Been hittin the vise pretty hard trying to create some flys that might interest these fincky coldwater reds This year. Just started tying again after a little break and I am glad I found the time.
With this less than perfect weather coming through I figured it would be a great Time for a winter fly swap.
I will volunteer to organize this one but if yall would feel better with someone more well known and experinced in the swappage then feel free to step to the plate.
If you want in… just post what you are going to tie and hopefully by say Friday we will have a head count and can start getting to it, and ill send out messages with details and deadlines ECT…
I will be tieing 1/0 brown no flash “Bunny fly” weighted or unweighted cant decide . I have been tieing and fishing with wabbit recently and really really like it. The great action of the fibers make it look alive just sitting there…great for SLOW fishing IMO.
Well let me know who is in… I am really excited to be back in the tying game forgot how addicting it is. cant wait to see these flys
02 Pathfinder 1806
Yamaha
im always down with a swap. lemme know
I’m experimenting with some bonefish sliders, so if I get it down I’ll be in. I’m thinking olive/tan or brown/tan - something dark that should work for winter reds.
Well that is three… anyone else interested I guess we will need maybe seven people for this to be worth it. C mon yall with these short days im sure people have some time to make some bugs.
02 Pathfinder 1806
Yamaha
I would love to do it but I am not sure wih the mail from over here if I could get them back in time… The post office Nazis over here are stoopid and mailing anything is a nutcrunch… Make sure ya’ll post up some pix of the flies… I have my stuff to tie here and have been tying M4’s, some copperheads, trying to get a deciver to look right and clousers for the return home in May-ish, but I am gonna have to sit this one out…
“Paddle faster boys… I hear banjo music!”
Charleston Director- SCKayakfishing.com
Tarpon 160os
im in i’ll need to look and pick out a fly to tie but count me in
strip…strip…FISH ON!
Only 4 people? Lame…
Shadowgrass? Mad Mike? Anybody?
I would be in, but I am heading to mexico and trying to build a bonefish/permit/tarpon box from scratch.
Sorry
Ok frenzy, you got me…I am in.
“Fishing is alot like sex…when its good,it’s really good, and when its bad, its still pretty good.”
Well that is five we are well on our way… here is the update
Me - Brown Bunny (weighted)
ScottyD- ???
FishinFrenzy- “redfish slider”
Flyfishn- ???
Shadowgrass- ??? (secretly hoping for a tuffleye fly)
TB good luck in Mexico take some pics
Nikonjedi- will keep you posted with some pics of ppls work. so you can live the swap vicariously. glad to see you have been fishing while there and hope to meet ya and throw some loops when you get back.
we still need some more people to get this thing rolling if you dont tie much or dont know many patterns a simple black clouser makes a great winter red fly so chamon… hope we will have more peoples by the end of the week hope to set a maildate by thurday maybe like try to have them around Feb 1st tell me what you think???
02 Pathfinder 1806
Yamaha
I’ve got some tweaking to do on the slider pattern - my deer-hair-spinning skills needs a little work. I’ll work on it some more, so if I’ve got it figured out in time that’s what I’ll do. If not, I’ll see what else I can come up with…
Shadowgrass, glad to see you’re on board - check your PM.
Yal have all got PMs… we only have five was thinking we could all do two to make it worth it details are in the PM …let me know if this is a sinking ship… im excited about it and think two each would be good.
If anyone is going to the fly fishing Festival on saturday ill be there. give me a shout would like to meet some of yall.
02 Pathfinder 1806
Yamaha
ill tie one or two doesnt matter just tell me how many
strip…strip…FISH ON!
I’m tying two - still haven’t figure out what they’ll be yet, but there will be two of them.
Alright, finally got my deer hair spinning to satisfactory status. You guys can expect a “redfish slider” and “redfish toad” from me.
Mine are done and will be delivered to chattahoochie today. Where does everyone else stand on theirs?
Won’t be able to start mine till at least wed.
“Fishing is alot like sex…when its good,it’s really good, and when its bad, its still pretty good.”
FF- is getting his flys to me today… what is everyone elses status. No rush just need an idea a timeline to get this thing rollling… was hoping to have them by Sunday the 1st. let me know looking forward to seeing em all
02 Pathfinder 1806
Yamaha
Got the flys from FF, They look Great. So far he is the only one…
Scotty, FlyFishin, and shadowgrass if yall are still interested shoot me a PM and let me know… here are some piucs of Mine and FF’s Flies so far. (FF PM if you dont want me to post pics of your flys, they look good so I dont think you will care.
My version of the Redfish Toad, first time tying this pattern so its not perfect. ( angle is weird makes it look lop sided and the weed guard look huge… I promise it is proportion. …Not too bad for cell phone pics
FF’s redfish slider—Nice
FF’s Redfish Toad , Very Nice
My “Bunny Fly” not very pretty but very fishy.
So far these are the flys just wanted to wet your pallets and hopfully inspire some of yall to join in so we can do this. let me know. Also wanted to post the pics of the flys so NikonJedi could partake digitally since he is off defending our freedom!!
02 Pathfinder 1806
Yamaha