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Time to get Stoned! - IN the Mail

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Hey, I live in Oregon. It is legal here.

Anyway, I would like to host a  Stonefly Nymph swap.  Send 12 of  your favorite Stonefly nymph pattern, with toe tags

12 swappers.  Due June 30th (6 weeks).  Mail with a return, self addressed STAMPED envelope to 

Darrell Phillips

7890 NW Westside Rd 

Carlton, OR. 97111

1.  Woodenlegs. RECEIVED 

2. Chasing tails.  RECEIVED 

3. Johnw1986 RECEIVED 

4. Vicrider RECEIVED 

5. Stabgnid 

6.  WWKimba  RECEIVED 

7. Flytire.      RECEIVED 

8. Mkresio 

9. Micmac1.   RECEIVED 

10. FishingBobNelson  RECEIVED 

11.  Psychoprince

12. Dogfacedoc.    RECEIVED 

 

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Been an awful lot of years since I've been stoned but I'll fire up the pipe for this one. I'm in. Nymphs are great but someone doing a Sofa PIllow or other adult hatch would be nice. I do have a nice nymph pattern in mind that takes a slow tie but is worth in IMO.

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Now how does this work??! :) 

Sign me up - I was a child of the 60's!

Kim

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4 hours ago, WWKimba said:

Now how does this work??! :) 

Sign me up - I was a child of the 60's!

Kim

Somehow I suspected as much!

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if my memory is correct, i havent been stoned since the 1980's

i'll puff out a dozen

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Cool.  I have developed a 100% synthetic version of the Kauffman stone made almost entirely from Fly Tyers Dungeon materials.

Hook #6 barbless nymph 2x long

Thread 10/0 vevus black

 underbody lead tied on sides of hook 0.3

Tail and antenna FTD Bug legs black

Abdomen black FTD PIP post material wrapped

Legs black rubber or bug legs.  Rubber on this one.

Rib, black vinyl tubing by larva lace.  Bug legs could substitute 

Thorax FTD black snow in dubbing loop

Wing pad black Swiss straw

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Count me it.  Tellico Nymph (Golden Stone imitation)

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Tellico Nymph

  • Hook: Firehole Stick #618, Size 10
  • Thread: UTC 140 Brown
  • Weight: 5-8 turns .015 Lead Free Wire mid-shank
  • Tail: Moose body hair
  • Body: Flat Diamond Braid, Yellow
  • Rib: Peacock Herl
  • Shellback: Dark Turkey Tail
  • Hackle: Brown Hen

 

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Woven Stonefly Nymph, Golden Stone

Hook: Mustad 79580, #10

Thread: Uni-Thread 6/0, Dk. brown

Underbody: 0.020 lead wire

Tail: Goose biot, brown

Body: Embroidery thread, yellow and golden brown

Wing case: Turkey tail with Clear Cure Goo, thin, UV resin

Legs: Turkey tail

Thorax: ice Dub, Cinnamon UV

Antennae: Turkey Tail

One down, 11 to go...

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