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Just a quick introduction to those who have no idea what a fly swap is! A fly swap is a great way for tiers to evolve from there own patterns and see other patterns from members on this forum. It is a very simple process and here is how it works, 1 fly for 1 fly. If there are twelve people in the swap you would tie 12 flies. You send them in to the swap organizer and when the swap is done everyone will have 12 different flies, including one of their own!
Once you have decided you want to be part of the fly swap you need to tie your flies and mail them to swap organizer (myself), who will provide all the mailing instructions. Package your flies in a self addressed bubbled envelope. The packages sent should be in something that can be re used to send your flies back or send another bubble envelope with postage attached. The package used, has to be able to withstand the mail system so the flies don't crushed. If you don't send an envelope with postage attached, make sure you send enough cash in the package so the swap organizer can send the flies back to you in the package it came in. Remember, it's not cool to stiff the swap organizer, so make sure you include enough postage. When all the flies have been received the swap organizer will split them up, re package them and mail them off to each member. If you have never participated in a fly swap, they are allot of fun and get some real cool innovative fishy flies in return! (Copied from Rick Baerg - www.flyfishbc.com)
The cutoff date to join the swap is Sept 30.
The flies should be in my possession by Dec 1st. This gives you two months to tie a maximum of a dozen flies depending on how many people have signed up. I will forward everyone my mailing address after the cut-off date.
Tie whatever you want as long as they are winter steelhead flies.
Currently we have 4 people in the swap
1. Vanislealoha
2. Fishey
3. Kryptonite
4. Hook
Cheers :thumbup:
Original Post was as follows...
Hey. I'm pretty new to tying flies (as well as fly fishing for steelhead) so I don't feel to comfortable swapping my substandard, boring, unproven flies with people who tie works of art that also actually catch fish. For the upcoming steelhead season I would however like to increase the number of different flies I have in my fly box but don't want to spend any more money on new materials to tie them at the moment.
If any one is in the same boat and may not feel their tying skills are up to par at the moment to join a fly swap with some of the more experienced tiers but would like to increase the number of flies in their arsenal then let me know and I will arrange a fly swap and work out the details.
Here are the ones I tied last year (my first)
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Some of those are salmon flies but at the moment I have materials to tie the Orange General Practitioners, the popsicles and those rabbit leechy looking flies in combo's of pink,purple and black. I don't know what those ones are called because I basically just buy one from a store and try to copy it. The red general practitioner is a store bought one.
As you can see nothing fancy and I would be happy just getting different colour popsicles/marabou flies or GP's. Not to say I would not want to have some spey flies or intruders to try as well!!!!
Maybe let me know by the end of the month to see what kind of interest there will be.
Once you have decided you want to be part of the fly swap you need to tie your flies and mail them to swap organizer (myself), who will provide all the mailing instructions. Package your flies in a self addressed bubbled envelope. The packages sent should be in something that can be re used to send your flies back or send another bubble envelope with postage attached. The package used, has to be able to withstand the mail system so the flies don't crushed. If you don't send an envelope with postage attached, make sure you send enough cash in the package so the swap organizer can send the flies back to you in the package it came in. Remember, it's not cool to stiff the swap organizer, so make sure you include enough postage. When all the flies have been received the swap organizer will split them up, re package them and mail them off to each member. If you have never participated in a fly swap, they are allot of fun and get some real cool innovative fishy flies in return! (Copied from Rick Baerg - www.flyfishbc.com)
The cutoff date to join the swap is Sept 30.
The flies should be in my possession by Dec 1st. This gives you two months to tie a maximum of a dozen flies depending on how many people have signed up. I will forward everyone my mailing address after the cut-off date.
Tie whatever you want as long as they are winter steelhead flies.
Currently we have 4 people in the swap
1. Vanislealoha
2. Fishey
3. Kryptonite
4. Hook
Cheers :thumbup:
Original Post was as follows...
Hey. I'm pretty new to tying flies (as well as fly fishing for steelhead) so I don't feel to comfortable swapping my substandard, boring, unproven flies with people who tie works of art that also actually catch fish. For the upcoming steelhead season I would however like to increase the number of different flies I have in my fly box but don't want to spend any more money on new materials to tie them at the moment.
If any one is in the same boat and may not feel their tying skills are up to par at the moment to join a fly swap with some of the more experienced tiers but would like to increase the number of flies in their arsenal then let me know and I will arrange a fly swap and work out the details.
Here are the ones I tied last year (my first)
Some of those are salmon flies but at the moment I have materials to tie the Orange General Practitioners, the popsicles and those rabbit leechy looking flies in combo's of pink,purple and black. I don't know what those ones are called because I basically just buy one from a store and try to copy it. The red general practitioner is a store bought one.
As you can see nothing fancy and I would be happy just getting different colour popsicles/marabou flies or GP's. Not to say I would not want to have some spey flies or intruders to try as well!!!!
Maybe let me know by the end of the month to see what kind of interest there will be.
