


I have had a C @ F threader box break in a suitcase, and they don't 
replace them.  I just think the 'white box' imports are going to hurt 
the local shop, but they have been ordering the same items for years and 
charging full cost for them.


Peggy

 On 1/24/2011 1:21 PM, Neville Gosling wrote:

Hi Wayne:

I purchased the larger of the two Irideus tube boxes after mistakenly
getting the smaller box first. I used the larger box for the first time
yesterday while chasing the elusive steelhead.

The smaller box will be useful for smaller tubes during low water and
also for rainbows and cutthroat trout.

Before these C & F copies became available, I used C & F boxes which I
purchased at the end of a season when a retailer was clearing them out
at a good discount. I now have a number of C & F boxes and

C & F knockoffs.

In terms of quality, the C & F are the best but 4 or more times the
price. The Irideus box pictured below worked well for me yesterday
without any flies dropping out unlike another tube fly box that I have.

Neville (Nev) Gosling

Greater Vancouver, BC

Canada



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Behalf Of *Wayne Blake-Hedges
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*Subject:* Re: [VFB] Somerset NJ show and new fly tyers

Hi Peggy;

Wish I could have gone, had to skip this year.

When you said "a lot of new families on board" what did you mean?

Was the attendance higher/lower than last years?

Did the No-name C & F knock offs look like these:
http://www.irideus.com/flybox.html

That's really cool having all those kids come back and show what they've
learned from you, must have made you feel pretty good!

Wayneb

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From: Peggy Brenner 
Subject: [VFB] Somerset NJ show and new fly tyers
To: "Virtual Fly Box" 
Date: Monday, January 24, 2011, 6:17 AM

I got back late last night from Somerset, NJ and the show was
packed, and lot's of very new families coming on board.

Lot's of no brand fly boxes from Asia, all of the C & F line and I
couldn't tell the difference with some of them. Mystic Rod makers
have a very sweet casting graphite and the Willow reels would look
fab on a bamboo.
Sat next to Bill Black and got to play with lot's of new Spirit
River product something I don't see a lot of.

And best of all seeing kids coming back for a 3rd or 4th year with
flies they have tied! I have a few young followers who are now early
teens doing good work and each year I teach them a new group, this
year is bass bugs. There are some lucky Dad's out there and one Mom
    with a scout who is doing great, they like having a new fishing
partner as well.

-- Peggy Brenner
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[VFB] Streamer swap announcement 2011

[Peggy Brenner]

It's been a while since I hosted a streamer swap, tried one in the 
summer and it was slim pickens for tyers.  So let's go with a single or 
tandem streamer of choice. Max 10 tyers.


Deadline April 15, in time for trolling for big fish after ice out.

Peggy
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[VFB] Catskill Dry Fly swap 2011

[Peggy Brenner]

Each year I try to host this swap, and each year I see much improvement 
in the Catskill style dry's we get!


 I've taken each set, with the location of the tyer, to show off at the 
Catskill Fishing Center and Museum and each year some of the premier 
tyer's of this genre have a great time looking, and we get some good 
comments.  But, they also have a great time looking at the different 
variations in the participants flies and where that tyer is from.


So let's make it 12 for the Catskill Flies Swap 2011 and when I tie in 
the Museum  in August at the Jubilee celebration I'll put out each years 
swap for display.  Deadline June 1, in time for dry fly season in the 
Catskills.

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[VFB] Streamer Swap 1 spot left!

[Peggy Brenner]

1Don Ordes
2Gary Smith
3Rene Zillman
4Pacres
5Scott Bearden
6 Dail Graham
7Dave Masson
8 Peggy Brenner
9Robert Laubengayer
10

Deadline is not till April 15, forget your taxes, tie streamers.
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[VFB] Catskill Swap 4 spots left!

[Peggy Brenner]

1 Peggy Brenner
2 Don Ordes
3 Rene Zillmann
4 Larry Johnson
5 Tom Davenport
6 Scott Bearden
7 Dail Graham
8
9
10
12

Deadline June 1, 2011!
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Re: [VFB] Re: Streamer swap announcement 2011/now closed

[Peggy Brenner]

Soren, you are in and the swap is closed!

Peggy



On 2/16/2011 3:41 AM, Soren Finne wrote:

Hi Peggy,

I´m if there still is room.

Soren


On 14 Feb, 08:40, "rene.zillm...@t-online.de"  wrote:

Hi Peggy,
sounds great, I'm in. I'll decide soon, what I will ty!
Rene
-Original-Nachricht-
Subject: [VFB] Streamer swap announcement 2011
Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2011 00:52:11 +0100
From: Peggy Brenner
To: Virtual Fly Box
It's been a while since I hosted a streamer swap, tried one in the
summer and it was slim pickens for tyers. So let's go with a single or
tandem streamer of choice. Max 10 tyers.
Deadline April 15, in time for trolling for big fish after ice out.
Peggy
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[VFB] Streamer Swap 2011 is Closed! Do we need another group?

