Fly Swap

thekevin4540 · 27-02-2011 7:38pm

i will join the next one

yank_in_eire · 27-02-2011 9:26pm

okedoke wrote: »

I've no preference - I'll join anyway if someone organises it

I can tie in a hospital bed but getting out to post stuff will be a problem so i'll have to take a backseat and let somebody else organise.

Doc Farrell · 28-02-2011 12:04am

hope you get better soon Yank!
hope it's not flytying related?

yank_in_eire · 28-02-2011 10:39am

Doc Farrell wrote: »

hope you get better soon Yank!
hope it's not flytying related?

Luckily no! Tying is the only thing keeping me sane right now while i'm cooped up in here. My fly box will be stuffed to the gills if this keeps up.

SeaFields · 28-02-2011 4:49pm

I can organise this one if no one else is minds?

Can everyone who is willing to tie a saltwater pattern post it by the end of this week so we got an idea of numbers.

I'll copy a pattern I bought in a tackle shop. Not sure of the name but i think its a sprat pattern. Could someone else who normally does tie saltwater patterns recommend the best hooks to tie on (for those of us, myself included, that dont know

)

We'll aim to have this swap finished by end of March and I believe in April its a sea trout fly we'll tie.

Thanks

yank_in_eire · 28-02-2011 6:15pm

I use mostly Mustad 34007. It's a standard salty fly hook and should be easily available. Partridge sea prince and mustad 10827BLN hoodlums are also good. Gamakatsu are some of the best but difficult to find. The only thing that really matters is whether the hook is corrosion resistant or not so look for either stainless steel or tin-plated. I'll tie some polar fibre baitfish since i owe okedoke a few anyway! ;-)

zziplex · 28-02-2011 8:34pm

Ill give this a pop,

Put me down to tie clouster minnows on either mustad S71S SS or C7OS D.

Thanks.

Fish boy · 28-02-2011 9:32pm

Put me down for the salty swap too. Don't know what to tie yet, looking for an easyone as i'm only starting out. Any suggestions would be welcome!

Hope all is well Yank!

zziplex · 28-02-2011 9:48pm

Fish boy wrote: »

Put me down for the salty swap too. Don't know what to tie yet, looking for an easyone as i'm only starting out. Any suggestions would be welcome!

Hope all is well Yank!

Hi fishboy, Basic sw patterns would be rays fly,clousters,half and halfs,gartside gurglers,easy shrimps,surf candys etc....

okedoke · 28-02-2011 9:54pm

zziplex wrote: »

Hi fishboy, Basic sw patterns would be rays fly,clousters,half and halfs,gartside gurglers,easy shrimps,surf candys etc....

I'll tie some gurglers

Fish boy · 28-02-2011 10:22pm

cheers zziplex,
i'll go with some Rays Fly, had a look at the recipe and should be able to manage some of them.

The Gurglers look tricky enough, good luck them Okedoke.

okedoke · 28-02-2011 10:37pm

Fish boy wrote: »

cheers zziplex,
i'll go with some Rays Fly, had a look at the recipe and should be able to manage some of them.

The Gurglers look tricky enough, good luck them Okedoke.

I'll give them a bash anyway

jack01986 · 28-02-2011 10:57pm

I'll be in for this will tie some poppers if I can find the foam otherwise I'll do some deceivers.

Got my flies from the first swap they look very good.

yank_in_eire · 28-02-2011 11:29pm

Fish boy wrote: »

Put me down for the salty swap too. Don't know what to tie yet, looking for an easyone as i'm only starting out. Any suggestions would be welcome!

Hope all is well Yank!

All is really not well Fishboy but have a bunch of docs working on that. Look up a fly called summer blues- if you tie it in red and yellow pollack will go apesh!t for it. Only needs a hook, thread and 2 colours of bucktail and in varying colour combos will work anywhere in the world.

yank_in_eire · 03-03-2011 10:39am

How many do we have for this one?

SeaFields · 03-03-2011 11:14am

I was waiting until the weekend to post a final list but so far...

Seafields : Deceiver pattern

Yank in Eire : Polar fiber baitfish

Okedoke : Gugglers

Fish Boy : Ray fly

Zziplex : Cluster minnow

Jack01986 : Poppers

That will probably be it for this swap but hopefully one or two more might join in.

Oh and get well soon yank

okedoke · 04-03-2011 3:38pm

So six copies? When should we have them posted by?

As a matter of interest, how early do people here start fly fishing for bass?

Steve

yank_in_eire · 04-03-2011 10:38pm

okedoke wrote: »

As a matter of interest, how early do people here start fly fishing for bass?
Steve

Did we stop fishing for bass? ;-)

SeaFields · 05-03-2011 2:27pm

okedoke wrote: »

So six copies? When should we have them posted by?
Steve

Well five copies if you exclude your own. :P

Will we say this day three weeks that ye aim to have ye'r flies to me? I can have them out then by the end of March.

PM for an address as soon as your flies are done.

Happy tying

okedoke · 05-03-2011 3:00pm

yank_in_eire wrote: »

Did we stop fishing for bass? ;-)

do you fly fish during the winter Yank, I'm pretty new to bass fishing butg I thought winter fishing was more of a bait affair

zziplex · 05-03-2011 5:02pm

SeaFields wrote: »

Well five copies if you exclude your own. :P

Will we say this day three weeks that ye aim to have ye'r flies to me? I can have them out then by the end of March.

PM for an address as soon as your flies are done.

