Holiday stress removing steelhead swap

[Davy]

Seems time for another winter steelhead swap and with the coming shopping season we will need some bench time versus all the mall time, no? It's been awhile since I participated in a swap so I am due to grow my collection.

I'd like to keep this to late winter/spring patterns ,whatever you decide with that in mind.

Also with the stress season in mind lets keep this open until January 15th. I myself will be fishing quite heavily the next 5 weeks so I need the time as well.

16 flys each, 16 tyers (including me) with toe tags attached recipe if complicated, special beverages required for tying

:beer2:

thanks :thumb:

davy

[steve s]

Count me in.

Steve S

[Wayne Jordan]

Count me in. I'm not sure what I'll tie yet though...

[Ron Eagle Elk]

Let's see, I'm hosting two marathon swaps and tying for two other swaps. Oh heck, whats one more. I gotta get rid of some stress anyway. Don't know what I'll tie yet.

REE

[Davy]

Let's see, I'm hosting two marathon swaps and tying for two other swaps. Oh heck, whats one more. I gotta get rid of some stress anyway. Don't know what I'll tie yet.

REE

LOL REE, your always in one swap or another, no? glad you can do it.

I will be gone fishin until next wednsday so if we get 14 tyers between now and then or more we will just take the 1st 14. I will not be able to access the board to officially close the swap until then.

Not sure yet what I will dress. :confused: I may take the opportunity to dress some of my 1st tubes.:cool:

davy:beer2:

[flybill]

Okay, I'll join the fun! Haven't done one in a while and this one has plenty of time to get things finished.

Don't know what I'll tie yet. Maybe a egg sucking leech or a spey style fly.

Bill :beer1:

[Stephen Forrest]

I'm game, count me in!!
Stephen Forrest

[Davy]

Welcome all so far, sounds fun huh?, when I return from the rivers I will get PM's out to everyone on mailing instructions - and your right Bill- plenty of time!

[Cameron Derbyshire]

Count me in, too. I really need to spend some time tying up some flies!

[mike doughty]

If there is room, i've been waiting for the next steelie swap. i will tie some sort of marabou pattern. me likes marabou patterns

[SpokaneFisherman]

Davy,

Please count me in as well. :thumb:

[Wayne Jordan]

My pattern will be a steelhead bugger in purple&blue, heavily weighted. Trust me, this isn't your average bugger pattern...:thumb:

[Tucker h]

I'm in:thumb:

[Wayne Jordan]

10 swappers so far...

[Ron Eagle Elk]

Still can't decide what to tie.. soooo, I used this swap as an excuse to order a bunch of new stuff to tie with. Of course, once I was placing the order, VEE had to get her order in for some new stuff too. Now I gotta take out a second mortgage on the house.

REE

[Banzai]

I'm in. It's a good way to sharpen my tying skills.

[hedburner]

I'll go for this one, iffn' there's still room. I'll do up some pink or purple wormy type leech things.

[John Hicks]

I'm in I'll tye my golden stonde speys for everyone. size 2

[Davy]

just a quick note- just got off the river- your all in and welcome that previously posted- I will count and post an official list within a day or two- too tired to do it now-

till then- TL, davy

[Davy]

As of now we need one more tyer ,we have 13 and myself, then I will close it .

[James Mello]

As of now we need one more tyer ,we have 13 and myself, then I will close it .

Me too ;) I'll be in :)

I'll take a look at what's out there, but I'll do either some pink shrimp thing, or perhaps some high visibility white and pink (or bright) leech....

[Davy]

Ok James ,,We still need one more swapper to make 15, imagine that??? I miscounted.

[Warren Perry]

Davy,

I'd like in if you'll have me. I have paritcipated in swaps before but this will be my first steelhead swap. I hope I can at least come close to the quality that the other tiers will bring to the table.

Warren

[Ron Eagle Elk]

Davey,

Don't let Warren fool you. I've seen many of his flies, and fished a few of them too. The guy can dress a hook!

