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As the brown trout season has ended I thought it might be time to start another fly swap.

I am looking to hold an auction at the end of the swap with the money going towards the running of this site.
If you have entered before you will know how it works, but I would like to see some new faces as well so here is how they usually work.
Tie one copy of your fly for everyone who takes part, add some extra's for the auction, send them to me I will divide them up and send you back a fly from each tyer.
No theme for this one, just send whatever you decide

If you want to enter just reply to this thread and start tying :)

In the last couple of swaps I have asked you to include a ?1 entry fee as a site donation, this time how about if you send 6 or more extra flies entry will be free? :roll:
Please include a stamped addressed envelope so that I can send you the swapped flies.

OK, I'm in. Big ugly foam ant I suppose.

Alex

I'm up for it too - count me in.

Ian

I'm in and will tie some extra for the auction

    Count me in again

                    Henry :D

OK, seeing as it's "No theme for this one, just send whatever you decide" swap, I'll send some of my crap in + extras to save me paying a whole ?1  :shock:

I'm in aswell then, who do i send the flies to?

Count me in.
Cheers
Paul

Count me in too. 

I'm in Black and effective on hill lochs.

Sandy B.O.

I'm in...not sure how it all works though....just tie a selction and post out?

Steve will explain it all once he sobers up after The Crask............................ :D

I'm in ,been tying since Steve gave me prior warning when we met at Skeen :lol:

I will give it a go too.

never done it before but count me in

paul

As promised before in a PM I will join the swap, but do not need/want any flies returned to me....
I will send a good amount of Klinkies in various shades and sizes, just to support the site...
hope it will bring some extra cash in.
Just need an adress to send them to 8)
Cheers, Hans

Hello Steve,

I don't tie quick enough to tie that many for a swap, but, if it's OK, can I send you half a dozen say, to include in the auction ?.


Tony


bugger Hans beat me to it - Hans you tie wee klinks, I'll tie big ones  :D

LOL Tony, guid tae c ye here....
Slainthe, Hans.

You've got 54 days to tye them Tony, that works out at half a fly a day :) Like Hans, I don't require a fly set back so that is an extra set of flies for the auction :)

Quote from: Hans on October 07, 2008, 10:40:31 PM
LOL Tony, guid tae c ye here....
Slainthe, Hans.

And you Sir, Talisker the next time  :D

Hello Sandy,
In theory, it sounds like a long time ....  :D
Got a season's worth of sooking up to do, and trying to smooth the way for another wee trip  :wink:
If you see a post full of jumping smilies in the coming weeks .......  :D


Tony

Missed the boat on this one, but happy to tie a handful of wee olive nymphs which have served me well this year for the auction.

EW

Quote from: Andrew Moray on October 07, 2008, 10:49:26 PM
And you Sir, Talisker the next time  :D

Tony

Talisker? Is that a fly pattern?
Hans.

Not getting me twice Hans !!  :lol:

Quote from: Andrew Moray on October 07, 2008, 10:38:12 PM


bugger Hans beat me to it - Hans you tie wee klinks, I'll tie big ones  :D

Tell you what I'll do:
Tony ties the klinks in whatever size, and I will tie a set of wee fly that I designed last summer in Norway and that seduced loads of grayling and broons....
It's called the Croteero.... for what it's worth....
Cheers, Hans.

Sorry Steve, missed this - been away for THREE DAYS for gods sake!!!!!!! :shock: :D :D. As promised though I'll fire a few to you for the auction.

Peter :(

I'm doing Black Spider variant with gold head for early Lochs and rivers. Proved a killer on the high lochs at the Crask.

Sandy B.O.

Thats a lot of flies  :shock:

I'll tie a wee flashback nymph which has been deadly for me this season.

Cheers

Paul

QuoteFlees tied and posted recorded delivery, also added some Salmon flees for auction.

Swot :)

Alex

Quote from: Sandfly on October 09, 2008, 05:57:40 PM
Flees tied and posted recorded delivery, also added some Salmon flees for auction.

Davy.

ther's nunthin worse than a smart arse ........................ :D

I'll tie some large dark olive parachute flies. They did well on the clyde this year.

paul

i am doing some irish cormorant things i seen dave mcphail doing. no tried them for browns but had a few bows on them. looks a better brownie flee though.

I'll do the Synthetic Sedge which just another name for an inorganic F Fly


so how many are tying now? 

Bloody hell Davy, I haven't even started - will have to get the vice out ver the weekend. I've still got two days brown trouting left though Season ends England on my local moorland waters 12th. 8)

Sandy B.O.   

Steve.I've tied olive f-flies and palmered march browns for the auction .will post this week sometime

cheers Garry

That's 30 size 14 Synthetic Sedges tied .......... it was lo.......................ng day  :D

have also chucked in  an extra 25  trad. loch style wets etc as additional auction flies

gink the wing of the SS, wet the body floats like a cork and is easy to see. It catches fish and is a low maintenance, no hassle fly to fish. A good olive imitation.


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Well done Gavin

Davie

They look dandy to me Gav, looking forward to wetting one of those in the spring.

Should have mine done by Friday Steve - will post to you over the Weekend.

Sandy B.O.

QuoteOi! Hang on!!! There I was having a read of the thread to see what I'd missed out on and my name is on the list (and with only one E as well ), how did that happen???

I thought you had given up fishing :shock: when I saw that, Andy :)

I've tried tying various things but given up after half a dozen of each (I hate tying flies). I'll try something very simple tonight.

Alex

Only just realised what I've signed up for. 33 flees :shock: This is my first time in the fly swap. I'll start tying this weekend but I suspect it will take a couple of sessions. I'll do some parachute flees used on  my beloved Clyde.

Anyway a deal's a deal so better get started.

paul

QuoteGrayling take anything as long as it looks like it fell out a poofs handbag.

