Pocono
Moderator
I talked to Ard the other day and thought it might make sense to follow the Nymph Swap with a Dry Fly Swap. When the nymphs start shedding their cases in the early Spring, the first hatches start coming off and you start seeing some good looking rises, it’s Dry Fly season for me.
Almost everyone’s got a favorite hatch in the Spring; or right on through the season. So how about a Dry Fly Swap to match your favorite hatch? Either the dry that matches your favorite hatch or the dry that you find most effective when your favorite hatch is coming off.
If we started now and let it run for 6 weeks, like the Nymph Swap, then we could set a due date after Christmas and be all done in time to get these flies in everyone’s hands just after New Years.
Having said that, tying up flies during the Holiday season can be a challenge; with Thanksgiving being just around the corner now. So, an alternative could be to let it run for 8 weeks and have a due date in mid-January. Worst case, we could start it up January 1st and have it finish up in mid-February. It all depends on what works best for the swap members. Let me know what you think when you sign up.
But assuming that everyone can handle the Holiday crunch, let’s say that we start now and set a due date of December 31st. Since dries take a little more time to tie up for most of us, let’s set a limit of 12 members; you’ll each get 11 flies back. Same on-time rules as for John’s Nymph Swap. I’ll PM my address to each of you after you sign up.
1. Hardyreels - Quill Gordon RECEIVED
2. Kerry Pitt - Olive Sedgehog RECEIVED
3. Fyshstykr - Buffalo Midge RECEIVED
4. lotech_joe - Royal Coachman RECEIVED
5. ghocevar - Yellow Sally RECEIVED
6. wt bash - Bivisable variant RECEIVED
7. mcnerney - Baetis Sparkle Dun RECEIVED
8. s fontinalis - Fan Wing Coachman RECEIVED
9. biggie_robs - Gray Doodle (Gray Fox) RECEIVED
10. Pocono - Elk Hair Caddis RECEIVED
11. Mudbug - Gray Duster Variant RECEIVED
12. williamhj - Brown Drake RECEIVED
Pocono (Allan)
Almost everyone’s got a favorite hatch in the Spring; or right on through the season. So how about a Dry Fly Swap to match your favorite hatch? Either the dry that matches your favorite hatch or the dry that you find most effective when your favorite hatch is coming off.
If we started now and let it run for 6 weeks, like the Nymph Swap, then we could set a due date after Christmas and be all done in time to get these flies in everyone’s hands just after New Years.
Having said that, tying up flies during the Holiday season can be a challenge; with Thanksgiving being just around the corner now. So, an alternative could be to let it run for 8 weeks and have a due date in mid-January. Worst case, we could start it up January 1st and have it finish up in mid-February. It all depends on what works best for the swap members. Let me know what you think when you sign up.
But assuming that everyone can handle the Holiday crunch, let’s say that we start now and set a due date of December 31st. Since dries take a little more time to tie up for most of us, let’s set a limit of 12 members; you’ll each get 11 flies back. Same on-time rules as for John’s Nymph Swap. I’ll PM my address to each of you after you sign up.
1. Hardyreels - Quill Gordon RECEIVED
2. Kerry Pitt - Olive Sedgehog RECEIVED
3. Fyshstykr - Buffalo Midge RECEIVED
4. lotech_joe - Royal Coachman RECEIVED
5. ghocevar - Yellow Sally RECEIVED
6. wt bash - Bivisable variant RECEIVED
7. mcnerney - Baetis Sparkle Dun RECEIVED
8. s fontinalis - Fan Wing Coachman RECEIVED
9. biggie_robs - Gray Doodle (Gray Fox) RECEIVED
10. Pocono - Elk Hair Caddis RECEIVED
11. Mudbug - Gray Duster Variant RECEIVED
12. williamhj - Brown Drake RECEIVED
Pocono (Allan)
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