I went and visited Tony yesterday at the hospital in the end he was discharged to the rehab Dot is in. Things are not looking good but he has set a goal of making his big 90 birthday, and Sowbug,he has his pattern picked out.
Today I'm going to the nursing home and see them both,, I'll email you all tonight. Peggy B On Wed, Feb 19, 2020, 2:26 PM Chuck Alexander < chuckalexan...@centurylink.net> wrote: > Great patterns. And my wife and I were just talking Saturday about > building a stockpile of various length furled leaders cause our stock is > low. Chuck > > > > *From:* vfb-mail@googlegroups.com <vfb-mail@googlegroups.com> *On Behalf > Of *Gary Webb > *Sent:* Tuesday, February 18, 2020 11:44 PM > *To:* vfb-mail <vfb-mail@googlegroups.com> > *Subject:* Re: [VFB] Health and weather > > > > I hope I didn't mislead any of you. These flys are new to me. > > Over the years I've tied many "Easiest Ever Ant Pattern" patterns. > > One of my all time favorites: The late Ed Sutryn's McMurray Ant: > https://www.flydreamers.com/en/fly-tying/mc-murray-ant-vl233 Years ago I > ordered some from Ed. Still in my vest. I'll never use them. But trout > love ants so even my poor copies produce. And I've tied Harrison Steeve's > TransparAnt. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1uIKex5Z-Ws > > Also Kelly Gallup's Ant Acid: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4uuYX-cKqio > > > I've tied a variety of fur and foam ants. > > > > But my newest ant pattern I'm tying is Mr. Bill's Flying Ant. > http://www.flyanglersonline.com/flytying/fotw2/050806fotw.php > > > > The other new to me fly is Justin Bruce's: Houdini Tenkara Fly: > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QIB18lIzwew&t=496s > > I bought a $10 rod from China to try fishing the Tenkara method. > > And I've tied a bunch of Kebari style flies. Which I'm hoping to try > soon. On most of the small streams I fish Tenkara will work well. > > Chuck, furled leaders work really well with Tenkara rods. > > Well that's what I've been up to this winter. > > Gary > > > > > > On Mon, Feb 17, 2020 at 10:11 PM Chuck Alexander < > chuckalexan...@centurylink.net> wrote: > > Gary: Thanks. Will do on keeping you both in my prayers. Chuck > > > > *From:* vfb-mail@googlegroups.com <vfb-mail@googlegroups.com> *On Behalf > Of *Gary Webb > *Sent:* Saturday, February 15, 2020 12:26 AM > *To:* vfb-mail <vfb-mail@googlegroups.com> > *Subject:* Re: [VFB] Health and weather > > > > Good to hear you're getting healthier Chuck. I'm doing well, but > > Susan has had some setbacks. I won't go into details. Just keep us in > your prayers as I know you do. Weather here is typical Wisconsin in > February. Ten inches of snow last Sunday and minus 18 this morning. The > sun was shining but I wasn't even tempted to try for some trout. Barely > took my dog for a walk. When we get a day where temps get above freezing > I'll be out trying some new patterns I tied recently. > > Gary > > > > On Thu, Feb 13, 2020 at 6:40 PM Chuck Alexander < > chuckalexan...@centurylink.net> wrote: > > Folks: since the group is real slow, so I thought I’d send a health and > weather email out asking about everybody. How is everybody’s health and > weather??? I FINALLY got over the pneumonia and dehydration I was > hospitalized because of for a few days back in November. I kept a hacking > cough for over three months before getting rid of if FINALLY . And I think > we have had rain for about 30 STRAIGHT. And I hope to fix a few more > things on my boat and boat trailer so we can boat fish as much as possible > this yr but it’s always raining so I haven’t been able to work on it. 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