Re: [VFB] Joyce- dry fly hackles

thanks. Joyce On Tue, Dec 1, 2009 at 9:29 PM, Don Ordes f...@tribcsp.com wrote: Joyce, More accurately it would be the 'butt end' that I'm tying down, but that's not totally right, either. With saddle hackles being a foot long (or more) and all of one size along the length, there is no

Re: [VFB] re: how do you tie in hackle?

Joyce, I prefer the approach as illustrated in the below step by step for a variety of reasons. I wrote a piece on the subject for the Flyfisherman magazine web site, but in their recent site re-vamp it got lost, so no working url for it. However, try this step by step which shows my preferred

[VFB] Catskill Dry Flys

Singlebarbed Steely resolve in the face of the Perfect Feather Posted: 01 Dec 2009 11:02 PM PST Per request I’ll continue to post additional fly beautification tips in a weekly format. These will comprise hardscrabble lessons learned somewhere after beginner and before

Re: [VFB] Catskill Dry Flys

I am not sure where you found this, or if you wrote it. Either way it is fantastic! It makes me want to go home and tie up some hendricksons! John Sent from my iPhone On Dec 2, 2009, at 8:50 AM, jim phillips desert-tr...@hotmail.com wrote: Singlebarbed Steely resolve in the face of

Re: [VFB] RIVERS WE'VE FISHED

NJ---Neshanic Pa---West Branch of the Raritan Tx---Lion Fl---St. John's Ar---Northfork Az---Beaver Creek Dry Beaver CreekWhiteBlack Lee's Ferry Co---Frying Pan Roaring Fork Ak---Gibralta CopperBattle Kewzack Swezack Thank you, Alan Di Somma Why is it that at class

[VFB] QUOTE FOR THE DAY

The truth is that live-bait fishing has a long and noble history. Live bait was totally unknown to the early caveman, who had to make do with a rather limited assortment of dry flies, nymphs, and a few streamers. One day, whether out of exasperation or simple impatience, a caveman made a

[VFB] RIVERS Fished Info Update

Looks like I'm going to have my hands full sorting out all the rivers we've fished . So far, 21 of you have responded with your Rivers. Keep'em coming Thanks, JD -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VFB Mail group. To post to this group, send email to

Re: [VFB] strange hooks picture

Thanks for that. Some very interesting hooks there. Interested in finding out more about them, especially the doubles. R iain short wrote: sorry bout picture quality biggest blind eye is 83mm from outside curve to tip. silver double is mustad #3 35898 black long treble is a Bill Coe long

Re: [VFB] RIVERS Fished Info Update

I have flyfished for over 30 years and my river list is too extensive to even remember, so I'm sending on some of my top rivers. Some of these are steelhead rivers, but as steelhead are now classified as just trout Washington State -- Rocky Ford Snoqualmie (my home river) Yakima

[VFB] Rope Dubbing DVD

Mr Ordes I am in awe. Well actually in Engerland but hey ho. This DVD thaingy arrived and I enjoyed 98% of it.The bit I didnt enjoy was the music between scenes and the end. The end came too soon. Its well put together, clear, good sound qaulity and picture qaulity is fantastic too. Delivery

Re: [VFB] Rope Dubbing DVD

Don O, just received the DVD will enjoy it next weekend ... thanks Thomas Eckert - Original Message - From: KP kpt...@btinternet.com To: VFB Mail vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Sent: Wednesday, December 02, 2009 8:21 PM Subject: [VFB] Rope Dubbing DVD Mr Ordes I am in awe. Well actually in

Re: [VFB] RIVERS WE'VE FISHED

I forgot CO - South Platte River Ed Roden flyfished at gmail dot com Growth means change and change involves risk, stepping from the known to the unknown. - Anonymous 2009/12/2 Ed Roden flyfis...@gmail.com Michigan Paint Creek Clinton River Au Sable South Branch Au Sable North Branch Au

