rich mc

thanks  kev mo.  did nt notice  any near some ponds i fish but they have the egyptian  cattail stuff that is just as bad

any close up pics of the mustard plants , curious of what they look like

ed, just heard of her leaving earth. you are to be complimented on the care you gave her to keep her at home.

marked it on the calendar!!!

ill be 65 on the 14th but had to pay the full price so i can fish before that.  would have been$ 7.75and still a $4 fee on top

 a friend checked his credit card and saw it was processed in texas for his license last year,    so much for supporting illinois business

looking forward to this tonight

most boats dont have speed speedometers. see how well the 55mph signs work on the highway.only good thing is that the area has two conservation cops  the defintion given by the cpos is no wake means going at the slowest while still making forward progress.

not the best in a  tying video but for our first one it will do.      nice to see  members getting together in person and on line.

see you all tonight.  we will tie two version of the new Shannon one non weighted streamer and the other NED style

they have 32 tables sold for selling.       several ISA members will be there

for those who attend i will have extra faux fur  for you to tie along or take home          rich

just wanted to bump it up to remind anglers of the event

he was a good man, good club member. i worked quite a few sports shows with him in the booth along side me.i am sure he was a director with the northwest group in early ISA days.always a smiling face at the Blowout.

just watched a new utube by gunnar brammer on dubbing loops   excellent

i am using a brush maker from member craig  its not as easy as the video  makes it look.  i do have thin wire from  dupage fly that is used with it.   so far i have made brushes out of craft hair and satin strips.  it is too stiff to use as a tail but wrapping on a hook it does make a nice round body. one problem i didnt expect was that the machine has to clamped to a table for brushing out the brush . same problem i had using a dubbing loop off my vise [pedestal].  i am still playing with it but starting to think the dubbing loop is less time. and furling eyelash yarn is an answer to making a longer fly without wire links.

well done.  how big is the ozark alliance?

rob you were correct.  i was hoping to make a brush[yarn] that i could furl,out of satin fibers.  closest i can come is to make a  longdubbing loop at the bend and furl for tail.  i may steal the idea of a board to lay the materials on thou. 

i am wondering if thread is used, it cant be cut or it will unravel. some use flex glue which may help. i am thinking  a   5-6 inch long brush could just be tying on the shank and them palmered around.  my idea to try is to make a brush with braid line or polyester about 6-7 inches, keep it sparse and furl it for a tail.   rich

does anyone do alot of brush making? i am thinking of getting a  brush maker set up , are there ones better than others?  do you use wire or thread?thanks and happy new year

  santa gave me a book by stu thompson tyed and true patterns.   ,santa gave my grandson the clouser flies book and i had to help him out by getting some supplies from dupage fly.  tip for next year  hang your waders up on the mantle as it will hold more!               my two daughters got some dry boxes for the kayak [good deals at plano moulding]

i just noticed the tinley park show was cancelled. only time will tell on schaumburg.

anyone using the float n fly tactic lately.?

everyone predicts much more boat traffic by bigger boats  more guides will offer shabbona  as a trip , possibly more organized tournaments as motor use kept them away . musky anglers have pushed for this 10 yrs ago

it has been changed  down in springfield to be a no wake lake.  now you can plan on one of illinois highest  pressure lake to get more.