rich mc

is pat going to be at the early show   

its coming soon, nov 10th. i have been clearing out my stash of chenilles and yarns. i will be offering bargain prices on this at the show [like 4-5 yards for a buck]  will also have flies i tie with it and will do some tying demos at my table .    rich

good to hear from you. i remember having breakfast and fishing and the logjam removal project on the kish with you     think it was 2001   rich mc

thanks terry for the full version. the 30 sec clip they were showing didnt show  pullin out the shopping cart.

have any of you noticed the clip with jj watt,football star helping with a river clean up. they pick up a net full of plastic bottles. funny how they are clean ,  and someone put the caps back on so they float.

  the rain water was still fillin up the pond so it took longer to drain  finally 2700 lm bass  came from the roadside pond and the smallmouth pond was monitored ocassionally . no count on them as it can drain right into the lake  estimate of 2500.

the two ponds at shabbona will be drained on friday. one has lm , other smallies.    meet at the main road roadside pond about 8 30  this is the  pond on the rightside of road as you drive in. best is you get to talk with the biologist .     rich

i can just picture you wearing that out of the store.  we all know how they dress at wally world.

mike  you are the winner as you now have someone to tie flies with.  that is a nice kit

 i had [posted a yarn alert in july when they discontinued the cloud 9 yarn. now they have filled the bins at hobby lobby with a similar but larger yarn .  yarn bee now has a fur of the moment eyelash yarn . as cloud 9 was 1/4 inch  this new one is 1/2inch,snuggle up yarn is 3/4inch  thi s yarn is as close as you can get to rabbit fur.colors are not the best but they have white,cream dark brown,light pink and 3 darker two tone that should work.     i am thinking of doing a Bugs N Bears tying session at Runaways in N Aurora.  they are normally closed on sunday but will be open for noon games only.  so we can have a drink tie some flies and jigs and watch da bears, will let you know

never seen a good kit.     buy a vise and tools separately   mike knows all about using other materials such as dino blocks, yarn.

saw the rowdy bait buzzer at lees bait in carolstream on armytrail rd

was told that material is not sold  and is exclusive to orvis that ties that pattern.

john l told me that the coppery body is only available to orvis that ties the pattern.  i picked one up yesterday at yorktown orvis. i plan to tie some on a offset worm hook with lead wire on the bottom of shank so it rides point up

that fly is a proven winner by our club anglers. has anyone tried tying them if different colors or sizes.   yellow/copper seems to be the only one sold

hobby lobby has put  yarn bee cloud 9 yarn in clearance   251 yards for 1.19 down from 3.99    i have hit geneva,stratford ,dekalb to get more .  if anyone can find olive lets talk

got mine today . nice crankbait article but i didnt write it. 

sure like that  big handle

without a doubt Sgt Tommy had a hand in pushing the rain away and gave us overcast skies and a wonderful breeze.  what a great event to get families fishing again and more importantly OUTSIDE. i heard from many saying that they havent fished in many years and wanted get the little ones fishing.     i will offer to run a basic knot tying booth next year.   

 i have a few extra rods for casting and another for the  felt fish.     good to see that  eugene is  coming, he can handle a bunch by himself. gee i might have a fly for him

just a reminder  it this saturday  i have the  targets, cones,  rods n reels, banner ,  velcro fish    rich

done

shab has a visibility  of about 8 inches.      no we dont get those clumps .    crappies here will spawn deeper in clear water, so i think they will be at the bank.  thats right on for tenkara

mike  what  is your lake conditions   high and muddy

finally he is building a simple fly     furl on