Re: [VFB] RIVERS WE'VE FISHED

Michigan Paint Creek Clinton River Au Sable South Branch Au Sable North Branch Au Sable Manistee Muskegon Pine Pere Marquette Ohio Mohican River Tennesee West Prong Little Pigeon River Growth means change and change involves risk, stepping from the known to the unknown. - Anonymous On Tue,

Re: [VFB] Rope Dubbing DVD

Keith, We tried to do something about the music, but that was the best non-copyrighted stuff he had. (You aren't the only one with better taste in tunes) Everything really good that I liked came with a royalty fee. Next video I'm hiring a musician- probably a harmonicat blues dude. You can

[VFB] Testing

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Re: [VFB] Testing

Earth to Jimmy. Loud and clear here. Over - Original Message - From: Jimmy Moore bigtrout...@earthlink.net To: Jimmy Moore ray...@earthlink.net Cc: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Sent: Wednesday, December 02, 2009 2:56 PM Subject: [VFB] Testing Testing an alternate email address. --

Re: [VFB] Rope Dubbing DVD

Keith, Like you, it came to an end too soon. I had been tying on and off for 20 years and almost full tine the past 20 years but I have not seen this process done that way. Don showed me a bit at the Sowbug several years ago but I really did not have the time to take it in. I was too involved

Re: [VFB] Rope Dubbing DVD

Don showed me a bit at the Sowbug several years ago Don spent a few minutes in our motel room at that same Sowbug and showed me how to do it. I've been using no other method since. And Don's DVD taught me a lot of the little tricks that I didn't know. I HIGHLY recommend it to everyone. a. --

[VFB] re: rivers I've fisshed

Jimmy, I'm obviously a small timer. Have fished the Missouri river in South Dakota (LOTS), Provo River UT, , Illiamna AK,, Deschka IAK and Hobblecreek (actually a river) Ut. My favorites are the Provo (natch as I live here now) and the Missouri, in SD just off Whitlock's Bay at Teacher's

p.s.: Re: [VFB] Rope Dubbing DVD

p.s.: Our club had Mr. Big Name Fly Tyer here a week ago. He was showing us how to tie flies. He tied one of his with a loose variation of DonO's rope dubbing method (and did a very poor job of it). Fortunately, he didn't blame Don for the technique (nor give him credit either). Any

Re: [VFB] RIVERS WE'VE FISHED

How about Crooked Creek. Tony --- On Tue, 12/1/09, Allan Fish afi...@sbcglobal.net wrote: From: Allan Fish afi...@sbcglobal.net Subject: Re: [VFB] RIVERS WE'VE FISHED To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Date: Tuesday, December 1, 2009, 1:09 PM Re: [VFB] RIVERS WE'VE FISHEDWhoops!!! Arkansas - I

Re: [VFB] RIVERS Fished Info Update

Here goes, I just re read our fishing logs to make the list, guess I just didn't think about the time we spend on the water. Alaska-Willow Creek, Montana Creek, Clear Creek Talkeetna River, Honolulu Creek, Quartz Creek, Kenai River Colorado - Gunnison, Big Thompson, Cache la Poudre Maine - W

Re: [VFB] Rope Dubbing DVD

Dear Allan, I made a mistake in subscribing to your group and would very much like to unsubscribe now .could you please do it for me?My name is Ron Arra email rafish...@comcast.net - Original Message - From: Allan Fish afi...@sbcglobal.net To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Sent:

Re: [VFB] RIVERS WE'VE FISHED

Man; A couple of you have fished in my old stomping grounds! In Michigan I have fly fished the Au Sable, both above the generator plant and below it near Hale, the Rifle River, Paint Creek, Clinton River, Stony Creek, Pere Marquette, and a couple of others whose names escape me at the moment.

RE: [VFB] Testing

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RE: [VFB] re: does this look correct?

Joyce Size wise its fine but way too heavily hackled. 1 to 1.5 turns is all required. iain Date: Wed, 2 Dec 2009 17:48:15 -0700 Subject: [VFB] re: does this look correct? From: westpha...@gmail.com To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Check out this Stewart's Pom and Silk. Does it look about right?