Fred H.

Nice job Crisfish,Seadog.And the rest of you guys.It will truley be a nice collection of gill flies.From what I've seen so far theese are going to be framed not fished.

Fred

Stony, I not sure you want me in this swap. After looking at the pattern types I see a lot of trout or cold water flies I have never tied.Although I could probably tie a passing grade fly ,not having held one or fished one before could leave you guys with flies that are well tied and well intended but useless.I would rather you give my spot to a cold water angler that might have more to contribute.However if you can not find a replacement I will uphold my obligation to the best of my ability.

Thanks, Fred

Spiders heading west . Tied kind of a realistic pattern but you guys can fish it or or scare you wife with it

Pick6 ,Thanks for hosting.

Fred

I would like to participate if the number of tyers is 10 or below. I feel anymore than that might get me in over my head.

Just received supplies from J.stochard and will start tomorrow.one pattern will be minnow type the other will be of my own design.Right now it is even a suprise to me.

Pick6, need addy.Wife says I have to get theese out of the house they're freaking her out.

Hey Bassturd , how about posting a sign up string for a week to see if we can get enough tyers.set a finish date . And close the swap a week from today. What do you think.

Johan, it would be my honor to participate. I will pm you for an address when I am close to completion of the fly.Thank you for the invitation. Fred

Johan , I might like to participate . What is the deadline?

Fred

Juice, A grass shrimp is a small fresh water shrimp that lives in most states that border the Gulf of Mexico.Most that are found are between 3/4 to 1 1/2 inches. They are mostly clear or slitly moldeled with brown specks and the females in spring carry a chartruse clutch of eggs under their tail.The best pattern I have seen so far is a scaled down version of a Popovics shrimp. Which is made with ultra hair and epoxy. Grass shrimp are a most effective natural bait for bluegill bass and crappie.

Hey Andres,nice shrimp. Do you sell any of the materials on you web site? Fred

Hey Gary, You can start tying thoose green and gold the Giants don't stand a chance. Go Packers

Just so I have this right.There are five of us and we will tie two flies for each of the other four participants,two different patterns for a total of eight If this is correct I will comply.

I'm in. Fly TBD edited.......Black Widow size #12

I hate to admit this ,but I trim my beard and save the hair. .02mm in lenght and spray adhesive on the legs and lightly dust them with the hair.

Flies have flown. Shipped this am. Fred

FC ,got addy but no zip. Oh and Go packers

Will finish tonight, need addy

I'm in with fly TBD

Welcome, this is not the best place to ask .this is the flyswap and contest forum. You will get more imformation in the fly tying section of this site. But I get my body material from craft stores like Michaels and Hobby Lobby. Its called craft foam. It comes in different thickness and a rainbow of colors.

I can't nail down exactly why I enjoy swaps so much.I have seen a huge improvement in my tying skills since I started. I learned from others how to tweek a pattern and make it better. And I don't worry about getting a sub par fly from another tyer, because I know he learned from this swap and will be better for the next one. I get excited every time I enter a swap. And getting thoose flies is like X-Mas come early.

I noticed most of the colors chosen are types of hair dyed or natural.can synthetics be used?If so salmon & white.

I'm in . If ya'll have me.colors TBD

nice flies Graham.your flies and tying skills have been inspirational.Have you ever tied a grass shrimp?

Nice fly Joe,can't wait to fish it.