[Peggy Brenner]

This is the final list for Streamers and I have a reserve, it went so 
fast that I have 2 other guys interested, Do we have 8 more and I'll 
meister 2 groups. Deadline is April 15 for the 2nd as well




1Don Ordes
2Gary Smith
3Rene Zillman
4Pacres
5Scott Bearden
6 Dail Graham
7Dave Masson
8 Peggy Brenner
9Robert Laubengayer
10Soren Finne

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[VFB] Catskill Swap 2011

[Peggy Brenner]

Room for one for tier ready to take on the Catskill Style!

1 Peggy Brenner
2 Don Ordes
3 Rene Zillmann
4 Larry Johnson
5 Tom Davenport
6 Scott Bearden
7 Dail Graham
8 Bob Laubengayer
9 Joyce Westphall
10 Alan Fish
12

Deadline June 1, 2011!
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Re: [VFB] Catskill flies

[Peggy Brenner]

On 2/17/2011 5:02 PM, Don Ordes wrote:

Peggy,
1. Can a Catshill fly be tied with Wingers for the wings? I've seen some
patterns on the web where they used feather tips that were more
fan-shaped, and the Wingers look better.
I'll be using Wingers for mine, realized this is the way to go, if you 
use all the tips on a saddle you can't use the rest for streamers.

2. Is it OK to rope-dub the body with soft segments, rather than the
smooth dubbed bodies I see in the pictures.


this is a great opportunity to use rope dubbing, I know Mary Dette uses 
what she calls a noodle dub, different technique but soft segments.

3. I want to use speckled Cd'L for the tails and speckled champagne
badger hackles, so nothing on the fly will be truly original, but it
will be tied like the original.
I'll use these, have bunches of CDC from a spanish guy I sat next to at 
symposium, nice specks on the tails.

They could be 'Neuvo Catskill' dry flies, traditional but new.


And a chance to try out our dry fly skill's, for myself I usually tie up 
large streamers, so this is a test run.


Peggy

DonO
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*From:* J Balmer <mailto:jbal...@betadigm.com>
*To:* vfb-mail@googlegroups.com <mailto:vfb-mail@googlegroups.com>
*Sent:* Thursday, February 17, 2011 2:49 PM
*Subject:* RE: [VFB] Catskill flies

According to some, Catskill dry flies are either “tied in the style
of, or specifically for the Catskill River.” The Darbees, Dettes etc
allegedly tied in the style of Rube Cross. I wasn’t there so I’ll go
w/ whatever you all decide. I’ve seen Catskill dries tied w/ & w/out
a wing, & w/ various lengths of hackle, but I’m a relative newbie to
tying.

J

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*On Behalf Of *Rene Zillmann
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*Subject:* [VFB] Catskill flies

Hi List,

for Peggy's swap, someone asked about what catskill flies are. I
found this page on faol:

http://flyanglersonline.com/features/oldflies/part359.php

Some very interesting things:

* The flies are tied by Elsie Darbee, look at the proportions!
  The hackles are oversized.
* Look at the American March Brown: Rope dubbed? At least clear
  segmentation in an dubbed body!
* Flies have no wings

Rene




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Re: [VFB] Catskill flies

[Peggy Brenner]

Let's try to stay to the style of tying, I use the over size hackle on 
lots of my dries, and another experiment I have done is a small colored 
post, no wing, just hackle.  A visual aid for keeping the fly in sight 
while fishing it.


Peggy

On 2/17/2011 5:12 PM, Don Ordes wrote:

Good site, Rene,
What I noticed right off is fly proportions. The hooks are short shank
and the hackles are easily twice as long as the hook gap, which is
greater that the suggested 1.5x the gap.
I realize that hackles back then were neck hackles almost exclusively,
and the feather shanks were thick and the barbs were longer and less
dense than today's genetics, which they started. The hackles portion,
therefore is much longer and more dense that needs to be if tied with
saddle hackles. Those samples are about 50/50 body to hackle, and my
flies are usually 60/40 or less on the hackle, with the hackles 1.5
times the hook gap.
Many of those flies have segmentation created by using quills and other
hard materials.
So my question to Peggy is 'Do you want to make it a /traditional swap/,
mimicking those examples, or can we modify those materials and proportions?
DonO

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*Subject:* [VFB] Catskill flies

Hi List,

for Peggy's swap, someone asked about what catskill flies are. I
found this page on faol:

http://flyanglersonline.com/features/oldflies/part359.php

Some very interesting things:

* The flies are tied by Elsie Darbee, look at the proportions!
  The hackles are oversized.
* Look at the American March Brown: Rope dubbed? At least clear
  segmentation in an dubbed body!
* Flies have no wings

Rene



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Re: [VFB] Catskill flies

[Peggy Brenner]

the light cahill is a very nice choice, later today I'll get out some 
reference materials and put out a list of suggested patters.  I have the 
new Mike Valla book, it's very nice indeed.


