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If you can, send enough to pay whatever it costs you to mail it to me, and a little extra for a return envelope, unless you include one. BB

It’s taking longer than USPS estimated, but over the weekend, it has gone through Greenville, which is about an hour’s drive from here; 45 - 50 miles. That’s the last stop before arriving at our local Post Office. It SHOULD be delivered tomorrow.

Not here yet, r2732. Are you in NH? A NH package is showing up on Informed Delivery. BB

We have received a very nice set of ‘chutes all the way from the frozen tundra of Alaska! Thanks, Mark Knapp. Great job. I have updated the original first post of this thread to indicate which sets are in. Please remember that the due date is May 5, and that’s right around the corner. The absolute cut - off is May 10. So, everyone needs to be getting your flies in the mail ASAP. BB

Sorry to be so long getting back to you, guys. But I need to update where we are. We received a set of flies from Netabrookie over the weekend, and they are sweet to the max. If you’ve ever swapped with Netabrookie, you know that he excels with flies that float. And to sweeten the pot even more, he included a second set of ‘chutes. Everyone is getting 2 flies from Netabrookie. BB

Two sets of sweeeeet parachutes arrived today. They are the work of Bryon Anderson and mcgx2. Excellent work, guys. These are nice and will be sure to find a special place in the well-stocked fly box. BB

The forum is divided up into pages on different subjects. Go to The Fly Tying Bench and join a conversation. It’s a great place to ask a question. I hang out on the Swaps and Contests page. Join a swap when you feel ready. You can’t host a swap at first, but you are welcome to join and participate in any of them. It’s a great way to improve your tying and to get some great flies. Most importantly, have some fun. BB

The Swap is now Officially (albeit a little bit late) closed. I haven’t been online the last few days because we had a near miss from a rogue tornado Sunday night. In fact, 3 tornados crossed our County and took out many steel power poles that support 4 transmission lines. Our transmission line serves 7 sub stations, including ours. Power off about 3:30 AM Monday (which means the late night hours of Sunday) and didn’t come back on until about 9:30 tonight, Wednesday night. Being without power which includes the internet, living through a communications blackout with coronavirus scares isn’t fun. But I’m back, all is well, and life goes on. BB

Hoards of Locusts! A whole box of Parachute Hoppers arrived today. If you look up Parachute-style Dry Flies in the dictionary, the picture beside the definition ought to be Woodenlegs’ flies. Wow! If anyone is on the fence, we have 2 spots for now, but the swap closes tomorrow. If you’re thinking about it, getting Woodenlegs’ flies ought to be enough to convince you to join. BB

The current round of the Well-Stocked Fly Box is Parachutes and we are still taking sign-ups for that one until April 10. The Trout Jig Swap doesn’t begin until May 5. We still need a few swappers for the Parachute Round. Who wants in? BB

Hey Guys, yesterday was a pretty tough day for me. For 1 thing, I spent most of the night, Sunday night in the ER with our daughter who has lots of health issues and who lives with us. When I finally got home about 3:30 AM, I was too keyed up to sleep much. Yesterday, I had to go to 3 different places trying to find a battery for my wife’s car. Everyone was closed because of the virus. But having said that, I wanted to let you know that I got your flies to the Post Office yesterday afternoon and they are on their way to you. You should begin receiving them in the next few days. Enjoy putting them into your well-stocked fly box. BB

That’s the spirit, Woodenlegs. That’s what I’m talking about. Let’s have some fun tying flies, even if it means getting out of our comfort zone. We many even learn something new and find a new, go-to fly for our well-stocked fly box. BB

Samsonboi, I want this to be a jig swap and there are Perdigon flies that meet that criteria. One reason for asking for jig hooks is that I know that they run through the water with hook point up. I can’t say that about all bead heads. We do a lot of swaps where bead heads are welcome, but I don’t remember ever being in a swap that calls for trout sized jig hooks. One reason I am giving everyone an extra month before we begin this swap is to pick out a pattern and to get the materials together. BB

R2732 and Mcgx2, you have both been added. He is great to have you both on board. Welcome. BB

I have edited the original post so if you haven’t read it recently, you might want to go back and read it again. BB

Like I said, Flytire, I do not know hardly anything about this type of fishing. Thanks for giving me the phrase “euro style jig fly.” Maybe If I had known to use that phrase, the parameters wouldn’t have been needed. I was just trying to eliminate 1/16 oz Crappie jigs, dumbbell eyes, etc. Also, thanks for the website because it shows LOTS of patterns I didn’t know about. BB

