mgj

okay, I'm in. grizzly wulff. mgj

yeah they're tiny. trout notice them though. I use 6x tippet usually for midging, mostly cuz I'm targeting big forkin' fish and they like this one. I hold the bend of the hook in hemostats and use a midge size threader. it's also helpful to be wearing reading glasses while doing it. especially if it happens to be brrr-freezing cold. it is an excellent rather unknown pattern I wish I could take credit for, easily tied in any color. glad to hear they made it. mgj

try copper krystal flash

after ferrying these around in my truck the past two weeks, they'll be put in this mornings mail. thanks for letting me play along. mgj

hmmm... start with 1/4 the amount of dubbing you think you need. no wax necessary. tease a tiny bit from between yer fingers and twist it tightly and sparsely about the thread. yer really just painting the thread a different color. wrap andcontinue adding material until you've got a body of the desired taper and length. it's allright to go back over a previously dubbed area, but take care to make the taper neat. this is mostly for dry flies, but nymphs are similar (unless you use a loop) though you could use a little more material. nothing'll fuck up a fly like too much dubbing, maybe sloppy ribbing'll do it... prewaxed thread is not waxed for dubbing, it's waxed to keep the thread strands tightly bound together. dubbing is easy and fun if you learn how. key point to remember...less is more.

oh it's not so bad. I tied 14 #28 40 zs in less than an hour last night.

hmmm... I know I have about 15 #32s tmc something or another. have ya checked feather-craft? mgj

these are done. I'll need yer mailing address. por favor. y gracias. mgj

me three. plus I'd like to see some pics. mgj

man, I tie them in #18 max. all the way down to #28, which is the size I'm tying for this swap. lees ferrry #20-#24 zebras are best. on the juan smaller flies even still. #20 is a good standard size for running waters. midge magic is a good book on it as is ed engle's fishing small flies (what a book!), mgj

I fish 'em rather frequently on the tailwaters of the colorado at lees ferry and the san juan. so I tie and fish a lotta these. they're easy and fast to tie and sure as hell work. mgj

ok. why not. I'm in. #28 flashy 40s. mgj

including small scissors!!! leave yer bodkins at home though ;-]

thanks. I'm glad you like them. yer right it's a great fly, especially around dawn and dusk. all I can tell ya is hold on. they are a blast to both tie and fish. I enjoyed tying these and look forward to seeing the other flies. thanks again. mgj

bass'll hit nearly anything, I've found. one time.

oh. here's 1,2,3... bobbin, hair stacker and hackle pliers from c&f design. and I guess for the generous gift giver in the family (wtf is that?)... the marco polo traveling vise/kit. only way I'd ever get it. mgj

these are finished. I'll need a mailing address to send them off on their merry way. thanks. mgj

I'm in . mgj

so after all this time, I've decided to tie kiwi muddlers. no tellin' when I'll get around to them as I've got a few other swap obligations and this is a muy generoso deadline. they will be in your hands prior to the end of the year. mgj

umm...I've had these ready to go for sometime now. I packaged them up earlier this week and realized I'd forgotten to include a return envelope. so I cut open the package to include it. no stamps in the house. anyways they'll be mailed monday. two each (one for the host, the other for whomever) safety pin and fishing fly, ray bermgman's pale evening dun wet fly. mgj

improved clinch knot off bend of hook. I usually fish a small pt or hare's ear or midge off an dry fly. there are a number of successful combinations you can try. mgj

mine are ready to ship. I've pm'd you and am awaiting mailing address. mgj

a peccary is a wild pig. it doesn't have feathers. they're commonly called quills though. mgj

hey graham, is that stimi you got from me still intact? the one I stuck to my marmot fleece fell apart after a (cold) season under a vest. I'll replace it if it has. anyways count me in again as well. mgj

I'll play. I've got lotsa streamer hooks. pattern tbd. mgj