Peggy

On 2/17/2011 5:51 PM, Larry Johnson wrote:

Rene:  I am the one who asked about what patterns would be included in the style of 
"Catskill flies" for Peggy's swap..  I didn't know, so I assumed that something 
like the very traditional pattern of a Light Cahill would be acceptable.  I have tied 
this before (with some slight variations) and could do it without buying more materials.  
As it turns out, the Light Cahill is the first one listed on the website you found.  Pure 
luck.  Thanks for the information, and I will take it as an affirmation of my random 
choice.

Larry Johnson
Springville, Utah




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[VFB] Catskill Dry Fly Swap 2011 is closed!

[Peggy Brenner]

I had two tyers with emails at the same time so, I added a 13th spot, 
they are both fine tyers who have taken part in past Catskill swaps.  We 
have a quality line up!


1 Peggy Brenner -- Conover
2 Don Ordes
3 Rene Zillmann
4 Larry Johnson
5 Tom Davenport
6 Scott Bearden
7 Dail Graham
8 Bob Laubengayer
9 Joyce Westphall
10 Alan Fish
12 J Balmer
13 Michael Bliss

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Re: [VFB] Catskill Dry Fly Swap 2011 is closed!

[Peggy Brenner]

It takes Mikes email longer to get to me cause it comes over the ocean! 
 Maybe it comes under!


Peggy

On 2/18/2011 5:49 PM, Don Ordes wrote:

You said 12. No way I'm tying another one just for Mike.
Buggs
D'n & R'n for cover...

- Original Message - From: "Peggy Brenner"

To: "Virtual Fly Box" 
Sent: Friday, February 18, 2011 2:58 PM
Subject: [VFB] Catskill Dry Fly Swap 2011 is closed!



I had two tyers with emails at the same time so, I added a 13th spot,
they are both fine tyers who have taken part in past Catskill swaps.
We have a quality line up!

1 Peggy Brenner -- Conover
2 Don Ordes
3 Rene Zillmann
4 Larry Johnson
5 Tom Davenport
6 Scott Bearden
7 Dail Graham
8 Bob Laubengayer
9 Joyce Westphall
10 Alan Fish
12 J Balmer
13 Michael Bliss

Deadline June 1, 2011!
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[VFB] Catskill Swap 2011 closed at 13

[Peggy Brenner]

Now that I have corrected my numerical error we still have 13 and are 
truly international in scope.

>
> 1 Peggy Brenner -- Conover
> 2 Don Ordes
> 3 Rene Zillmann
> 4 Larry Johnson
> 5 Tom Davenport
> 6 Scott Bearden
> 7 Dail Graham
> 8 Bob Laubengayer
> 9 Joyce Westphall
> 10 Alan Fish
>11 J Balmer
>12 Michael Bliss
>13 Thomas Eckert


> Deadline June 1, 2011!

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[VFB] Streamer Swap 2011 group 2

[Peggy Brenner]

so far I have one interested in the second group Streamer Swap, any 
other takers?



1 Dave Masson
2
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4
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Re: [VFB] Copyright mistake...

[Peggy Brenner]

To remedy this situation I'm taking a lesson in putting a watermark on 
all my photos this Saturday.


Several years ago I went to Conclave in Colorado with someone who 
proceeded to use all pictures of  the fish I caught on their blog as 
their own, with no credit to me as the catcher of the beautiful browns.


And take a couple of patterns of my original variation and call it their 
own, end of friendship. End of my Credit card for travels.


I hate folks who have to 'borrow' to make themselves look better, 
instead of spending the time to make themselves better.And I know I'm 
not the only one out there with this 'problem'


Peggy




On 2/23/2011 11:39 AM, Niclas Runarsson wrote:

If you don't ask, you have to be ready for surprises...
A guy was using two of my hoppers in his wingcutter description on eBay.
But he didn't download the pictures on his computer for uploading
himself. Instead he pointed straight to them in HTML code... so the
pictures are still on my domain. I made copies with new names and
pointed my own page to them... and then I started up Photoshop. ;o)
Guess which ones:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=220675947691&ru=http%3A%2F%2Fshop.ebay.com%3A80%2F%3F_from%3DR40%26_trksid%3Dp4634.m570.l1313%26_nkw%3D220675947691%26_sacat%3DSee-All-Categories%26_fvi%3D1&_rdc=1
<http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=220675947691&ru=http%3A%2F%2Fshop.ebay.com%3A80%2F%3F_from%3DR40%26_trksid%3Dp4634.m570.l1313%26_nkw%3D220675947691%26_sacat%3DSee-All-Categories%26_fvi%3D1&_rdc=1>
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Re: [VFB] Bobbin holder for sewing machine size spools?

