wernstriumph

Received flies in the mail today, WOW! great ties everyone! Now I'll have to go fishing to try them out.

Hello All, I just returned from Montana today after a grueling 10 day visit with my parents. My dad fell and destroyed his knee on the 15th so I had to fly out next day to help my mom out. Good news is he is out of the hospital now and things can get back to normal. Bad news is I never got to the post office with my flies. If you can wait a few days for my flies to arrive that would be great, if not, I understand. I appologize for the delay.

Flies are done, Send Addy Please

I'm half done! These little buggers take a while to tie. Here's a couple of pics: They are tied on size 12 nymph hooks and the claws are turkey biots. I should be done by this coming weekend.

Hey WALLY, Welcome to the forum. I'm not too far from you and I know the Trout Unlimited used to have a fly tying club meet once a month in Dunnelin at the First Aid squad or someplace like that. If you know where Effinger's Sporting Goods is on 28 off 287, They probably have info on it.

Hi my name is Werner and I'm a Swapaholic. Pattern: Highland Dun Variant. (It's a grey mayfly) I see many of you are tying the dreaded TBD(Turkey Biot Deceiver)

I've decided to tie a crayfish pattern. I figured it would be a good choice for the summer. I'll post a pic when I've finished the first one so you all can see it.

I'm in! Pattern TBD

Received mine today. Great bunch O' flies everybody! FF13 thanks for hosting!

I saw two Massive Wild Turkeys yesterday, on may to do some fishing during lunch. I've seen turkeys before, but the birds must have been on the Barry Bonds Fitness Plan. Made me look at the two small burgers shake my head and wish I had my Bow with me instead of a fly rod. Now before anyone looks at me cross eyed; My wife won't allow a gun in the house. Pretty funny though; considering my son wants to go for his Shotgun Hunting License this fall and she has yet to say no. My wife was the same way, untill I took her skeet shooting. Now it's OK, but NO ammo allowed in the house(I can live with that rule)

Flies are in the mail! Express mailed them so you WILL get them by the deadline. Flies have been done since last week, just couldn't get to the Post Office with my busy work schedule this past week.

Sounds like you fish the same streams that I do. Even the FFO section I find bait containers. Jeremy It's funny isn't it? (funny-peculiar not funny-HaHa) I'll be on one of my favorite FFO streams in PA and I'll find empty jars of Powerbait and snelled hooks and the worst is monofilament with bobbers hanging from the trees. Kinda like a baitfisherman's Christmas Tree!

Send Addy please, I'll be finishing up this weekend and the flies will go out Mon.

While fishing the local stream last week, I saw evidence of Swinus Americanus (American Pig). The "droppings" were all over the riverbank, you know soda cans, styrofoam worm containers, cigarette butts,spent monofilament, etc. The problem with identifying the American Pig is that they blend in with the normal population (good camouflage). By the time I was done cleaning up, I only had time for a few casts then I had to go home. Pigs! I will get off my soapbox now.

If there's room, I'd like to get in on this one. I'll do an Orange and Partridge Soft Hackle size 12. Thanks

Great find! Even some of the round ones would be good sizewise for shipping flies. On the down side, my breath won't be as fresh and minty anymore

Received mine today, Great ties everyone! Can't wait to try them out. Thanks for swapping everyone and Thanks for hosting Big E.

got mine in the mail today too. Great set of flies. Can't wait to try them all out. This was a fun swap, thanks everyone for swapping and thanks Breambuster for hosting.

I am mailing them this morning on my way to work. Sorry to be sending them out so late, I just couldn't get to the vice. I included a few extras for the SM. Thanks for hosting!

My Main rod is an old Cortland JU2000 Fiberglass paired with a Pflueger Medalist 1494 reel Both 5/6Wt. I got it in the late 70's and it still performs great. I also have several old bamboo rods that I play with on small streams, They are fun, but I'm afraid to really use them alot as they are old and irreplaceable (Grandpa's rods). My wife and son both have Cabelas rods and they are nice. All these rods have vintage Medalist or Ocean City '76 reels which I have restored.

Big E, Only a few more left to tie, PM me with Addy please. I should have them in the mail by Wednesday!

Just look at the Magazines. One of them had an article last year for "Backup Rods" The cheapest was 150-200 bucks! I've casted a $200 rod and it goes no further than my $60 Cortland or my $50 Cabelas rod. And the accessories: $200 for a vest!? My Walmart vest cost $30 and is 15 years old. Then there are the destinations, Articles on fishing exotic locations all over the world. If you can afford it, fine but not me. It's no wonder people look at fly fishing as an eletist sport. Maybe the magazines should focus more on the average Joe (especially in these tough economic times), they might even sell a few more subscriptions. OK I'm off the soapbox now. Who's next?

I'm ready , PM me with address. Here is a pic of my submission Modified Black Pennell Hook: Mustad 94845 barbless size 12 Thread: 8/0 black Uni-thread Tail: Orange dyed badger hackle barbs Body: 1X black unifloss/ 1X pumpkin unifloss Rib: flat gold tinsel Hackle: Black rooster neck

Actually it was Echo lake. They have been putting afew big breeders in there every year ( My friend's nephew caught a 4 lb. brown one year it was HUGE). As far as Rahway park, I live right around the corner in Clark but haven't fished it . I usually fish upstream at Jackson's Falls and further up at Droechers Mill in Cranford.

That sounds all too familiar. In my neck of NJ all of the streams( and I use the term LOOSELY) are state stocked and very rarely will any trout hold over to next year. So, when I fish locally I will release when it's early in the season so others can enjoy the fish, But... once it gets close to summer I will keep a few (they're gonna die anyway). As far as a story goes, well... I was once fishing a lake near my house. Rumour had it the state put a few breeders in there so the shoreline was shoulder to shoulder fisherman. No luck all day, as a matter of fact no one was catching anything except the kid next to me. He was about 4 years old and had a Zebco pushbutton reel with a Snoopy bobber. His bait of choice was the ever-popular kernel of corn. He just kept reelin' them in one after another. His father was just smiling from ear to ear and shaking his head. Everybody else was grumbling and cursing under their breath. When he had his limit, the father said,"OK let's go home and let someone else catch some fish" and they left. No one else caught anything the rest of the day. I think I'll check the pattern database for a corn kernel patern!