Student4evr

Spanky:

I seem to have a bit of a slip in my schedule. The flies are done and will hit the mail tomorrow. :headbang: :headbang:

Here is a shot of what I tied for the swap:

The swap gave me a chance to really get the soft hackle down!!!

Thanks for hosting!!

Frank aka Student4evr

E :

Mine are in.

Frank aka .......

Profesori:

I'm in. And by the way, the coupons are no longer being used. We will have to send you cash to cover the postage. Or in my case I can meet you and just pass them on. We will be fishing the Skagit system the weekend after Labor Day (down here). We will be at the Hozemeen Campground on the US side from Sept. 3-7.

Frank aka Student4evr :thumbsup:

E:

I see the usual suspects, you can count me in. :headbang:

I will be tying a little Tapered claret bugger that killed them on one of our spring creeks this year.

Frank aka Student4evr

Dean

The flies have left the building.

Frank

Spanky:

I will be starting these next, as in tomorrow! I will be tying a lighting bug soft hackle. They should be done by Monday.

Frank aka Student4evr :thumbsup:

DJ:

Mine are done. Should hit the mail tomorrow. :headbang: :headbang:

Here's what is coming.

Frank aka Student4evr

PS I got this from the book "Tying Emergers" by Schollenmeyer and Leeson. It has a lot of great patterns and techniques. Buy it or get it at the library.

DJ:

I was looking for something a little different so I will be tying a "Cooper's Bug". It's an emerger that can be fished as either a mayfly or a midge.

Frank AKA Student4evr

I will be doing them tonight.

:thumbsup:

Dezod:

Opps!! I should also add I'm in.

Frank aka Student4evr

Dezod:

I just had a trip where I got a good look at which flies were effective. What worked were the patterns that I could see!!! It s really hard to fish pocket water or riffles when you can't see your fly. Mending is almost impossible It is also very hard to learn corrections for a drift if you can't see the fly. :dunno: :dunno:

Frank aka Student4vr

Charlie:

Just In Time. I'm in

Frank aka Student4evr

Bud:

They Flies are on their way. :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:

Frank aka student4evr

Big E

Flies hit the mail Today.

Frank aka Student4evr

Bud

Wasn't sire what i would tie but I just got back from a trip to the Methow River in Washington. Hoppers, Hoppers, Hoppers.

They will be done by the weekend. :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

Frank AKA student4evr

To all the tyers:

I'm back. What can I say. 4 days of fishing dry's, time spent with a bunch of my friends, sun, 200 cutthroat and 'bows up to 18" And my new Canon SLR shows up in time for the trip!!!......Priceless. :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo:

Now for the critical stuff. All the flies are in and they look great. I will get them in the mail tomorrow. And I will post pics as well.

THANK YOU ALL FOR A GREAT SWAP

Frank aka Student forever

I just realized that I don't have an addy for Dekey. I will be leaving for a trip to eastern Washington tomorrow. I will be back on Monday but I won't be able to get the flies in the mail until I return, unless I get an Addy tomorrow.

Frank aka student4evr

Well time for an update. I have received 2 sets, (Old Hat and Eastern Fly). The other 2 sets are in the mail. I will be leaving for a trip to the Methow River in eastern Washington tomorrow. So I will be sending everything out when I get back on Tuesday. Before I send them I will post pictures so everyone else can see what they missed.

One other side comment. I used and looked at several brands of hare's feet for this swap and one thing was very obvious. Spirit River is the hands down winner in quality. :headbang: :headbang: The sweet spot on the bottom of the foot has very little underfur and there is more of the high quality stuff on each foot. Hareline and Fish Hunter are mostly underfur and you have to comb out 70 % of the hair to get what you want.

Have a good weekend...I know I will.

Tight Lines

Frank aka student4evr

It turns out, that tiling the ceiling in a steam shower is a lot more time consuming than I thought. The flies will go out in later this morning. :dunno:

Frank aka student4evr

I should have mine in the mail Tomorrow.

Frank AKA student4evr

Got mine the other day. Great bunch of scuds!!! :yahoo:

Thanks spanky for hosting. And thanks to all you other tyers.

Frank aka Student4evr

Mine came in as well. Nice bugs everyone.

They will go with me to the Methow River next week.

Frank aka Student4evr

Well folks we are coming up on the deadline and I have received no flies as of yet. My March browns and my rackelhanen Variants are getting lonely. How is everyone doing?? :dunno: :dunno:

Frank aka Student4evr

Flykid and everyone else:

Thanks for your patience. We have moved my mom to an assisted living home and she is doing well. At least given her condition.

The flies will hit the mail today.

Frank aka Student4evr

Hey Spanky,

Let's do it again! :headbang:

I'm in

Frank aka Student4evr

This will be perfect I will be going to the Upper skagit river Right after this will end.

I m' in

Student4evr