[Peggy Brenner]

Wes, I use those bobbins with a very inexpensive Griffin (I think) 
bobbin, the one with the black rubberish part to hold the bobbin in it.


Peggy

On 2/23/2011 1:13 PM, Wes Wada wrote:

Hi VFB!

A question:  I am in the market for a fly tying bobbin holder that is
meant to handle those small stainless steel spools made for sewing machines.

In looking over the various manufacturers' catalogs, I see a confusing
array of bobbin holders:  some labeled "small" or "midge" but none
saying specifically that a sewing machine spool can be held by these
without some wire bending, Rube Goldberg inventiveness.

Budget is also a consideration.  Ceramic tips would also be nice.

What do you recommend as a value-priced bobbin holder meant for the
small sewing machine spools?

Any other alternatives or suggestions other than going that route?


Thanks,

Wes Wada
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Re: [VFB] swap

[Peggy Brenner]

On 2/23/2011 7:56 PM, J Mck wrote:

I'd like to host this swap for 12 swappers, fly size is size 6 to 10, your
choice of material, you tie a bakers dozen (13 flies) and I use one for
the Arkansas Children's
Hospital auction. Regular rules, flies due April 15th, 2011. Once the
swap is
full I will move off list.
1. Jerry McKaughan 8 Marabou Clouser
2. Peggy Brenner  Prince Nymphs
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.

Jerry McKaughan, President
CADDIS Fly Fishers
P.O. Box 85

Pottsville, AR 72858
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Re: [VFB] Catskill Swap 2011 /getting tying gigs

[Peggy Brenner]

For this one two members of the Alaska Fly Fishers were at a Women's Fly 
Fishing Festival for IWFF and they took part in a class I taught on 
Clouser Minnow's.  Thirty Five gals came to class, six with experience, 
 and all left with successfully tied Minnows vowing to take up tying as 
a new element of their fishing.


So they went back and convinced the BOD I would be a great asset to have 
on their team for FurRondy, it's a big festival to mark the honorary 
start of the big dogsled race.


Peggy




On 2/24/2011 4:43 PM, Don Ordes wrote:

How do you get these gigs?
DonO

- Original Message - From: "Peggy" 
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You are ahead of me!

I'm getting ready to head up to Anchorage and Fairbanks for 10 days of
tying, speaking and judging a fly tying contest. And having fun!

Peggy



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Re: [VFB] Catskill Swap 2011 closed at 13

[Peggy Brenner]

I'm doing something very wild and crazy, I leave for Alaska this 
Wednesday for 12 days.


On 2/24/2011 5:13 PM, Larry Johnson wrote:

Peggy:  Are you going to tie at the Sowbug this year?

Larry Johnson
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[VFB] Catskill Swap Closed at 13

[Peggy Brenner]

Now that I have corrected my numerical error we still have 13 and are 
truly international in scope.

>
> 1 Peggy Brenner -- Conover
> 2 Don Ordes
> 3 Rene Zillmann
> 4 Larry Johnson
> 5 Tom Davenport
> 6 Scott Bearden
> 7 Dail Graham
> 8 Bob Laubengayer
> 9 Joyce Westphall
> 10 Alan Fish
>11 J Balmer
>12 Michael Bliss
>13 Thomas Eckert


> Deadline June 1, 2011!

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Re: [VFB] 2011 Clouser Minnow

[Peggy Brenner]

I'll make up a pink and white trout model clouser.

Peggy

On 3/1/2011 9:52 AM, J Mck wrote:

Second request, still have 8 places, if no more interest I will
discontinue the swap.
I'd like to host this swap for 12 swappers, fly size is size 6 to 10, your
choice of material, you tie a bakers dozen (13 flies) and I use one for
the Arkansas Children's
Hospital auction. Regular rules, flies due April 15th, 2011. Once the
swap is
full I will move off list.
1. Jerry McKaughan 8 Marabou Clouser
2. Peggy Brenner
3. Gary Webb
4. Gary Smith
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.


Jerry McKaughan, President
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P.O. Box 9104
Russellville, AR 72811
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[VFB] Alaska Report

[Peggy Brenner]

I'm still in the largest state, and not yet frozen to death.  I've spent 
several day s with members of the Alaska Fly Fishers Association and 
this is a great club, big, 150 members at a meeting in Anchorage 
tonight  and I doubt they all came over to hear my talk about fly 
fishing in New England.


We gave out the awards for the fly tying contest I judged, 9 junior 
entries, and the winner was 6 and very good!  In the 6-16 group we had a 
dozen nice entires and lot's of adults.  Overall the entries were of 
high quality, and the choices of flies for each division were really 
good, not all the usual.


I introduced feather wing streamers to 22 members on Saturday and on 
Wednesday we head north so I can do all this in Fairbanks.


Inbetween this got to see the Iditarod take off, and may get to fish the 
Kenai is open in places.
When I get back I'll update everyone on the swaps I'm meistering and get 
tying my own flies.



