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Stone Fly Swap FULL! PM for address, itβs a go!
fishingbobnelson replied to Trouttramp's topic in Fly Swaps & Contests
cphubert's dandy streamers have arrived. 10 days left till the due date -
Stone Fly Swap FULL! PM for address, itβs a go!
fishingbobnelson replied to Trouttramp's topic in Fly Swaps & Contests
Now you are just showing off! ππ€£ Really some beautiful flies, great job. -
Stone Fly Swap FULL! PM for address, itβs a go!
fishingbobnelson replied to Trouttramp's topic in Fly Swaps & Contests
I'll take the Zug Bug. The Zug Bug was the first fly I tied for my first swap on the Forum. I don't think I have tied more that a half dozen since. Hope these are better than the first ones. -
Shoefly Swap - Registration is closed
fishingbobnelson replied to WWKimba's topic in Fly Swaps & Contests
I will wait to hear if his family will finish or just return flies to tyers. Mine were going out today, but I will hold on to them for now. Tight Lines forever Kim -
15th Annual Opening Day Swap Swap is Full
fishingbobnelson replied to fishingbobnelson's topic in Fly Swaps & Contests
Got a bunch of flies from flytire today, can't wait to get these wet. -
Once upon a time this site was sponsored by J. Stockard. I don't know why that ended. Since the web provider was changed a lot of features that would attract new tyers are gone. Probably the biggest loss was the fly pattern data base. Thousands of fly patterns, with recipes that you could scan by member. Also gone are the Forums for posting trout flies, salmon steelhead flies, which would them be added to the data base. Being able to go to back pages is now impossible if there are more than 5. You used to be able to see who was online at the bottom of the page. You could look them up and see what, if anything, they were posting. I know the original administrators of this site have lost interest, which is why they changed to a cheaper provide which has not done us any favors. I so miss the days 10 to 15 years ago, when there were several new swaps every week. In those days most swaps would fill the same day they were posted. I just love swapping flies, but postage costs keep going up, they priced our international swappers out of the Forum completely. We used to have so many Canadian members whose flies I miss. Tight Lines my friends Fishin' Bob π£π
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15th Annual Opening Day Swap Swap is Full
fishingbobnelson replied to fishingbobnelson's topic in Fly Swaps & Contests
Hi swappers, While the site was down, I got four sets of great flies. Woodenlegs, Fruitrollup, Bill J and Rabbit Hole flies have all arrived. Thanks for joining, looking like a great set of files is building. Tight Lines to all, Bob π£π -
Had to cancel this year, maybe next time.
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15th Annual Opening Day Swap Swap is Full
fishingbobnelson replied to fishingbobnelson's topic in Fly Swaps & Contests
First set arrived today. Some spectacular parachutes from Trout Tramp. -
15th Annual Opening Day Swap Swap is Full
fishingbobnelson replied to fishingbobnelson's topic in Fly Swaps & Contests
OK that makes a full swap. Thanks to everyone for joining. -
15th Annual Opening Day Swap Swap is Full
fishingbobnelson replied to fishingbobnelson's topic in Fly Swaps & Contests
OK guys who's got last? -
15th Annual Opening Day Swap Swap is Full
fishingbobnelson replied to fishingbobnelson's topic in Fly Swaps & Contests
Thanks to everyone for the sign-ups. Glad to see some guys I have not had it a swap before. Just three spots left. π£π -
This will be my 15th year of hosting this swap. Over 2,000 flies have been tied mailed and sorted for these swaps. It has been a privilege to host it. Tight Lines to everyone who ever tyed for it. Opening day of trout season, in many parts of the West, is the last Saturday in April. This year it is April 27th. Tie 12 of any trout fly, any stage, any style, any size. Usual rules apply, stamped self-addressed envelope or funds to cover postage, toe tags, mail before due date. Open to first 12 with, "I'm in". International swappers welcome with PayPal. Due date Monday April 3rd. That way I can get them back to you for your own opener. Over the last 14 years we have had a selection of flies to fit just about any fly-fishing situation. 1 - Woodenlegs - Received 2 - Psychoprince 3 - troutguy - Received 4 - Bill J - Received 5 - flytire - Received 6 - Rabbit Hole - Received 7 - jburge 8 - Fruitrollup - Received 9 - Heff2 10 - Trouttramp 11 - cphubert - Received 12 - niveker SM - Fishin' Bob
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Shoefly Swap - Registration is closed
fishingbobnelson replied to WWKimba's topic in Fly Swaps & Contests
So what's the plan? How many do we tie? Do we wait to see if any more join? -
I quit 30 years ago yesterday
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Shoefly Swap - Registration is closed
fishingbobnelson replied to WWKimba's topic in Fly Swaps & Contests
I will play, pattern: the famous TBD.π£π -
Sorry, I forgot to post that mine arrived early this week. Thanks to Kim for hosting another great swap and to all the tyers for some killer buggers.π£π
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Hey Kim, thanks for the kind words.
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I think a better question would be, "Who is your favorite tyer?" For the record mine is Polly Rosborough.
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Olive Trout Buggers went in the mail yesterday.
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I want to thank all of you for the kind words and prayers on the passing of my brother, Dick Nelson. Your words provided me with a great deal of comfort. Tight Lines to all, Bob
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This week I lost the best fly fisherman I knew, my brother, Dick Nelson. Dick bought me my first fly rod and reel back in the 50's. He taught me so much about camping and fishing in the Oregon Cascades and mostly on our Home Water, the South Fork of the Rogue. My brother and I shared the same birthday, he was 19 years older than me and lived to be 97. I hope there is a fly stream in the beyond and that he and our other brother are fishing together again.
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OK guys, perhaps you have heard of RSV, well it has kicked my ass!! I have been down, and I mean down for about a two weeks. I am finally getting around to sorting tonight and I am going to have my son take the packages to the Post Office tomorrow. Thanks for your understanding. If you are over 65 make sure and go get the RSV vaccine you don't want this crap. Tight Lines and Merry Christmas,π π² Fishing Bob