hunthicks 0 Report post Posted October 18, 2005 Well, it's been roughly 8 months since i hosted my first swap, and there doesn't seem to be a swap for me to join, so I'll suggest my own. How about 12 guys plus me(that's 12 flies each), and we'll tie a hairwing steelhead or atlantic salmon fly pattern. I'll be tying a pattern designed by my lovely girlfriend, called The Orange Phillip. We'll see how fast we can fill up 12 guys, and adjust as nessecary. As soon as we get all 12 guys I'll let you know my address, and the shipping details. Thanks guys, Dave Hicks Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sjo Crapels 0 Report post Posted October 18, 2005 I'm in. Don't know yet what to ty, but I will come up with something. Sjo :dunno: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hunthicks 0 Report post Posted October 18, 2005 Awesome! 11 more to go! Dave Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CjCalls 0 Report post Posted October 18, 2005 Yea Why not.   I'll Play  When is it Due? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joe Hard 0 Report post Posted October 19, 2005 I dont know what either yet but ill play as well. Â Good to see you back arround here Dave. I recall that you mentioned a sea run brookie river, but cant rember what you said. We have a sea run brown and I have heard that they are not the same. I heard the brookies are fast hard hitting and running fish. I almost made it to the south shore as there is a run there too. I heard that the Kentecook River used to have so many sea run brook trout that they were netted commercialy til they disapeared and are now starting to return in small numbers. Maybe next year. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hunthicks 0 Report post Posted October 19, 2005 Great!!, We have: Joe Hard CjCalls Sjo Crapels  CJ - I'll set a date as soon as we fill up the 12 guys, so hopefully we can set a date for about the middle of November.  JH - Almost all the rivers/brooks here in Cumberland county that run into the salt water get a sea run of brookies. River Phillip and Southhampton river have nice runs, as does the Amherst marsh area. 16 - 20 inch brookies are not that uncommon, although the smaller brooks usually 12 inches is the max. I have though, seen 4+ pound fish come out of tiny brooks. There are some smaller brooks were you can fish in the estuary and catch the brookies just as they enter the fresh water, and they are a deep red color on the sides. They slowly turn to orange after they've been in the river, and lose the orange after they've been in freshwater a month or two. Brookies are lots of fun, they love big dry flies and just about anything you throw at them! River Phillip and Southhampton do have sea run browns. They are quite silver, and can easily be confused with the salmon, but they do get yellow after being in a while.   Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joe Hard 0 Report post Posted October 21, 2005 The sea run browns are the same here, there is also a scattered run of slmon and it is hard to tell the diference. I usually look at the tail, and for red spots. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hunthicks 0 Report post Posted October 22, 2005 Anyone else to join the swap? Â JoeHard - My biggest clue for the difference between the atlantic salmon and the browns is the teeth on the tongue and upper mouth. The salmon has a single row of teeth on the roof of the mouth(along the "vormine shaft"), and a tapered tongue, while the brown has a zigzag row on the roof of the mouth, and a heavily toothed "volmerine head", and a broad square tongue. I find that sometimes browns can have slightly forked tails and can be missing alot of the spots, the "tooth check" is a guarantee that your not going to be arrested for poaching if the tail/coloration of the fish is borderline. Speaking of salmon, we hooked our first of the year yesterday, a nice 30 inch male, which my father hooked on the first cast of the day with a GP. :headbang: He decided to give me a fat lip during the releasing process.....getting my butt-whipped by a fish! There's lots of salmon to be seen, but not alot being landed in comparison with last season. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
speyH20 0 Report post Posted October 22, 2005 when do the flies have to be submitted? depending on when, I may join this one. Â Vinnie Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hunthicks 0 Report post Posted October 23, 2005 i haven't set a date yet, I'm going to see how many are interested. It would be nice to have all the flies received and sent back out by the end of November though. If we can't get 12 swappers by Nov 1st, we can make a smaller swap with each tyer tying 2 different flies for each of the other swappers, so we'd all still get 10 - 12 patterns. Dave Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
speyH20 0 Report post Posted October 24, 2005 i'm in  vinnie Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hunthicks 0 Report post Posted October 24, 2005 Awesome, So, We have: Joe Hard CjCalls Sjo Crapels speyH20  As long as we get 2 more swappers by the 1st, we can still tie 12 flies each, and each receive 12 different patterns. Thanks guys! I'll also be able to post pictures of the patterns for everybody. Dave  Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hunthicks 0 Report post Posted October 26, 2005 Anyone else? You can always make suggestions for a due date if your strapped for time! Dave Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joe Hard 0 Report post Posted October 31, 2005 Are we going to extend the sign up date or go with what we got? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hunthicks 0 Report post Posted November 2, 2005 It's your guys' call. We can go ahead as is or wait for some others. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites