sammothner 0 Report post Posted September 20, 2016 I'm in. The hooch browns have keyed in on midges recently, specifically my minute midge. Ill tie some of them in a 24 or 26. Pics to come soon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jmckaughan 0 Report post Posted September 21, 2016 Flies have been put in the snail mail today tiny 24's I lost one and had to tie another before I could ship....... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
netabrookie 0 Report post Posted September 21, 2016 It's been a while since a swap so I'm in if you want me. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jd1983 0 Report post Posted September 22, 2016 Got everybody on the list that has signed up. I decided to move the deadline back a little in a hope to get a few more people signed up. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vicrider 0 Report post Posted September 22, 2016 I've been tying some basic #24 black gnats for the swap on another board. Black hackle tail, black dubbing, cree hackle collar. Nothing fancy but a couple of guys asked for a 26 with wings so I'd been tying them as Adams but single cree hackle. #26 is as small as I've gone before with wings but I thought I'd give it a try and dug out one of the few #30s I've got left. This time I decided on a Mosquito. Well, twice I shaved back to bare hook, Finally had a nice tail, had some Grizzly hackle tip wings mounted, and completed the body with a completely stripped size#18 grizzly hackle quill. After I got that tied down I plucked a grizzly hackle from way down on the bottom of my cape and got it wound with only a couple of slippped hackles and false starts. Actually got it tied down and while slipping the whip finish it got a dallop of SA to bind it down. I looked at clock and that ONE FLY had taken over an hour. Not a spey, not classic, not a dee or a bee, just a mosquito...but darnit, it was a good tie under magnification and I was happy with it. I grabbed my eye spike (a #16 barbless hook attached to a paper clip) and made sure the eye was open. I checked it pushing down through the eye, then for some reason I decided to push the hook through the eye to put it away and get some pics tomorrow. BOING, straight up out of the vise that little #30 mosquito flew at the speed of light and disappeared somewhere in my tying room/spare bedroom. I just quit for the night after dragging my magnet all over and decided if I was going to have a winged #30 to show off it would probably not be that one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Idaho RC 0 Report post Posted September 22, 2016 Hey vicrider I read your story and chuckled I have had it happen too many times. Even after I read your post I put a size 24 parachute in the vice to take another look at it and it launched into outer orbit. I didn't even try to look for it! I am tying a parachute: size 24 black thread body (no tail) dun poly post cree hackle I tried another one with cdc wing and wound hackle and couldn't get it to look good. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jjs89yj 0 Report post Posted September 24, 2016 I'll jump in. I'm not sure what I'll be tying yet though Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Idaho RC 0 Report post Posted September 24, 2016 Can you send me your address? I'll get these in the mail. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
atxdiscgolfer 0 Report post Posted September 25, 2016 Did this fill? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jd1983 0 Report post Posted September 25, 2016 Did this fill? Nope, still open. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mandog 0 Report post Posted September 25, 2016 I'd like to join in can you sign me up? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
atxdiscgolfer 0 Report post Posted September 26, 2016 Put me in JD, I haven't been in a swap for awhile; trout season is just around the corner for us Texans. Pattern TBD Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jmckaughan 0 Report post Posted September 26, 2016 Did you get my flies Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jd1983 0 Report post Posted September 27, 2016 Did you get my flies I did get them and have marked it on the first page. Still have a couple spots open. I'll give it until October 1st and then close it up if no one else joins. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
netabrookie 0 Report post Posted September 29, 2016 jd1983, pm me your address when you get a chance. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites