Sculpin Swap is on

[Stephen Rice]

It’s official then the Sculpin swap is on !
So far we have:
1. me
2. Trout990
3. Mr. Trout
4. Cascade Killer
5. Ringlee
6. Willie Bodger

Let’s shoot for ten people total. The Deadline will be March 15 that should give us plenty of time. You guys might want to post what you want to tie, unless you don’t mind duplicates. In case we do maybe we can mix up the colors or something like that. Some basic rules which I am sure everyone already knows. Toe tag your flies, send them in a container that I can send back easily to you. Don’t forget to send return postage with your return address. Any Questions? I know I am probably forgetting something so chime in if I did.

My Address:
Stephen Rice
2317 B Street #5
Washougal, WA 98671

[Rory McMahon]

Ok, ill do a black and brown leech sculpin. (My own creation)

T990

[mr trout]

I'm gunna do a big ol' woolhead McUgly.

[cabezon]

I would love to join the swap. I'll be tying a minor modification of a sculpin pattern (rabbit strip, dumbbell eyes, etc.) which Skip Morris described in Flyfishing and Flytying Journal. Searun cutties on the Cowlitz really loved it.

Steve

[Zen Piscator]

Im in honies, tying the big macka', something rubber leged and hard to cast.

Peace,
Andy

[Stephen Rice]

Great ! we have two more

1. me
2. Trout990
3. Mr. Trout
4. Cascade Killer
5. Ringlee
6. Willie Bodger
7. Cabezon
8. Zen P.

two more to go ! looks like this is gonna be a good swap !

[Willie Bodger]

I'll tie a fly that has done well for me in area lakes, a dumbell eye black and orange rabbit creation.

Willie

[Ringlee]

I will tie the classic sculpin. Bunny strip, Wool head and some pectoral fins. Black or Green? Saltwater hook or not? Might mess around on colors.
Chris

[papafsh]

If I'm not too late, put my name in the hat please.

LB

[Stephen Rice]

no problem papafish, that makes nine. one more to go !

[Ringlee]

I made 10 up. Im done. I will put them in the mail tommarrow.

[Stephen Rice]

Dang Ringlee your quick ! way to go. I had to order some wool today and won't get it till next week.

[Backyard]

I'm in if there is still room.

[Stephen Rice]

Yep your in. now we have our ten tiers. good luck guys and I can't wait to see the patterns. I am going to do a tan wool head sculpin.
here is the list.
1. Stephen Rice
2. Trout990
3. Mr. Trout
4. Cascade Killer
5. Ringlee
6. Willie Bodger
7. Cabezon
8. Zen P.
9. papafish
10. Backyard

:beer2:

[James Mello]

Yep your in. now we have our ten tiers. good luck guys and I can't wait to see the patterns. I am going to do a tan wool head sculpin.
here is the list.
1. Stephen Rice
2. Trout990
3. Mr. Trout
4. Cascade Killer
5. Ringlee
6. Willie Bodger
7. Cabezon
8. Zen P.
9. papafish
10. Backyard

:beer2:

Do you still have room for one more? I was out last week so I didn't see the post.

-- Cheers
-- James

[Stephen Rice]

You realize Ringlee has already mailed his flies to me you would be missing one fly if you decide to Join. If everybody else is okay with it I am.

[Ringlee]

I am mailing them tommarrow, tuesday. I can tie one more up real quick. I waited til tuesday since the flies would have set all weekend anyways.

[Rory McMahon]

It sounds like everyone is going to tie some big ugly sculpins. So i have decided to do the opposite. Im gonna tie a little wounded sculpin. It one of those flies that you look at and think, "thats cant possibly catch anything." But then u try it and it works great. Im tank testing them and comparing them to the real action of a wounded sculpin. So i hope they work for you.

T990

[Ringlee]

Little baby ones work really good For SRC's! Better tie some red blood in their too.

[James Mello]

You realize Ringlee has already mailed his flies to me you would be missing one fly if you decide to Join. If everybody else is okay with it I am.

I can dig getting one less fly... :) If everyone is cool, I'll be tying some stuff up and getting it out ASAP :)

-- Cheers
-- James

[Stephen Rice]

Looks like we caught Ringlee just in time. Your in James I can't wait to see your flies! so the total now is eleven. remember we have a deadline of mar
15th so we still have plenty of time.

[Ringlee]

In the mail via USPS priority. The fly is two tone green bunny fur with a two tone wool/glo bug yarn head. 11 flies plus an extra for Stephen.
Chris

[papafsh]

Mine will be articulated and ugly! and not like any pattern you've seen before. Had a 28" steelie eat one Monday up at Gold Bar.
I'm waiting till Friday night to start tying 'em up, but they will be ready to go in the mail Monday the 27th.

