Tony, When you get that pattern, stick an extra fly in your packet for the Sowbug. I'll swap something for it. Doug
----- Original Message ----- From: "Tony Spezio" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2003 3:06 PM Subject: Re: [VFB] Spring must be here ?? BWO colors > Got down the ramp, it was not as easy as I thought it would be. A cold breeze came > up from the south and it got overcast. Never reached the high that was predicted. > No hatch came off. I tied on a sz 14 purple bugger and made a few casts. Did hook > up with two rainbows and a brown, then everything shut down. > My neighbor was fishing across the river and he came by the dock. Said he was out > since morning and did real well early in the day. C&R over 20 trout. > I asked "what are you using". He showed me a fly like I had never seen before. > It was tied like a Sowbug on a 16 scud hook. It had white antron looking stuff for > the body that was all brushed out and the shell back was PURPLE antron looking > yarn. The rib I believe was fine silver wire. > I will stop over his house in a day or so and get the recipe. He said he had been > catching some nice trout on it the last few days. Said he had a 75 + fish day with > that fly on Sunday. He is the kind of person I believe. > Tony [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Mark Wendt wrote: > > > Tony, > > > > Good luck in the piscatorial pursuits. Hope you can make it down > > the ramp without too much difficulty. > > > > mark > > > > At 11:54 AM 3/11/2003 -0600, you wrote: > > >Was going to make a Sir D. Made them the past three years. Am making a 6 > > >1/2' two > > >piece two tip 3 wt. It will be a fast rod. > > >It is heat setting now. > > >The water is still down and the trout are still rising. > > >If I can navigate the ramp I am going to go down to the dock and see if I can > > >harass a few trout. > > >If I do, I will post a report later today. > > >Tony [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > >Mark Wendt wrote: > > > > > > > Oooh, what rod you making for the Sowbug? Sir D? Or, another Twisted > > > > Miss.... =8^� > > > > > > > > Mark > > > > > > > > At 09:37 AM 3/11/2003 -0600, you wrote: > > > > >I plan on it today if they don't turn on any water. > > > > >The trout have been dimpling like mad below the dock each morning before > > > > >the water > > > > >comes up. Working on the Sowbug rod, getting ready to go to the shop to > > > > >heat set > > > > >the glue. > > > > >I will save those trout for when you come back out here. > > > > >I have been asked to tie some extended woven body BWO. What colors would > > > > >you use > > > > >for weaving the body. This question is open to all. > > > > >Tony [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > >Mark Wendt wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > Tony, > > > > > > > > > > > > There's always the dock or the boat my friend... > > > > > > > > > > > > Mark > > > > > > > > > > > > At 09:11 AM 3/11/2003 -0600, you wrote: > > > > > > >It will get to 72 here today so the weather forecast tells us. > > > > > > >The river is down and the wind is calm, the sky is clear. The river is > > > > > like a > > > > > > >sheet of glass except where the trout are dimpling. The BWO hatch is > > > > > on and I > > > > > > >am still nursing my knee. No wading till June my doctor says. > > > > > > >Tony [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >Desert Eagle wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Was outside last night and noticed something new. For the first > > > > > time this > > > > > > > > year I heard crickets chirping. Must mean that spring is either > > > > > here, or > > > > > > > > just around the corner. Mesquite's greening so I think we are safe > > > > > from any > > > > > > > > more frost's. This means the camping and fishing season is > > > right at the > > > > > > > > door. Was 78* yesterday and promises to be in the 80's today. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Jimi > > > >
