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We received ours last Friday, direct deposit. 

We'll hold onto it for as long as we can, to see what the future holds.   I'm an independent contractor, and am reduced to less than 1 day of work a week now, but suspect I'll be hammered when the 'powers that be' decide they no longer need to protect me from this devastating virus.  Last week they said next week we'll hit peak death, I heard a report this morning saying the same.  How long do I have to wait for something to not happen?  

57 minutes ago, chugbug27 said:

I'm really enjoying this thread. 

+1

I'm just a bit north of you also, Norm.  Last night was the first night I could get them to respond consistently. using Royal and AuSable Wulffs, as I brought the wrong dry box.  There was a  good amount of surface sipping going on at my lake.  Didn't get any photos of the bluegills, but did snap a passable shot of two amorous bald eagles.   

Playing around with materials, Grizzly King with chenille body. 

Good deal.  I love those little 1492's.  

Excellent photos, Mad Duck.  

Thats a nice day, Mad Duck, and a two-fer on a three weight sounds like loads of fun.  

Makes a great ringtone.  

Replenishing the Zug Bugs, left the neck hackle off these smaller sizes.  Fond memories of catching lots of Grayling with this pattern on my drive to Alaska many moons ago.   

I was very happy to receive a really great set of flies yesterday.  Thanks to all who joined, and BB for taking on the hosting duties.

Two photos below, to try and get all flies in focus.  I apologize in advance if I messed up the names of anyone's flies.  

Left to right, top to bottom: 

The way I bought a pair online was to go through all the reviews, making note of any that mentioned how they fit with waders, and made my decision that way.  So, I went full size  bigger.  I triy to err on the side of a little too big, as I'd rather have smelly,  sweaty feet with an extra pair of sox, than cold, cramped, numb feet due to decreased circulation. 

And, since I wet wade throughout the summer, too hot is rarely an issue. 

26 minutes ago, dogfacedoc said:

Ziploc, freezer, wait a few weeks, thaw, freeze, then preserve it. Scrape the tissue off the skin and use borax.

Thais my procedure, never had a problem with skins I've harvested, either through hunting or roadkill.  

8 hours ago, fshng2 said:

Masks may be of help but they mainly keep you from touching your mouth and nose. They are also a reminder to others to keep their 6 ft distance. 
The most common way to get the virus is to touch infected surfaces and then transfer them to your face.
Keep safe and if you travel out don’t touch your Mouth, Nose, or Eyes. 

16 minutes ago, flyguy638 said:

 been working on some woven extended body Mayflies.

Sorry to hear about the loss of your stuff, flyguy638, but, holy crap, those flies are some nice work!  And the photos look good from here.  

1 hour ago, petelangevin said:

Its a cheap old martin classic mc56.   I am tempted to order a power handle off ebay and make it work.    Removing the old is easy.,   Martin classics were notorious for poor handle rivets .    What can i say i’m cheap.

LOL, me too, cheap as a hobo begging for money.  I wouldn't retire it either, nearly all my reels are at least 40 years old.  I love the old Pflueger's especially.  

Henryville Specials hit the PO this morning, ETA is 3/30.  Tracking # sent by PM.

I forgot to snap a quick pic before sending them off.  

Thanks for hosting these quick rounds BB, I enjoyed the 2 I participated in.  Will probably lay off any more swaps as the season approaches.  

Like Poopdeck & Mike, I've never taken a 'fishing' vacation.  However, as my vacations consist of either camping or visiting the shore, I always managed to fish while there.  I could care less what I'm catching, I don't have a 'bucket list', and I don't turn my nose up at catching anything.  Actually, I'm pretty happy even if I don't catch anything. Sometimes all I need is to whip that fly back and forth across the water, and I'm good.    

12 minutes ago, Capt Bob LeMay said:

An alternative is to look for that exact reel model on E-Bay (or place similar) 

Good alternative, and what I have done in the past.  It was a cheap old Taico (Pflueger knock off from Japan).  It's a pretty basic reel, but it's what my Dad bought when I first learned to fly fish.  

Nice ties all around, but I really like those PT nymphs with the peacock green thorax.  

LOL, no I don't believe I've even seen one of those either.  We were pretty poor going up, but my Dad was a devoted do-it-yourselfer, so our car A/C  looked more like this: 

The McGinty, size 10

I had 8 tracks, but never knew these things existed.  That's some old school cool.  

Wowza is right, looks like museum a piece.  

What are you gonna tie with those?!

8 minutes ago, The Mad Duck said:

I think when you replicate a classic fly, as long as you have the general shape of the fly, you're golden. I don't think it wont work because it isn't exactly the same.

Oh yeah, Mad Duck, I agree. 

I enjoy tying some flies as much as learning about their history, how they've changed over the years, and how they can differ from one region to another.  But, they'll get tied to the end of my line even when they aren't 'perfect'.