Vicrider, I had to at least TRY to give you a hard time. BB

THIS IS A REVISED VERSION OF MY ORIGINAL POST AND I HOPE IT IS CLEARER. As promised, the Well-Stocked Fly Box series of swaps is going to a fifth and sixth round, SO THIS IS NOT a sign up thread. Sign ups will NOT be accepted at this time. This swap will NOT begin until after the 5th of May. Ok, with that said, one of our faithful swappers who has been in on every round has requested a jig swap. But I have always thought of this as a trout swap, but that doesn’t mean that we can’t do both. I have watched some Tim Cammisa Swaps in which he ties some trout jigs that are really nice. In studying these jigs, I have discovered that they are used in Czech Nymphing, which I know nothing about. It may be that others Nymph patterns are also used, so, I won’t call this a Czech Nymph swap. The type of fly that I am looking for in this swap is a trout jig fly with a bead and a jig hook no larger than size #12. This style of fly is also called a Euro Style Jig Fly. Many Perdigon flies also fit this type of fly. If you want to look at some of these jigs, go to YouTube and search for “Ginger Snap fly” which is what I will be tying. Cammisa also did a Light Cahill recently which looks very nice. Other possibilities are the Napolean’s Dynamite and the Duracell. Watch some of Cammisa’s videos, because he often shows additional patterns at the end. Many other examples of this type fly can be found here: https://www.google.com/search?q=euro+style+jig+flies&sxsrf=ALeKk00DCyg3KY7ZvDP4WBas1nCqgx92PQ:1586098670509&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjN6dX-xdHoAhUmTt8KHXypBSoQ_AUoA3oECAsQBQ&biw=1600&bih=757 The purpose of this post is to get you thinking and to give you enough time to choose a pattern and to order materials. The pattern I’m tying uses a Disco bead, and I’ve found that eBay is a good place to get them. If anyone has a question, I will do my best to find an answer. BB

THE SWAP IS CLOSED Well, guys, since I have already received a set of parachutes from Vicrider, and since he IS our Administrator, or Sheriff or whatever he is, I guess the next round will be Parachutes. 🙂. The due date will be May 5 with an absolute cut off date of May 10. All the other rules that we have followed in previous swaps still apply. Let’s tie some Parachutes! BB Swapmeister - Mr Rapidan Parachute - completed 1. Vicrider - Received 2. Woodenlegs - Hopper - Received 3. Bryon Anderson - Robert’s Yellow Drake - Received 4. Johnw1986 - Purple Haze - Received 5. R2732 - BWO Received 6. Mcgx2 - Krystal Cricket - Received 7. Samsonboi - 8. Pickin6ofem - Received 9. Mark Knapp - PMD - Received 10. Netabrookie - Received

We received flies from Fishingbobnelson and Flat Rock Native yesterday and a set from dflanagan today. That means that all the sets are in. I will get them sorted over the weekend and in the mail on Monday. Oddly enough, we also received some parachutes from Vicrider today. Sorry, Woodenlegs, he beat you out this time. Vicrider will get extra fly this time. I will be posting the Parachute Swap this weekend and also another post about what the 5th round will be in case some of you need to order materials. I don’t remember if we have done a swap like it here before, but probably, before I knew what it was. Have a good weekend and stay safe BB

Busy days. Nikever’s flies arrived today Another sweet set. Thanks BB

When I went to the mail box last night, it was stuffed full-size! FOUR sets of flies, and they are all of great quality. The there are Mark Knapp, Professori, Johnw1986 and r2736. Great work, guys, and thanks for being a part of the swap. NOW, I have gotten all sorts of extras, which I always appreciate. However, Johnw1986, I am going to need for you to help me out with yours. What is La-Co Slic-tite and what do I do with it? It says it’s for difficult thread applications, and I DO have trouble with my tying thread at times. Will it help me tie off when I tie parachutes? BB

Sorry, Professori, that you are having trouble. Not sure what the problem could be. I’m on Chrome. No problems. I will let you know when your flies arrive. BB

We received some really sweet flies yesterday from Stabgnid and Vicrider. These are definitely going to be flies that you are going to be happy to have. Thanks, guys, for your excellent work. BB

You probably did post and I just missed it. That tells us that something happened to your original package and only the return address survived. Either that or some fishing postal worker recognized who the package was from and decided to keep some great flies for himself. BB