REE

[Romko]

Is there one more space? Or I'm counting wrong? Well, anyway, if they's a space, count me in, please!
Long winter started here in AK, so some time is available to spend tying!

[Davy]

Well,well,well, we have an extra tyer if the group is ok with that? If not,, sorry Romko

Warren? your in and that makes 15 ! If evryone is ok with tying one extra then Romko can get in, I have seen his flies and they are noiiccceee !

Everyone? ok with 16? Let me know

Otherwise, swap is closed, have fun tying all

[steve s]

Sixteen tyers is fine with me.

Steve S

[mike doughty]

doesn't make a difference to me

[flybill]

16 is fine with me too! :thumb:

[Ron Eagle Elk]

Whats one more in the grand scheme of things. Fine by me.

REE

[Davy]

based on the responses then we go with 16 tyers, so 16 flies each guys, Romko your in !

Have fun, in the near future I will post a list of what everyone is tying.

If my Weaver skins get here in time I will try to do some of my feather bodied patterns.

[sixfinger]

I'll do it, never been in a swap before but I love tyeing flies with a stinger, so thats what you'll get from me. Just tell me what to do and Im in! ptyd

[sixfinger]

Aww man, I didnt look at the second page, I thought I was golden. Oh well, I'll try the next one. No stinger leech for you!! HA HA!! :beathead:

[Davy]

Hot news :thumb: - just in- Mike Doughty has informed me he is tying a blue&black marabou "thing" , personally I like flys named "thing" they usually are the ones that catch fish.

Then there is the official "Thing" which a friend of mine named Bud Guidry posted on another board.

Thought you all would enjoy seeing this one;

[flybill]

Damn! That's one nice "thing" fly! I still have to decide what to tie up. Thinking of a purple peril or something along that line. Definitely a spey style fly. Davey, I'll let you know for sure in a couple of days!

Now the pressure is on!
:clown:

[John Hicks]

I will be tying my Golden Stone Spey in a size 2.
Tiemco 7999 size 2
Gold milar tinsel
silver french tinsel
yellow floss body
mallard flank undercolar
lemon wood duck overcolar

you can see a pic of it in my pictures

[Davy]

Heres the some of the list of participants and the patterns each are tying

1. Stephen Forrest -- Conehead Blue Moon

2.SpokaneFisherman -- A sort of Intruder style pattern ??????????????????????????? LOL

3.Banzai--- Skagit Special ( Ham and cheese omelette)

4.REE - Bulkley River Samurai's

5.Warren Perry -- Farrar Marabou - ( His are finished and here allready and they are purrrty!-- come on you slackers! )

6.derbyshc -- Bright Spey

7.mike doughty --Black & Blue marabou "Thing"

8.James Mello -- still considering

9. Romko- I'd bet olives against donnettes that he will be doing a tube fly of some sort,LOL

10. Davy - Lady Practitioner

11. John Hicks --Golden Stone Spey

12. Hedburner is doing a bright Pink String Leech, with crackers I have heard they are tasteeeey!

thats all I got so far

Hopefully you will all follow Warrens example and send extra's for me, my own flys seem to have stopped working and I need ones that work. gawd,I'm bad, huh? nothing like a groveling fly tyer

[Ron Eagle Elk]

Dang, there goes Warren again, making things difficult for us underachievers. I bet he even has nice toe tags too. Talk about sucking up to the swapmeister, extra flies? Are you serious?

Way to go Warren. Mine won't be done until Monday, so ya beat me.

REE

[John Hicks]

John Hicks Golden stone update. I have six done and will have six more done tomorrow. I plan on having all of them done if I can find decent mallard and wood duck feathers. BTW Orvis materials suck!!!

[Davy]

six more??? I tyed one last night, I have 4 left to do, guess I should check my mail see if any of you have snuck some more in on me .. I have plenty of size 22 red midges tyed- almost 40 dozen now. not so good for Sauk fish though, a wee bit small I think