Tony, I was thinking about you last night.
I just hung up my Chili Pepper shadow box on the wall after using it for my tying classes; as we tied them last week. The shadow box adds instant credibility to the pattern - the students were really excited by the creativity and the selection from tiers around the world. Since I never made a shadow box before, I made an extra just in case I screwed one of them up - that way you would have yours. Once I created the best way to mount the flies that wasn't permanent, I was all set. Your shadow box was the best of the two - naturally.... If I have some time over the summer, I will re-photograph the Chili Peppers as I have a better imaging system. Remember, I will forever keep a page for the Chili Pepper: http://www.chappysguide.com/html/secret_chili_pepper_swap.HTM I actually tied some up with a nice orange dyed grizzly variant neck. Results were pretty cool. Chappy. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Anthony Spezio Sent: Monday, May 07, 2007 2:56 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [VFB] Chili Pepper Swap Chris, I just got a message this morning from a friend on the rodmakers list, he went fishing yesterday while at a picnic and did real well on a couple of Peppers I gave him. He caught a lot of Gills, Bass and a large Catfish Don, A guide in PA. tells me that the Chili Pepper with Barbell eyes is his "go to" fly for Smallmouth. I just watched a DVD with a Canadian tyer tying beginner flies. One was the Wooley Bugger. He said his favorite bugger was the Chili Pepper. It shocked me. LOL Tony --- "Chapman, Chris" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I would be willing to host a Secret Chili Pepper > Swap II. Any takers? > > Deadline would be August 31st for flies RECEIVED!!! > > If interested contact me at [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Chappy > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Behalf Of Kevin Machon > Sent: Monday, May 07, 2007 1:02 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [VFB] Fly pattern > > > DonO: > > Isn't that pretty much a cone head matuka w/ an > estaz or ice chennille > body? > I could see why it would be effective on both > smallies and trout - > good > color, right amount of flash. > > The chili pepper matuka would have been a good > pattern for the Chili > Pepper > Swap - copper chennille body and orange hackle wing > and collar - with or > > without the copper cone head. I'll call first > right of refusal to tie > that > in the next pepper swap! > > Kev > > > From: "DonO" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Subject: [VFB] Fly pattern > Date: Mon, 7 May 2007 10:14:58 -0600 > > I was talking to a Wyoming Game & Fish biologist > this morning about this > weekend's fishing, considering the snow and run-off. > We got to talking > flies and I asked him about the Chili-pepper. He > hadn't heard of it, > but > his special go-to fly is similar, and it's called > the Orange-blossom > Special. > > Tough I'd tie up some to compliment my peppers and > give it a go, too. > > http://www.riverbum.com/Salmon-&-Steelhead/Orange-Blossom-Special/ > > I'd be interested to hear how it works from others. > He got it from a > friend > from W. Virginia who does a lot of smallmouth > fishing. Said it was his > killer pattern, and it worked on Wyoming trout, too. > > DonO > > _________________________________________________________________ > Watch free concerts with Pink, Rod Stewart, Oasis > and more. Visit MSN > In > Concert today. > http://music.msn.com/presents?icid=ncmsnpresentstagline > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
