Thanks Wes - now I have some of the patterns he referred to in his book in easy reach.
Mike On Tue, Apr 6, 2010 at 1:04 PM, Wes Wada <wada....@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Mike, > > Ralph Cutter is a favorite writer here also. I was reading the Fish Food > book this morning. Ralph writes a column for each issue of the California > Fly Fisher magazine. The Fish Food book is a collection of past articles. > > Many of Cutter's observations about aquatic insects and fish feeding > behavior are based upon many hours underwater using scuba gear and snorkel > equipment. Direct observation makes his opinions particularly interesting. > > For example, one of his favorite techniques is to rub powdered fly dryer > (like Shimazaki Dry Shake) into natural fibers in flies like the Bird's > Nest. That creates a bubble sheath around the fly that matches naturals > very well. > > You can see more of Ralph and Lisa Cutter's works here. > http://www.flyline.com/ > > > Wes Wada > Bend, Oregon > > > > > > > On Tue, Apr 6, 2010 at 3:45 PM, Michael Bliss <flyfish...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> I am just completing a book called Fish Food by Ralph Cutter. It is a >> common man's book on entomology in the streams and lakes. The author is >> very witty and fun to read. I have very much enjoyed the book. I think I >> will go back now and skim it for his ideas and pattern suggestions. If you >> are looking for this type of read I recommend it highly. >> >> Mike >> >> -- >> Mike Bliss >> Aloha from Hawaii >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" >> group. >> >> To post to this group, send email to vfb-mail@googlegroups.com >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> vfb-mail-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en >> >> VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" > group. > > To post to this group, send email to vfb-mail@googlegroups.com > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > vfb-mail-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en > > VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com -- Mike Bliss Aloha from Hawaii -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" group. To post to this group, send email to vfb-mail@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to vfb-mail-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com