LB

[Will Atlas]

yeah I'm gonna tie something a little smaller. A beadhead muddler(hairwing). It slays in alpine lakes.
Will

[Rory McMahon]

well im all done with my 11 flies. I just gotta wait for my fly swap container to get back from another swap. The swap was over feb. 15 but i still dont have my flies.

T990

[James Mello]

yeah I'm gonna tie something a little smaller. A beadhead muddler(hairwing). It slays in alpine lakes.
Will

damn... took what I wanted to do.... hmmmm what to do, what to do....

[Stephen Rice]

well im all done with my 11 flies. I just gotta wait for my fly swap container to get back from another swap. The swap was over feb. 15 but i still dont have my flies.

T990

Hey did you get your flies from the last swap yet?

[Rory McMahon]

nope im still waiting, apparently someone hasn't turned in their flies and wont say how they're doing, the guy whos running the swap said that hes just gonna send out the flies that he has. So im thinking next week.

T990

[Stephen Rice]

Ringlee I got your flies today. All I can say is "Wow" those are awesome! I got to start retying mine again ! mine look like little turds compared to yours :clown:

[Ringlee]

They got there fast! Thanks. I messed around with the two tone colors and I think they came out really good.
Chris

[Will Atlas]

I was thinking about tying a skating skulpin, maybe next time. I tied some tonight...here's a photo. James wasnt that monster fly you were swinging on the peninsula a wool head? I'd love to have one of those!

[mr trout]

I hate this swap. J/K Not only are my patterns a pain to tie because I am using three colors of wool, but then I just cut the crap out of my finger trimming some wool.:beathead: I'll be done in a few days I suspect. They are a little more conservative than I planned, just a nice sculpin with a bunny tail and body with some feather pectoral fins and a wool head. They'll fish.:thumb:

[Zen Piscator]

Will,
I donno if sculpins skate but whatever floats your Claka'.

Mine will be off on monday, hopefully they will hurt when they hit the back of your head. Maybe I will do them on tubes...maybe i will do them all outta cdc, or spun jungle cock, but probably will end up just using spun and clipped skunk ape.

Peace,
ANdy

[papafsh]

Just finished mine, as of this moment!

Tomorrow I'll put the toe tags on 'em, and have them mailed Friday.

I'm looking forward to the variety, of sculpin flys, from this, save for myself, accomplished group of tyers.

I don't expect you may have ever seen quite, as bizarre, a rendition of a sculpin, as I submit forthwith. :eek: but wait till you see it in the water.
I hope they help, each of you, catch many BIG fish.


LB

[papafsh]

Cascadekiller,

Your "Skating Skulpin" sure is a cute little fly. I did notice one, little, thing though. It looks like you just might have a negative (bead) right next to a positive (deer hair). A light vs heavy, buoyancy vs density, that sort of thing. (Oh! touchy-feely time)

Surely, you can see the conflict of purpose between the bead and the deer hair?. Should it float, or sink?

Would the descriptive action word for such a fly be more like "wallow" than "skating"? :confused:

Did I mention how cute that little 'ol fly is?...well, it is! And I'll bet it, just might, catch fish like crazy!

LB

[James Mello]

Just finished mine, as of this moment!

I'm looking forward to the variety, of sculpin flys, from this, save for myself, accomplished group of tyers.

LB

BAWWAHAHAHAHAH!!!!!!:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

That quite possibly could be the most funny thing I've seen in years! I can't say much about what others can tie up but, as for myself spun deer hair is a great way to make a mess and not much more! ;)

[Willie Bodger]

Yeah, spun deer hair is not the way to make sculpins, it is the way to acquire one of those little white jackets or an orange jumpsuit. Simply maddening and I don't care if they do catch fish... On that note, I saw some sculpin flies at Ted's the other day that were incredible. They were like a size 4 6x long (at least) and the entire thing was spun deer hair, different colors shaped into a sculping with eyes and a dorsal fin (and yes, pectoral and tail as well). It was intense. I had a fleeting thought to buy 12 for this swap and claim I tied them and then I woke up...

Willie

[papafsh]

Glad you enjoyed it James, but I'm serious! damn-it! lol.....
No spun deer hair in mine though, so no worries.
I've seen those flys, you mention Willie, they look like some kind of cartoon rendering with the big eye's they have. Just the kind of fly that would drive anyone crazy, talk about spun deer hair!......Yikes!!!!

LB

[mr trout]

Finished up tonight. Should get them sent out tomorrow or Friday. Sweet.

[Rory McMahon]

well i finally got my container back so mine should be in the mail sometime this week or next depeding on how things work out.

T990