Flying condoms then?

Alex

Andy, you tie a bonny flee. There really are some first rate tiers on here.

A number of these are winging their way over to the address provided:
Cheers, Hans

Are you sending coins with your flies Hans? :)

Alex

Quote from: haresear on October 20, 2008, 11:00:21 PM
Are you sending coins with your flies Hans? :)

Alex

That's what's wrong with our economy, Hans has taken all the cash back to Germany !

Nice Flies Hans, since I don't tie flees (yet) and if they would be welcome, i'll donate a pait of surgical grade quality scissors that Hans gave me, you can cut individual hairs on your arms with them  :shock: ideal for fly tying, i'm best not having sharp objects around me :D

I am not German mate...... Dutch please! :D
Cheers, Hans.

Quote from: Hans on October 20, 2008, 11:11:36 PM
I am not German mate...... Dutch please! :D
Cheers, Hans.

That's most unforgiveable :shock:, sorry Hans!

Quote from: gavceltic on October 21, 2008, 12:04:58 AM
I dont think I have nylon that will go thru that eye  :shock:

size 5x tippet will pass through this..... easily.
Cheers, Hans.

Hi Steve,

just to confirm its 33 flies plus extra's?

Sandy B.O.

Steve i have a fly box i could donate if its suitable it has never been used just let me know.same as this one


http://www.mullarkeys.co.uk/fishing/game-fishing-tackle/fly-boxes/0/scierra/5656/


cheers Garry

Glad the flees arrived safely, with modern postal services you never know.....
Cheers, Hans.

I've no even started yet...

Steve,

25 done so far should be able to finish the last few of tonight and get them in the post. Just realised that the wee beads are going to add up and the buggers will want more money :shock: for the postage.

At least their machine will not be able to crush them like everything else :lol:.

Sandy B.O.

Got my mayfly emergers going at a couple a night. Should be finished in a week or so.

Malcolm,

I've noticed that the standard of Flies has improved as I'm going along - just like being back at school and practicing my tables. :lol: :lol: Nicer in some respects though as the headmistress keeps coming in and forcing me to inbibe single malt 8).

Sandy B.O.


 

I'm having to put about 1 in 4 aside as unacceptable! Never mind I'll keep these for myself, they catch more fish!

Steve,

Mine are all done now, can you PM your address for posting, they are all Black Spider Gold heads on Wide Gape Barbless hooks.

Sandy B.O. 

I'm away all week too so PM your address and I should be able to send mine off when I get back.

Here is what you'll be getting from me: this was one of 4 flies which we tied up for the Mayfly hatch on Merkland when we went to Corriekinloch for the first time in 2005. The first fly was the Edie variant in the fly database and this is the second, the emerger . This fly is very easy to tie. It uses only 3 materials DMC gold thread, deer hair and an olive hackle which is short in the fibre. I use a whiting saddle which gives about 5 flies for every hackle.
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the fly itself is fished with the bottom fibres clipped away in calm conditions but in a wind leave the whole hackle on or else it will sink.
The fly is very easy to tie but for the beginners i'll say that keeping deer hair together is not straightforward. what to do is to take 2 or 3 light turns when tying it on before compressing the deer hair otherwise it will flare. It is very effective indeed.

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I really like the style of tying Malcolm. I should think the tippet sits well proud of the water. Think i'll tie some up with a yarn wing.

Alex

Just finished my 27 flees and put some others in for the auction. Thank god thats a wieght of ma mind. never tied 30 odd flees in one sitting before.

Finally completed and posted off my flees. 33 wee flashback nymphs,very scruffy and poorly tied,but trout and grayling love them.
Also included a set of pike flies for the auction.They are pretty basic,but all are tried and tested patterns which catch fish.They might be useful for a forum member who is just starting out fly fishing for pike.

Cheers

Paul

Steve

Flies posted today , recorded delivery. There is a letter in the box with the flies so you know they are mine :)

What a job I had to get them done. Tenerife for a week, came home and stripped a bedroom for decorating, fried the motherboard on my main computer (I think, it might be the processor or the graphics card but haven't had time to look), stripped down the computer work station so that it can be moved and lifted a carpet so the carpet fitter can lay the new carpet on Thursday. Roll on Christmas :)

Sorry mine are gonna be a bit late, I will post them off on monday, sorry for holding everyone up.

I think I'm going to treat mself to nice new wee flybox - I'm calling it - the FFF Forum Free Flies. I'll use these patterns as a priority bound to up my catch rate with so many bankers :D.

Steve will need a bottle just to keep him from insanity :lol:.

Sandy B.O.

I eventually got around to posting mine. Sorry for being so late, chaps.

Alex

QuoteAlex, your superb flies arrived today

:roflmao


Alex

Steve, have mine arrived yet?

Malcolm

Steve,

If mine haven't arrived tomorrow, I'll send you the details, they often take a little longer from here compared to Glasgow but they should have arrived by now.

Malcolm

Steve,

I cast to rising fish with these, The Edie variant in the Fly database is often my other fly although sometimes I use it in conjunction with a mayfly nymph. They were tied for fishing on Shin, Ghriam and Merkland and when the mayfly are really on there plenty of targets!

Quote from: wee bri on December 19, 2008, 11:30:46 AM
Steve,
The flies from the swap arrived this morning :D.
Thanks everyone for your flies.
Special thanks to you too Steve for organising this.
Cheers all.

wee bri.

I'll second all of that :D :D

:allhail

     Steve

Marry christmas

Peter

Steve,

Flies have arrived today. Great job and thanks for all your efforts

Best Regards

mine arrived this morning, great looking flies.well done Steve and thanks for all your efforts.

cheers Garry

Just opened mine and they are great. Thanks to all and have a great one when it comes.

paul