It's always good to have a few streamers in the box, even if it's wooly buggers or perhaps a nice Chili Pepper
--- Peter Gramp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello all- > I just found out today that a fellow coworker has > picked up a fly-rod for > the first time Tuesday and is 'hooked' after C&R-ing > a gorgeous 17- inch > rainbow trout on his first cast (now THAT is > beginner's luck!). Here's the > question for the group: He doesn't tie his own > flies, and while I'm > steering him that route, what do you suggest I tie > up for him to use in the > meantime, as a gift? As it is fall here in > Pennsylvania, terrestrials are > about all that is out (save a few late- hatching > Little- BWO's / Slate > Drakes at around size 18 or 20 and 'Ghostflies' = > white mayflies around size > 14 or 16). > So far, I have a half dozen of each of these tied > for him: > Size 12 BH Prince Nymph > Size 14 Black Gnat dry, Coachman- Brown EHC, > and Foam Black Beetles > Size 16 BHGRHE (hare's ear), PTN, Isonychia > Swimmers, and Lt Cahill > Thorax (Dry) > Size 18 BWO, Black Ant, and Claret/ Cinnamon > Ant > and Size 20 Brown-n-Olive Al's Rats (midge pupa > pattern) > > Any suggestions? > Thanks in advance and Tight Lines, > Pete > > $/ssig off > <<Command ssig Not Found>> > _____ > Mr. Peter J. Gramp, MT, ACVP > Biosafety Levels 3&4 Specialist > Cell Culture and Virology Group > Charles River Laboratories BPS > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