Peggy Brenner

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[VFB] Catskill Swap 2011 Update 4/1 with address for swap

[Peggy Brenner]

1 Peggy Brenner -- Conover
 2 Don Ordes
 3 Rene Zillmann
 4 Larry Johnson
 5 Tom Davenport
 6 Scott Bearden
 7 Dail Graham
 8 Bob Laubengayer
 9 Joyce Westphall
 10 Alan Fish
11 J Balmer
12 Michael Bliss
13 Thomas Eckert

Deadline June 1, 2011!

Mail to :
Peggy Brenner
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Milford, NH 03055


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[VFB] Streamer Swap 2011 update with address

[Peggy Brenner]

1 Don Ordes
2 Gary Smith
3 Rene Zillman
4 Pacres
5 Scott Bearden
6 Dail Graham
7 Dave Masson
8 Peggy Brenner
9 Robert Laubengayer
10 Soren Finne

Deadline is not till April 15, forget your taxes, tie streamers.

And mail to:

Peggy Brenner
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[VFB] Catskill Swap update 4/13 Arrivals

[Peggy Brenner]

1 Peggy Brenner -- Conover
 2 Don Ordes - Arrived Dry Fly BWO
 3 Rene Zillmann
 4 Larry Johnson
 5 Tom Davenport
 6 Scott Bearden
 7 Dail Graham
 8 Bob Laubengayer
 9 Joyce Westphall
 10 Alan Fish
11 J Balmer
12 Michael Bliss
13 Thomas Eckert

Deadline June 1, 2011!

Mail to :
Peggy Brenner
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Milford, NH 03055

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[VFB] Streamer Swap first Arrivals

[Peggy Brenner]

1 Don Ordes Arrived PB Streamers and Nice ones at that!
2 Gary Smith
3 Rene Zillman
4 Pacres
5 Scott Bearden
6 Dail Graham
7 Dave Masson
8 Peggy Brenner
9 Robert Laubengayer
10 Soren Finne

Deadline is not till April 15, forget your taxes, tie streamers.

And mail to:

Peggy Brenner
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Re: [VFB] Streamer Swap first Arrivals

[Peggy Brenner]

Don't rush, I have a heath emergency with my Mom, so will be a little 
late on all my swaps.  Somehow she contacted bacterial meningitis, 
things aren't looking very solid now. She is been  our photographer for 
all our fishing trips and will be  laid up.


Peggy


On 4/13/2011 5:57 PM, Scott Bearden wrote:

Mine are going to be a few days late. I have 4 more to tie up tonight
and I will try to get them to the post office tomorrow.

Sorry,

Scott

On Wed, Apr 13, 2011 at 5:25 PM, Peggy Brenner
  wrote:

1 Don Ordes Arrived PB Streamers and Nice ones at that!
2 Gary Smith
3 Rene Zillman
4 Pacres
5 Scott Bearden
6 Dail Graham
7 Dave Masson
8 Peggy Brenner
9 Robert Laubengayer
10 Soren Finne

Deadline is not till April 15, forget your taxes, tie streamers.

And mail to:

Peggy Brenner
266 N River Rd
Milford, NH 03055


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Re: [VFB] New Deadline

[Peggy Brenner]

I have email from several who are part way through their streamers, so 
let's move the deadline to April 30, that way no one will rush or stay 
up all night.  This is supposed to be fun!


Peggy

On 4/17/2011 7:56 AM, Rene Zillmann wrote:

Sorry, I have to apologize again. I'm sure I can finish them today and
they are in the mail on Monday or Tuesday.
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[VFB] Streamer 2011 update 4/20/11

[Peggy Brenner]

Some new arrivals did fly in, these are all nice flies!

1 Don Ordes Arrived PB Streamers and Nice ones at that!
2 Gary Smith Arrived Red headed bucktail streamer
3 Rene Zillman
4 Pacres
5 Scott Bearden
6 Dail Graham
7 Dave Masson
8 Peggy Brenner
9 Robert Laubengayer arrived Bob's Royal Coachman streamer
10 Soren Finne arrived Big Hole Demon variant

Deadline is not till April 15, forget your taxes, tie streamers.

And mail to:

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[VFB] Catskill Swap 2011 new arrivals

[Peggy Brenner]

1 Peggy Brenner -- Conover
 2 Don Ordes - Arrived Dry Fly BWO
 3 Rene Zillmann
 4 Larry Johnson
 5 Tom Davenport
 6 Scott Bearden
 7 Dail Graham
 8 Bob Laubengayer
 9 Joyce Westphall Arrived Ketterman's and all I can say is Wow!
 10 Alan Fish
11 J Balmer
12 Michael Bliss
13 Thomas Eckert

Deadline June 1, 2011!

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[VFB] Streamer Swap 2011 arrivals update.

