Fly Swap - Damsel - Fly Talk/Dr. Slick Sept./Oct. Swap

**fish** · 05-08-09

Hi Guys,

Thanks for all who participated in the first swap, your flies are in the post and there is quite a few variations on the standard Woolly Bugger which you can try out.

As mentioned this fly swap will be a bit different. I did a bit of hunting for damsel nymphs in our bottom dam and quickly caught some nice specimens, explaining why it is such a deadly pattern in our waters.

The challenge for this fly swap is to choose one of the damsel nymphs in the pictures and create your own, either by adapting current available patterns or your unique pattern. We will look at how closely your damsel imitate the one in the picture you have chosen as well as factors like ease of tying, neatness and inventiveness. I'll see if I can post a subsurface video clip of a swimming damsel, just waiting for better weather.

Gary from Stealth came on board and sponsored a Dr. Slick Ceramic bobbin valued in the region of R 150.00 for the winner of each fly swap. We will post all the flies on the forum for all to see. The flies will be judged by MC, myself and Mark Krige. The winner then needs to do a step by step sequence with pictures on the forum. We will use the following criteria when we judge the flies.

1

2

3

Rules

- Deadline for entries - 20 August 2009.
- Deadline to post flies – 5 September 2009, this is when we should have your flies.
- Supply a self addressed padded envelope with your postage details when you send your flies, it should be in the region of R 30.00 including postage to us and the return postage. Ensure they put suffiecient stamps on the return envelope.
- Put your flies in a sturdy, crush proof container, like an empty pill container, you will receive this container back with all the other participants' flies.
- Supply your name, forum name and a contact number.
- Send the tracking number of your parcel to flytalk@telkomsa.net – very important!
- Please indicate which damsel you imitate by 1, 2 or 3

Send the flies to:

Fly Talk
Somerset Mall Post Office Counter
7137

Let the creative juices flow and start tying. Please list your name below to join the fly swap.

Cheers,

Philip

**schloshd1** · 05-08-09

this sounds really intersesting, I'm in

**Shamwari** · 05-08-09

I am in..

Please forgive my ignorance...howmany must I post, one for each participant?

Never participated before...

Cheers

**fish** · 05-08-09

Hi Shamwari,

That's correct and also on for the swap meister, in other words if there is 10 participants you have to post 10 flies (not one for yourself).

Swappers List

- Schloshd1
- Shamwari

Thanks,

Philip