There's a ton a tapes out there for learning to tie. Bass Pro has one for 10 bucks that has Lefty tying about 8 flies. Also call the fly shops down there for lessons. I've heard Biscayne, Ft Lauderdale and Bass Pro all have classes that are either cheap or free. Chuck Dowling
"Great Spirits Have Always Encountered Violent Opposition From Mediocre Minds" A.E. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Deborah Duran" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, October 26, 2002 8:28 AM Subject: Re: [VFB] New Swap Idea (saltwater tangent) > Ken > Check out a book called Innovative Saltwater Flies by Bob Veverka. I don't > know if it's out in paperback yet. I really like this book. They're pretty > easy to tie. It has some great tarpon flies and a wide variety of others. > Anouther good book is Saltwater fly patterns by Lefty Kreh. > Deb > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ken Staples" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Saturday, October 26, 2002 1:46 AM > Subject: RE: [VFB] New Swap Idea (saltwater tangent) > > > > Hi Deb, > > > > See, at least you have the option for the "other trout"! ;-> Actually we > > have pretty good freshwater fishing down here; especially (from what I > > hear) bass (we even have our own hybrid, the Sunshine bass), panfish and > > the numerous exotics that people don't want as pets anymore. Oscars are > > rampant down here (yup, the same ones they sell in pet stores). We have > > one intentionally introduced exotic, the Butterfly Peacock or Peacock > > Bass. I hope to go fishing for these soon. They're a South American fish > > which the state introduced to eat some of the other fish and provide a > > new species of gamefish. Beautiful fish. > > > > On the saltwater side I'd guess that we'll probably end up using a lot > > of the same flies, maybe in different colors though? Since I'm pretty > > new to this I've only used a clouser so far. I've been unsuccessful but > > I'm sure it's primarily due to my casting ability! I've tied a bunch of > > others I'm looking forward to using. I also picked up a bunch from > > Outdoor World/Bass Pro Shops that I don't know how to tie yet. They ran > > a coupon in Fl. Sportsman: 6 flies for $.99. How can you pass that up? > > > > By tarpon you mean the pattern? I saw a pattern in the last issue of Fly > > Fish America called "J's baby tarpon" or something like that. I have one > > but I haven't used it yet. I did see a tarpon a couple of weeks ago when > > I was fishing (my first time on a flat with my fly rod; oh heck my first > > time fishing on a flat) and I did cast to it but no luck. Probably > > wouldn't have known what to do if I did hook it! > > > > Wow, this ended up being longer than I thought, signing off now. > > > > Ken > > www.snorkelsite.com > > > > > > > > > >