[Peggy Brenner]

Some new arrivals did fly in, these are all nice flies!

1 Don Ordes Arrived PB Streamers and Nice ones at that!
2 Gary Smith Arrived Red headed bucktail streamer
3 Rene Zillman
4 Pacres
5 Scott Bearden
6 Dail Graham Arrived Royal Coachman bucktail streamer, here for weeks 
in my Cat proof room, sorry Dail.

7 Dave Masson Arrived Balck and Orange Marabou
8 Peggy Brenner
9 Robert Laubengayer arrived Bob's Royal Coachman streamer
10 Soren Finne arrived Big Hole Demon variant

Deadline is not till April 30,taxes done, tie streamers and cry about 
the bill.


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[VFB] Catskill Swap 2011 arrivals update 4/29/11

[Peggy Brenner]

1 Peggy Brenner -- Dark Hendrickson
 2 Don Ordes - Arrived Dry Fly BWO
 3 Rene Zillmann
 4 Larry Johnson - Arrived Brunt Wing Lt Cahill nicely done..
 5 Tom Davenport
 6 Scott Bearden
 7 Dail Graham
 8 Bob Laubengayer
 9 Joyce Westphall Arrived Ketterman's and all I can say is Wow!
 10 Alan Fish
11 J Balmer
12 Michael Bliss
13 Thomas Eckert

Deadline June 1, 2011!

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[VFB] Streamer Swap arrivals update 4/29/11

[Peggy Brenner]

> Some new arrivals did fly in, these are all nice flies!
>
> 1 Don Ordes Arrived PB Streamers
> 2 Gary Smith Arrived Red headed bucktail streamer
> 3 Rene Zillman
> 4 Pacres - Arrived Golden Witch
> 5 Scott Bearden
> 6 Dail Graham Arrived Royal Coachman bucktail streamer,
> 7 Dave Masson Arrived Balck and Orange Marabou
> 8 Peggy Brenner
> 9 Robert Laubengayer arrived Bob's Royal Coachman streamer
> 10 Soren Finne arrived Big Hole Demon variant
>
> Deadline is not till April 30,taxes done, tie streamers and cry about 
the bill.

>
> And mail to:
>
> Peggy Brenner
> 266 N River Rd
> Milford, NH 03055

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[VFB] Streamer Swap is Complete!

[Peggy Brenner]

Some new arrivals did fly in, these are all nice flies!
>>>>
>>>> 1 Don Ordes Arrived PB Streamers
>>>> 2 Gary Smith Arrived Red headed bucktail streamer
>>>> 3 Rene Zillman Arrived Carries Favorite
>>>> 4 Pacres - Arrived Golden Witch
>>>> 5 Scott Bearden Arrived
>>>> 6 Dail Graham Arrived Royal Coachman bucktail streamer,
>>>> 7 Dave Masson Arrived Black and Orange Marabou
>>>> 8 Peggy Brenner Done
>>>> 9 Robert Laubengayer arrived Bob's Royal Coachman streamer
>>>> 10 Soren Finne arrived Big Hole Demon variant
>>>>
>>>> Deadline is not till April 30,taxes done, tie streamers and cry 
about the

>>>> bill.
>>>>
>>>> And mail to:
>>>>
>>>> Peggy Brenner
>>>> 266 N River Rd
>>>> Milford, NH 03055

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Re: [VFB] Clouser Swap

[Peggy Brenner]

Clousers arrived in New Hampshire and nice they are.


Thank you Jerry for making the arrangements, and I'll photograph the 
swap to start up my new web site swap page. I found a local young 
housewife who does web design as a at home job while watching over 3 
young children locally.


Peggy B

On 5/15/2011 6:12 PM, Don Ordes wrote:

Jerry,
Mine too, real nice set of flies. Thanks for miestering the swap.
Hope everyone liked the polar bear clousers.
They look best in the water in the sunlight.
DonO

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Flies arrived, very nice! Thank you Jerry McKaughan

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[VFB] Small mouth Bass Flies

[Peggy Brenner]

I have a chance to go for some small mouth bass at a local lake, 
suggestions?  I always thought I'd never go for small mouth, but this is 
a nice local campground my family likes.


Peggy
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Re: [VFB] fishing

[Peggy Brenner]

i own a couple of shares in a water utility company and this is being 
discussed as a viable way to get water to these desert areas that are 
way to populated, of course there are profits to be made as well.


