Flies For Brown Trouts

[Lancer09]

If someone can I'd like that also, the only camera I have is on my phone, Brian or someone else that can take some pictures of these awesome flies when they get them?

[Outside Bend]

I'd like to not see this thread die after everyone gets theirs. Once we get 'em we should, if we get pictures post upp pictures of fish we caught on the flies.

That should be doable, I may wind up spending a week or so in Wisconsin/Michigan's UP a month from now...if so, I promise to test 'em out

[DaddyO]

Well, color me JEALOUS!! I really wish that I'd had the time to commit to this swap. I'm looking forward to seeing the pics of the group of flies together.

[Lancer09]

Brian's are in, just waiting on one more set!

[Brian K. Shaffer]

I'll be glad to take pics and post up each fly for the tyers to then add the recipe.

Sure will be interesting to see what everyone tied up!

[Outside Bend]

Here's mine...the Murdich Minnow. It was a pattern originally tied for stripers, but has caught on up north for smallmouth, trout, salmon...basically anything that'll make a meal out of a smaller baitfish. I tied mine in tan/olive, but they work well in a variety of baitfish and attractor colors. I left the tails long and figured you guys could cut them as short as you wish.

Hook: I used a Gamakatsu B10S, size 1- but use the streamer hook of your choice.

Thread: 210 denier

Eyes: Wapsi rattle eyes w/ dome eyes glued into place

Tail: some sparse bucktail as the base, overlaid with synthetics (I used EP fibers and Angel Hair).

Collar: Palmer Chenille- I added some olive schlappen as well.

Body/head: palmered estaz.

A pile of 'em..

[Brian Wise]

Here's mine...the Murdich Minnow. It was a pattern originally tied for stripers, but has caught on up north for smallmouth, trout, salmon...basically anything that'll make a meal out of a smaller baitfish. I tied mine in tan/olive, but they work well in a variety of baitfish and attractor colors. I left the tails long and figured you guys could cut them as short as you wish.

Hook: I used a Gamakatsu B10S, size 1- but use the streamer hook of your choice.

Thread: 210 denier

Eyes: Wapsi rattle eyes w/ dome eyes glued into place

Tail: some sparse bucktail as the base, overlaid with synthetics (I used EP fibers and Angel Hair).

Collar: Palmer Chenille- I added some olive schlappen as well.

Body/head: palmered estaz.

A pile of 'em..

Dig it!

[Dylan Cluver]

Any ideas on delivery date? no big hurry just excited!

[Lancer09]

As soon as I get OB's in i'll get them out when I can.

If they come in today, then I will TRY to get them out tomorrow. If they come in tomorrow, they will go out sometime next week FOR SURE.

[Outside Bend]

Hm, I sent them out last Tuesday. I was at a hotel though, dropped them off at the front desk. I'll give 'em a call and make sure they weren't left in a corner and forgotten.

Sorry for the delay, guys.

EDIT: Just talked to the front desk lady, she said she made a run yesterday, so they should be on their way. I don't have much faith in that, so I'm going to crank out another set and get them out to Lancer by Saturday.

If either of my sets get there by early next week, we should send everything off.

If both of my sets get there by early next week, we should send everything off- everyone will just get duplicate Murdich Minnows.

If neither of my sets get there by early next week, it wasn't meant to be. I'd say send everything out by the middle of next week, regardless of whether mine show up.

Sound good?