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NZneil · Post by **NZneil** » Tue Nov 24, 2009 12:03 am

Ray
I take back my earlier praise and suggestion that the salmon fly would be perfect for NZ.
Having seen the size of the barstool Im worried it will swim down grab and land fish all by itself!!

:p

:O

flyfishfairwx · Post by **flyfishfairwx** » Tue Nov 24, 2009 1:35 am

NZneil wrote:Ray
I take back my earlier praise and suggestion that the salmon fly would be perfect for NZ.
Having seen the size of the barstool Im worried it will swim down grab and land fish all by itself!! :p :O

It's a floater Neil!!! Big trouts come to it!!!!

It is very nerve wracking when a big Bow, Brown,Bull, Cutt, etc.. well for Canada anyway, comes shooting up from the bottom and breaks the water to slap the TTFU and then comes back to take it half wet.. ...

You all can send them back to me I would not say no!!!...

Min · Post by **Min** » Tue Nov 24, 2009 2:48 am

Hooray!!! Mine have arrived !!!!! Just starting to look at them more closely. I don't know what "Awesome Lady" thinks of this swap business. She looked at the fine examples of the blend of science and art that were in the package and just went off down the hall shaking her head. She was probably just overcome by the experience.

Thanks to all that participated, and thanks to Paul for giving all these flies a European holiday to be envied.

Min

NZneil · Post by **NZneil** » Tue Nov 24, 2009 3:11 am

Ray
Which island are you going to be on? They'll go down a treat up north!

Seriously Id adjust the size a little to represent the south island cicada, but check out our wetas. :p :O :p

flyfishfairwx · Post by **flyfishfairwx** » Tue Nov 24, 2009 3:21 am

NZneil wrote:Ray
Which island are you going to be on? They'll go down a treat up north!

Seriously Id adjust the size a little to represent the south island cicada, but check out our wetas. :p :O :p

WOW dip that fucker in some hot oil and he would taste great...

Had an old vet in the small village of Waterford NB where I grew up and he boiled grasshoppers and ant in oil beside the road, all the time, weird old fucker..

not sure, yet I have no commitment one way or the other, as to which is best.. it would be great to do two weeks on each, in the hands of a great fishing guide mentor, not doing the tourist thing, just real manshit so to speak!!!

Charlie · Post by **Charlie** » Tue Nov 24, 2009 7:54 am

I have yet to see / get mine but the photos are great.

Just one major question - did Paul really tie that yellow chenile mayfly :glare:

If so, can we please have a step by step Paul

Did he or did he not? If so someone has been tuitoring him on the art of tying .........

flyfisher666 · Post by **flyfisher666** » Tue Nov 24, 2009 11:57 am

Eric!
Just looked at the pictures. The yellow may variant happens to my tie, not Paul's....

Joakim

victor · Post by **victor** » Tue Nov 24, 2009 12:29 pm

Sorry Joakim, my mistake. I will send Eric the correctly named pic. It's a bit of a relief actually, some of us were more than a bit shocked that Paul had tied it

Mike

Whakamahi kid · Post by **Whakamahi kid** » Tue Nov 24, 2009 4:04 pm

NZneil wrote:The hopper taken at 10.42 that isnt the Stimulator is mine. :p

Cant believe that Paul ties that mayfly.

that would be my whakamahi stimulator :p

Harps · Post by **Harps** » Tue Nov 24, 2009 4:51 pm

Still no flies for me yet... I might have to hike over to Ray's place to take a look.

flyfishfairwx · Post by **flyfishfairwx** » Tue Nov 24, 2009 4:52 pm

Harps wrote:Still no flies for me yet... I might have to hike over to Ray's place to take a look.

Come on over bud I have them put in a fly box for, imitation later.. I will bring to Beers and flys tonight how about that!!

Harps · Post by **Harps** » Tue Nov 24, 2009 5:23 pm

Sounds good Ray!!
We can chat about fishing tomorrow too.

flyfisher666 · Post by **flyfisher666** » Thu Nov 26, 2009 7:38 pm

Who tied the pale spider with kind of lowwater style? (pic taken at 10:47)
I would like to know what hook that is. Anybody that recognize it?

Joakim

spiderman · Post by **spiderman** » Mon Nov 30, 2009 1:38 am

joakim

I tied the pale "spider" at 10.47
It's a varivas barbless wave hook.
The fly is a low riding dry yellow may.

Tail is coc de leon
body is Camel under hair thinly dubbed over pale yellow thread
Hackle is genetic golden Badger.
I left the hackle full so people could modify as they wished, i'd cut the bottom to a shallow V for best effect.

Cheers

Sandy

My flies arrived in the UK but i wont get them till April :O The joys of Jungle life

Eric · Post by **Eric** » Mon Nov 30, 2009 2:38 am

OK a few pics updated

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