Sounds like its ok if I join. I would like to tie the hexagenia. I will be doing the nymph, emerger, and dun stages.
Thanks Austin -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, October 15, 2004 6:59 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [VFB] Life Cycle Swap, Update 10-13-04, PM 2 Hey, the more the merrier Mike M -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of rob poutre Sent: Thursday, October 14, 2004 8:51 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [VFB] Life Cycle Swap, Update 10-13-04, PM 2 I'm ok with it. Looking forward to it! For the record, I will be tying Dicosmoecus atripes, or the Giant October Caddis. Rob Poutre --- Desert Eagle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > If there are no objections from the swappers, I > would like to add Harvey, > Austin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> to the > swap. That would make 13 > tiers tying 14 sets. > Jimi > > > I also would like to give it a try. Austin Harvey > > > Steve Delaney > > > > > Afternoon folks, > > So far we have 11 swappers, we can take a > couple more. This looks like > > it will be an interesting swap. I will hold the > sign ups till the 22nd, or > > until we hit a max of 12. Check the list below. > > > > I have tentatively decided on my insect, so has > Pete. > > > > Flies will be due no later than the first of > February, preferably sooner. > > Swappers are to include a self addressed envelope > with return postage in > US > > dollars so your flies can get back to you. No > mater what the total number > of > > swappers, include one extra set to be sent to > Byard as a thank you for > > having this list and doing a great job of helping > us all out. Once the > sign > > ups is over all correspondence will be off list. > Check the list below and > > make sure you are on it if you want to be, if I > made a mistake, let me > know > > know. > > > > Swap group so far, > > 1, Jimi , Epphemerella infrequens, (Pale Morning > Dun, Western) > > 2, Mike Morris, [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > 3, Rob P., [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > 4, Pete, Choroterpes basalis or Isonychia bicolor > > 5, Rodney Barilleaux <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > 6, William Brown <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > 7, Matthew Fuller <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > 8, S�ren Finne <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > 9, Peggy Brenner <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > 10, Vagn Hansen <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > 11, Eric the Flytyer <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > 12, Steve Delaney > > > Since I am inside this morning trying to stay > warm, I was looking over > some > > of my fly fishing books. One of my all time > favorites is "Selective > Trout". > > Was flipping through it and had an idea for a > swap. Now I don't think I > have > > ever seen this type of swap before so maybe I have > something new here. > Plus, > > being coked up in the house brings on the fly > tying bug again, maybe time > > for me to host a swap again. > > > > Wonder if anyone would be interested in a "Life > Cycle Swap"? By this I > mean > > you would tie X number of flies of each stage, > (3). Something like a > Nymph, > > Emerger and a Dun, representing a particular type > of insect. Or maybe an > > Emerger, Dun, Spinner. Get the idea? Your flies > would represent the life > > cycle of a particular insect. Now what makes this > a bit more interesting > is > > that you would have to do a bit of research on > your bugs, (What > > Homework???). Yep, a bit of homework, because the > size of the flies would > > have to represent the cycle for that insect. > > > > Say you wanted to do a Mayfly, which one? > Hexagenia or Paraleptophlebia? > > Say that last one ten times fast !!!) Or a Stone > fly, which one a > > Setipalpia or a Filipalpia, (one is cold water the > other warm water). > > Anyway, you get the idea. You do your research, > decide on an insect, > decide > > which 3 stages you want to tie, the patterns and > sizes and go for it. Now > I > > realize that this would take a bit longer than a > normal swap, (I know how > > you folks are on doing your homework), and would > probably limit it to 12 > > tiers or so. Have a due date say in February? I > think it could not only be > > fun, it could be educational, maybe make a card > with the info on it and > the > > recipes, (Like an extra large toe tag)? > > > > Whatcha think folks??? > > Cold and drizzly Jimi > > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