Peggy

On 5/20/2011 9:58 AM, Chuck Alexander wrote:

Tony: (Everybody) I watch a TV show called "Inspector America" and this
guy was a former bridge inspector etc and he goes all over the country,
inspecting the countries infrastructure, including the water situations
like floods, draughts etc. And last week's program talked about this
very thing. They built the Hoover dam in 1931 I think it was, and
created Lake Mead, which gives most of the South West, including Los
Angeles, Las Vegas etc, it's water supply for 90% of their water. Yet,
since 1999 (partly because of population explosions in the area, and
partly cause of draughts) the water level in Lake Mead had DROPPED get
this 130 FEET. And it's still dropping. And he had this water dept big
wig woman talking about the problem and they were talking about how we
have well over 600 MILES of the Alaskan oil pipeline, and THOUSANDS of
miles of Natural gas lines running from Texas all over the US. So, they
were saying "why don't we built water lines, to take water from where
there is too much (like where you are, and all through the mid west) and
pipe it over and into Lake Mead etc, to where there is a shortage of
water?? Makes sense to me. Ppl say "well, that cost too much". But look
at what the cost to this country will be when probably 20-50 MILLION ppl
who rely on water (and electrical power cause of the huge turbines that
run there) from Lake Mead and other lakes in that part of the country,
are suddenly out of water, and they all move "back east". What a mess
we'd have on our hands, and we'd better fix the problem while we can,
and I think the idea of "diverting water from flooded area, to those in
draught areas" makes perfect sense. Then, later, if Lake mead ever
flooded, and the Midwest was in a draught, the water could just be
reversed. Chuck



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[VFB] Catskill Swap 2011 update 5/23/11

[Peggy Brenner]

1 Peggy Brenner -- Dark Hendrickson
  2 Don Ordes - Arrived Dry Fly BWO
  3 Rene Zillmann
  4 Larry Johnson - Arrived Brunt Wing Lt Cahill nicely done..
  5 Tom Davenport
  6 Scott Bearden
  7 Dail Graham
  8 Bob Laubengayer
  9 Joyce Westphall Arrived Ketterman's and all I can say is Wow!
  10 Alan Fish
11 J Balmer
12 Michael Bliss arrived Quill Gordon variant and beautiful!
13 Thomas Eckert  my Gordon Quills hatched and are in the way ...

Deadline June 1, 2011!

Mail to :
Peggy Brenner
266 N River Rd
Milford, NH 03055

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Re: [VFB] The Long and short of it.... closing week of Fundraising Drive

[Peggy Brenner]

Just got to this tonight, I hope you have a great learning experience in 
Japan.  My personal goal is to never stop learning!


Peggy Brenner

On 5/25/2011 6:43 PM, stephen dicerbo wrote:

Hi Guys

this list may not have gotten notice directly, but through other lists,
and Facebook some of you may have already seen this time is
SHORT, so I am trying to expand exposure

As many of you already know (and responded) I have been running a
fundraising project to get my butt to Japan for a unique opportunity of
studying with a Master Gyotaku Printmaker.

Current status is this : 4 Days left to the fundraising period, project
is 32% funded. The whole thing has been a learning process, to be sure.
My goal with this email is to give notice that

this is likely the last chance for any procrastinator types (of which I
am one) who wished to participate in the fund drive to do so. It should
be noted that Pledges are rewarded with similar value groups of

works of Art, as described at the project site, so rather than outright
begging, its more like advance promotion of sales with a dedicated use.
(or at least that's what I what I tell myself)

The down side to the arrangement is that unless the project is funded at
100%, none of the pledges are collected so its kind of all or
nothing. I have been focusing my pestering and reminders primarily on
Facebook, with a video

on YouTube ( apparently in the non-viral Japanese section ) :^)


Anyway, much thanks to you guys that took a chance on me and made a
pledge, no matter what the outcome, and for those that time has gotten
away from... its not too late..

there is always hope!

heres the site:

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/849852929/fish-bridge-to-japan


go there and look around a bit either way. Check out the Pledge rewards
to see the what the real deal is!

See some of you next week probably

Stephen



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[VFB] Catskill Swap 2011 update 5/27/11

[Peggy Brenner]

1 Peggy Brenner -- Dark Hendrickson
  2 Don Ordes - Arrived Dry Fly BWO and with a drop dead gorgeous 
streamer!

  3 Rene Zillmann
  4 Larry Johnson - Arrived Brunt Wing Lt Cahill nicely done..
  5 Tom Davenport
  6 Scott Bearden
  7 Dail Graham
  8 Bob Laubengayer
  9 Joyce Westphall Arrived Ketterman's and all I can say is Wow!
  10 Alan Fish
11 J Balmer
12 Michael Bliss arrived Quill Gordon variant and beautiful!
13 Thomas Eckert  Arrived Gordon Quills hatched and are Here!

Deadline June 1, 2011!

Mail to :
Peggy Brenner
266 N River Rd
Milford, NH 03055
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[VFB] Catskill Swap 2011 arrivals

[Peggy Brenner]

1 Peggy Brenner -- Dark Hendrickson
  2 Don Ordes - Arrived Dry Fly BWO and with a drop dead gorgeous streamer!
  3 Rene Zillmann
  4 Larry Johnson - Arrived Brunt Wing Lt Cahill nicely done..
  5 Tom Davenport
  6 Scott Bearden
  7 Dail Graham
  8 Bob Laubengayer
  9 Joyce Westphall Arrived Ketterman's and all I can say is Wow!
  10 Alan Fish-Arrived Quill Gordon and they are nice Alan!
11 J Balmer #12 Umpqua Dry another very nice set of dry's
12 Michael Bliss arrived Quill Gordon variant and beautiful!
13 Thomas Eckert  Arrived Gordon Quills hatched and are Here!

