Swap

Tying flies for a bunch of people and swapping

Article Rangeley swap Nov 11. 1999 Swap It was inevitable that the folks on Raske's "Streamers" mailing list would eventually partake in a swap of Rangeley style streamers. See the flies here	Article Atrractor swap Sep 11. 1999 Swap Undoubtedly, when one thinks of attractor streamer and bucktail patterns, the venerable Mickey Finn comes to mind. More often than not, it's the very first pattern streamer aficionados are introduced to when learning to tie...and rightly so, as it remains a productive pattern in our streamer wallets. More attractors here	Article Smelt swap Jun 6. 1998 Streamers The intent of this swap was for each member to provide a dozen streamers which represented the Rainbow Smelt in casting sizes. Some of the entries were "recognized" patterns, but many were original dressings.
Article Copper swap May 1. 1998 Swap A discussion on the New England Streamer List began on the merits of copper as a material in streamer tying. It seems the consensus was that copper has always been a productive "metal" in the pursuit of landlocked salmon or trout in New England Swap flies seen here