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I was thinking people may be swapped out. Also, people have a lot going on in their lives. It seems to come in waves. I just remember way back when how fast swaps filled up. If you didn't respond within a day there wouldn't be any room left. It wasn't always the same group of tiers also. The pool of tiers wanting to swap was much larger than it is at present. Giving that, the smaller pool of swappers may be leading to swap fatigue. As I stated elsewhere, I don't know. Just thinking out loud. There are two spots left in this swap and it's been less than a week. We'll see if it caps out. Mostly though, I hope that things mellow out in your world. That's quite the litany of happenings. Stay safe and well.

Didn't mean to rile up the masses. Wasn't thinking of using Facebook as a replacement to the forum. Only as a place to make announcements of what is going on in the forum. And, redirecting those interested to forum posts. Just trying to think of ways to increase participation. We've had swaps that did not fill up and other posts that seem to languish. Maybe people are swapped out. I don't know. Just thinking out loud.

Stellahound and Darrell you're both in. Thanks for joining

Welcome Bob and redietz. I was wondering when you were going to show up.

Is there a way we can get the Facebook page going again? Seems like the last post was in 2015. Maybe open it up to other people to post about forum activities. It may be a way to reach out to old time members and newbies. Hopefully grow forum participation. If such is desired.

vicrider, cphubert, Woodenlegs, and Trouttramp you're all in. Thanks for joining.

You are correct. You in?

Someone mentioned that we need a dry fly swap so here we go. We'll keep it trout centered with any style good. Standard swap rules apply (see pinned post at top); toe tags with tiers forum name and pattern name, please include return postage or funds to cover such. Let's limit it to 12 tiers. That's a total of twelve flies tied and sent in. Respond with "I'm in" to be included in the swap. Due date will be May 1, 2023. If a later date is necessary let me know and we can make adjustments. New swappers and/or tiers are encouraged to join. Many beginner to intermediate tying level dry flies out there. If you need suggestions feel free to ask. I'm sure someone will be pleased to give you ideas and maybe some suggested tying method or instruction. Materials for many patterns are easily substituted and there is rarely anything exotic. Dries are good fly style for new tiers to learn. Also, takes on the swing are great, nymphing can be subtle; however, there's nothing like a top water take. Watching a fish rise and take your offering either in a subtle sip or splashy rise is best. IMHO TIA for joining. Please send to: James Polfer 2829 W. Ashlan Ave, #134 Fresno, CA 93705 1. vicrider: H&L Variant (Received) 2. cphubert: TBD (Received) 3. Woodenlegs: will have the "Usual." (Received) 4. Trouttramp: Parachute PMD (Received) 5. fishingbob: TBD (Received) 6. redietz: Bivisible (Received) 7. Stellahound01: Stimulator (Received) 8. DarrellP: TBD 9. Northcaddis: TBD (Received) 10. Chasing_Tails: Hi-Float Caddis, tan (Received) 11. niveker: Whiz Kid 12. WWKimba: TBD (Received) SM: Ausable Wulff

Yay - it does look like it's running again. Still many site navigation problems though. Is there a way someone can reach out to the owner and open some sort of dialog? See if there is anything that could be done to assist with what is essentially a public service. I'm no expert either so I can only imagine the sink of time and money running something like this must be. Maybe there is a solution, short of throwing money at it, that can be implemented. Maybe the interested parties should throw money at it. I don't know. Hence some sort of dialog. It would be a shame if the site goes away. People will stop coming here because of the difficulty of trying to participate. This site is and has been a great service. Will should be proud of it. I don't know of a better way for people with shared interest to interact. Not Facebook or any other social media allows for the type of interaction we see here. At least that I know of. I don't want to over reach it's just my $.02.

Three times and counting

I'm getting this error code often. After several tries I'm usually able to get on. Got it twice so far trying to post this comment.