Deadline June 1, 2011!

Mail to :
Peggy Brenner
266 N River Rd
Milford, NH 03055

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[VFB] Catskill And Streamer update 6/4/11

[Peggy Brenner]

I have several sets on the way, so when all are here I'll mail out both 
these and the streamer swap as some swappers took part in both.



1 Peggy Brenner -- Dark Hendrickson
  2 Don Ordes - Arrived Dry Fly BWO and with a drop dead gorgeous streamer!
  3 Rene Zillmann
  4 Larry Johnson - Arrived Brunt Wing Lt Cahill nicely done..
  5 Tom Davenport
  6 Scott Bearden
  7 Dail Graham
  8 Bob Laubengayer Arrived (a while ago) Sierra's BWO and nicely done!
  9 Joyce Westphall Arrived Ketterman's and all I can say is Wow!
  10 Alan Fish-Arrived Quill Gordon and they are nice Alan!
11 J Balmer #12 Umpqua Dry another very nice set of dry's
12 Michael Bliss arrived Quill Gordon variant and beautiful!
13 Thomas Eckert  Arrived Gordon Quills hatched and are Here!

Deadline June 1, 2011!

Mail to :
Peggy Brenner
266 N River Rd
Milford, NH 03055
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Re: [VFB] Dry caddis flies- aw shucks

[Peggy Brenner]

Wow, great idea and I know where there is a great Alder Fly hatch coming 
up on the Androscoggin River near Errol, NH, they even have a 
'international ' airport for out of country fly fishers.  Prop planes 
only, it's close to the Canada border and has a customs guy.


Peggy


On 6/16/2011 6:50 PM, Stephen DiCerbo wrote:


That kinda looks like an Alder Fly to me

Splinta



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Re: [VFB] re: Larry update

[Peggy Brenner]

Thanks for the update and also taking time to visit. Having someone 
close and with a similar hobby who can lay down a challenge will 
certainly help his rehab and get him thinking about doing things. again.


Peggy

 On 7/1/2011 7:21 PM, Joyce M Westphal wrote:

I got to visit with Larry for a bit today while he was in physical
therapy.  He is working on strengthening his arms and getting rid of his
hand tremors. His color is good, he's lost a bit of weight (good) his
sense of humor is back. I have requested he tie some flies to send with
the scouts when they go to Pine Lake as they will never have enough of
their own to take care of their needs. He'll help me provide for them by
tying some minute midges and Scofield midges (that's what I call them).
  I'll do GRHE and sow bugs.  I was there when he asked Shauna to bring
his tying stuff which he'd not gotten unpacked from Sowbug.  I think
he'll do a better job than he thinks he is able to do. Joyce

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Re: [VFB] Catskill And Streamer update 6/4/11

[Peggy Brenner]

I hope you are having a nice 4th and not in the line of the flooding we 
keep hearing about.  I was emailing about your Catskill dries to see if 
they went out?


Peggy

On 6/8/2011 12:50 AM, Dail Graham wrote:

Peggy- I am back from duty at the Joplin , Mo tornado site. Been there
for three weeks and what a sad mess. I had 6 flies done for the catskill
swap. Plan to have them completed this week. Sorry for being late. Dail
Graham, Pittsburg , Mo.

-Original Message- From: Peggy Brenner
Sent: Saturday, June 04, 2011 3:44 PM
To: Virtual Fly Box
Subject: [VFB] Catskill And Streamer update 6/4/11

I have several sets on the way, so when all are here I'll mail out both
these and the streamer swap as some swappers took part in both.


1 Peggy Brenner -- Dark Hendrickson
2 Don Ordes - Arrived Dry Fly BWO and with a drop dead gorgeous streamer!
3 Rene Zillmann
4 Larry Johnson - Arrived Brunt Wing Lt Cahill nicely done..
5 Tom Davenport
6 Scott Bearden
7 Dail Graham
8 Bob Laubengayer Arrived (a while ago) Sierra's BWO and nicely done!
9 Joyce Westphall Arrived Ketterman's and all I can say is Wow!
10 Alan Fish-Arrived Quill Gordon and they are nice Alan!
11 J Balmer #12 Umpqua Dry another very nice set of dry's
12 Michael Bliss arrived Quill Gordon variant and beautiful!
13 Thomas Eckert Arrived Gordon Quills hatched and are Here!

Deadline June 1, 2011!

Mail to :
Peggy Brenner
266 N River Rd
Milford, NH 03055



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