rich mc

due to the overwhelming response to this swap i will close it down. mike i will send you some flies if anone did tie some flies get them to john for the blowout. rich

isnt it genuine imitation cork rich mc

wow real imitation eyes! are they better than imitation real eyes rich

call it the whinner since its made from wine corks and will whine across the water rich

are the tail tips just colored with marker? awesome

since i mentioned the hollow fleyes ill run the swap . i am looking for 6 tyers including me that will tie 6flies. you wont get your fly back as it will go to the blowout i would like to see some variations so pick a pattern or make one up. flies will be mailed to me or brought to the blowout if you attend . so i will need them by march 3 if mailed

all satin hollow fleye rich mc

light color bucktail

dark bucktail

light craft hair

dark craft hair

r/w craft hair mike g

ep fiber

icelandic sheep

other

getting any new signups or blowout attendees? rich mc

i like that . for the mono stems you can also flatten it with pliers glue would hold better and it would tie in neater.

maybe tie one with craft hair for tail and first bunch then finish2nd and 3rd bunch with bucktail. rich mc

rob we are all trying to improve our tying and this style just adds to it. after reading some more about it one tyer said to decrease the lengthof the section by 1/3 as you work towardthe head on longer flies with more sections 1/4.

some add eyes with flectite[arrow glue] i will try an eye of t shirt paint.

as with any fly it can be weighted or even added to a float n fly head

google up hollowfleyes in motion and a nice video of fleye variations being retrieved in the water. rich

mine have been size 4 and 6 hook. ive been trying satin for the tail and craft hair, sheep hair or even fox for the head. rich

anyone tie the bob popovics hollow pleye patterns ive been playing with that style and like the way they look and move . rich mc

very nice flies . your starting the year off nice with those. rich mc

wow another source for craft hair= legwarmers rich mc

those tying on worm hooks should google up the weedless hpu fly. just another variation to keep us busy at the vise till spring rich mc

forgot to add that brush on superglue [loctite] will help . i have some but bring some if you have it rich

yes i have used the 1/0ewgon the 4 inch worm,size 1 with a 3 inch and 2/0 with a 5 incher there is now a company called decoy hooks that make size 2,4,6 and even 8. they can be found at lees bait shop in carolstream on army trail rd rich

dont miss the scoop on tying the MOP fly. easy fly that does very well. we should tie 3 variations a bead head , a wacky style and a nymph that sinks backward i have plenty of material rich mc

they are different darice brand from the craft stores are shorter and stiffer. hareline extra is thebest with punisher craft hair

very very close second. sold by the originators of the float n fly. richmc

ive met her a few times.she gave a great talk at NIU about 10 yrs ago. i believe she was also involved with FREP[fox river eco partnership]

yes, a 6 or 7wt is a good choice. i do suggest casting rods before you buy as your casting style will differ from others. i also like more backbone with sink tip or sinking lines . my fav rod is a 7wt LL bean . rich mc

sent mine out today rich mc

i like to fish in winter especially in florida! rich mc

i will add a mop fly for everyone in the swap simple fly rich mc