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Works for me. I'm going to need an address to send them to. I'd like to get mine out to account for extra mailing time from Canada. I'm shootin for end March/early April in the mail to ya.

Hey AkGrayling can I just give u the flies or do I have to send them to u in the mail?

Brad

How about no new tiers after April 1. Do you think that sounds good?

Riley

I just sent out my address to everyone involved in the fly swap that I thought didn't have my address. If you did not recive one then shoot me a PM and I will send it to you right away!

Riley

In the package that you send me could you enclose a self addressed, stamped envelope large enough for the flies? Also, please label each of your flies with your 24hr name and the name of the fly. That would be much appreciated.

Thanks,
Riley

I'm tying BWO stuff for Saturday but I'll get working on mine next week. Shouldn't take me long.

I tied a batch of Polly Rosborough dark stoneflies yesterday because nymphs just were not moving me when I sat down... Used a mix of the dark stripe on dyed bucktails from a yellow and an orange. The darker colors are a tiny bit muted and mixed they look VERY right to me for the golden stone flies...

But I still might go back to the nymphs as I really like the idea of tying some using materials gleaned from posters here... notably some emu and Mearn's quail feathers...
art

Sounds like both Sitka and Hunterbug are getting a head start on a future swap.

Sorry everyone,

Looks like I'm gonna need to back out of the swap this time around. Was just informed that a business trip is going to require me to be gone for the rest of March up through the 2nd week in April. I'll be on board next time though. Also, I PM'd AKGrayling to inform him of my situation.

Good luck and good fishing, Leftybolt

Sorry to hear that. Safe travels to you!

1. AKGrayling - Lewis Lunker
2. Bow92 - Griffith's Gnat
3. Castandblast - Still deciding...
4. Hunterbug - I'm thinking but probably a soft hackle peacock
5. Couesdeer - BWO thorax
6. Qtip - AuSable Wulff
7. Sitkadeer - stone fly nymph, exact tie to be determined
8. Fishkilla - conehead sparkle bugger
9. Houndgirl - undecided
10. Ned - Undecided
11. Troutfly - Bow River Buggers
12. macrabbit - Bonefish Killer
13. Steelhead - undecided

"Wet flies, what's the point?"
This question has remained unanswered far too long! Come down this summer and find the answer!!!!!!

Better yet go north! You must get to the bottom to dig out mr big.
Too bad we lost leftybolt, I was looking forward to another stone nymph. Nextime.

Been perusing the flyfishing archives abit and it turns out AKG knows a wet fly well, some nice fish back there.

1. AKGrayling - Lewis Lunker
2. Bow92 - Griffith's Gnat
3. Castandblast - Still deciding...
4. Hunterbug - I'm thinking but probably a soft hackle peacock
5. Couesdeer - BWO thorax
6. Qtip - AuSable Wulff
7. Sitkadeer - stone fly nymph, exact tie to be determined
8. Fishkilla - conehead sparkle bugger
9. Houndgirl - foam ants
10. Ned - Undecided
11. Troutfly - Bow River Buggers
12. macrabbit - Bonefish Killer
13. Steelhead - undecided

Or at least I am gonna try to do it....wanna try something I haven't done yet, giggles....NO promises on whether or not they'll look/perform decently...LOL...

HoundGirl

The line was intended for grayling fishing. Last time I was on the Dechutes i did great with beadhead prince nymphs but on the other hand I did just as well with tan elk hair caddises. I love using droppers on my fishing also but that uses a dry .

This summer I'll try to go down and go fishing with you for a day or something.

Riley

As long as you'all don't require perfection, I've got mine ready. Here are most of them-

And a close-up.

The hook is a substitution (the usual is too few and rare for the likes of you) - longer than the regular - and I would have liked to have used the next size up in eyes but I didn't have any shiny enough (the likes of you are worth that much, at least).

AKG, any reason I can't send them in a fly box, safe & sound, and get my swaps back in same? (I'll send sufficient postage, of course.)

Yeah theres no problem with sending them in a flybox.

Riley

Excellent!

When I typed that quote I was thinking of some of the lakes around here where you could sit and watch a dry fly all day and never get a take, while a feeding frenzy is happening at the tops of the weedbeds on chironomid pupae.

I'd much rather watch the take, (so I think I'd love grayling!), but it seems the biggest fish in the lakes rarely come up. A strong wind blowing hoppers or ants onto the lake can sometimes make it happen.....

Vurtualy everything in Ak takes a dryfly! Its purdy fun.

Riley