Happy tying

Ill tie mine the start of next week anyway.... Ordered fly tying materials a week ago from uk and still have not recieved them, Ill make do with what I have here.

yank_in_eire · 05-03-2011 7:53pm

okedoke wrote: »

do you fly fish during the winter Yank, I'm pretty new to bass fishing butg I thought winter fishing was more of a bait affair

It's more like casting practice with the remote chance of a pull from something but it takes less explaining to tell the mrs i'm going fishing!

thekevin4540 · 06-03-2011 8:34pm

when is the next trout fly swap

yank_in_eire · 06-03-2011 9:01pm

thekevin4540 wrote: »

when is the next trout fly swap

I think we're doing sea trout flies next, starting in April??

SeaFields · 06-03-2011 10:16pm

yank_in_eire wrote: »

I think we're doing sea trout flies next, starting in April??

Yeah, hopefully the interest keeps up so seatrout flies in April maybe. And there's potential for more themes - salmon, dries, nymphs, wets again.

zziplex · 08-03-2011 11:24pm

SeaFields wrote: »

Well five copies if you exclude your own. :P

Will we say this day three weeks that ye aim to have ye'r flies to me? I can have them out then by the end of March.

PM for an address as soon as your flies are done.

Happy tying

Flies Tied,Chart/white clousters with lead eyes.....Sorry still not got my materials from uk so have no real eyes to use instead of lead. Anywhoooo

Pm sent.

SeaFields · 09-03-2011 1:24pm

zziplex wrote: »

Flies Tied,Chart/white clousters with lead eyes.....Sorry still not got my materials from uk so have no real eyes to use instead of lead. Anywhoooo

Pm sent.

Pm returned

jack01986 · 09-03-2011 4:45pm

Just waiting on some materials should hopefully have them posted by the end of the week.

jack01986 · 19-03-2011 11:08pm

I know Im a few days later than i said but Ive got the flies tied up will post them out on monday.

SeaFields · 20-03-2011 1:16pm

jack01986 wrote: »

I know Im a few days later than i said but Ive got the flies tied up will post them out on monday.

No bother at all, PM returned

zziplex · 23-03-2011 9:08pm

Hi seafields,

You recieve my ties last week after? Cheers.

SeaFields · 24-03-2011 4:58pm

zziplex wrote: »

Hi seafields,

You recieve my ties last week after? Cheers.

Yes I did and they look great.

UPDATE.

I have received two sets of flies so far and have another on the way. My own are tied also so should be able to wrap this up by the end of next week.

yank_in_eire · 25-03-2011 12:58pm

Epoxy finally arrived and my flies are done. Will post Monday

okedoke · 25-03-2011 3:32pm

I've had a couple of things crop up over the last week so couldn't tie the flies - they'll be in the post Monday though

Steve

okedoke · 26-03-2011 3:18pm

All done - 5 gurglers (running low on hooks so didn't put in a fly for my own packet). In the post on Monday.

Size 2 hooks
Grey thread
Tail: white/olive bucktail and flash
Body: White chenille flash with craft shop foam

Steve

SeaFields · 30-03-2011 12:59pm

Right I think I have received most of the flies so far:

Seafields : Deceiver pattern Received

Yank in Eire : Polar fiber baitfish Received

Okedoke : Gugglers Received

Fish Boy : Ray fly ??

Zziplex : Cluster minnow Received

Jack01986 : Poppers Received

I'm kinda embarrassed when I see my flies next to them.

Some lovely looking flies there.

They'll be in the post by the end of the week once I get a pic posted of the lot together.

Fishboy, if your still taking part can you PM me in next day or two so that we can finish up this swap. Thanks

okedoke · 30-03-2011 4:00pm

Fine work Seafield - looking forward to getting the flies.

Steve

SeaFields · 01-04-2011 12:56pm

So here are the results of the SW fly swap. Yank and Zziplex ye sent one too many so I'll send them back with your collection. These will be in the post over the weekend. And so ends successful fly swap No. 2

okedoke · 01-04-2011 5:16pm

Great looking flies - some interesting additions to my fly box.

Thanks for organizing Seafield.

Steve

zziplex · 02-04-2011 8:09pm

Hi seafields, I sent the extra one just in case another person joined in the swap last min.

Hold onto the extra one yourself or send it on to one of the lads.

Nice ties lads.

Thanks.

SeaFields · 02-04-2011 9:57pm

zziplex wrote: »

Hold onto the extra one yourself or send it on to one of the lads.

Cheers, i might just do that. Looks deadly for pollock off the rocks.

Thanks

yank_in_eire · 02-04-2011 11:30pm

Nice work lads - those should do the job.

On to the next swap - sea trout flies!
I can host if nobody objects, and I'll tie some Peter Ross

SeaFields · 02-04-2011 11:57pm

Sea trout eh? Only one fly worth tying - The Medicine

:pac:

Throw me down for that one.

okedoke · 03-04-2011 9:59pm

I don't know anything about sea trout flies but will have a look on the net over the next few days.

SeaFields · 05-04-2011 1:51pm

RE the last swap. Posted those flies this morning so everyone should have them by the end of the week. Sorry was a bit busy to get to the post office before now.

yank_in_eire · 05-04-2011 7:18pm

Ok so far we have:

yank_in_eire - Peter Ross
Seafields - Medicine
thekevin4540 - Bloody Butcher

Why don't we finish signups by the end of next week (15th) and then aim to get the flies in the post by the end of the month?

thekevin4540 · 06-04-2011 1:49pm

i will tye a bloody butcher

okedoke · 07-04-2011 3:47pm

Got my flies in the post today
great ties
cheers

Steve

PS Jack - where did you get those popper bodies?

jack01986 · 07-04-2011 5:09pm

Got mine yesterday morning they all look very nice. Okedoke I got them from www.uksaltwaterflies.co.uk they sell pretty much everything you could need for tying saltwater flies.

yank_in_eire · 07-04-2011 5:13pm

Got mine yesterday as well - can't wait to get them wet! Nice work everyone!

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