Kern River Fly Fishing Forum - Kern River Fly Swap

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Kern River Fly Swap
Feb 14^th, 2008, 9:41am

THIS SWAP IS CLOSED

The rules for this swap are basically very simple. The tier must tie a fly that he/she has caught TROUT on while fishing either the upper or lower Kern River. ANY FLY you choose (that has caught trout) dry, nymph, emerger, wet, you choose. Each tier will tie 10 flies (10 flies of whatever pattern you chose) and get them to me by April 1st. When sending your flies please enclose a self address stamped envelope that can be used to mail your flies back to you. As always, please add a toe tag to your flies and send them in a crush proof container of some sort. Below are the names of participants and flies they will be tying:

Converted ROBO PT Nymph
NervousWater   parachute hare's ear
Ibrb   TBD
fishinXJ    Kern River Emerger
Phelps Bros    rubber-legged copper john
fflutterffly   The Fox Tail Squirrel Nymph.
Eric2    Pheasant Tail Nymph
Wiredog      double bead pheasant tail nymph
haramic       parachute Royal Wulff
Troutinator      TBD

If you haven't chosen a pattern yet, please decide and let me know so I can update the info. Also, when you're ready to mail your flies I'll PM you my address. LET THE TYING BEGIN!!!!!!

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fishinXJ Diamond Member SSFFC Conservation Chair, KRFF Posts: 2443 Gender:	Re: Kern River Fly Swap Reply #1 - Feb 14^th, 2008, 11:47am sounds good! Let you know By tues. I'm hitting the LK on Sat and testing some new patterns and will hit the UK on Monday with old patterns. Whichever is working this weekend I'm tying. thanks for hosting fishinXJ
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NervousWater Member mayonnaise Posts: 75	Re: Kern River Fly Swap Reply #2 - Feb 15^th, 2008, 7:50am I will be tying a parachute hare's ear.
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Wiredog Diamond Member fishing is not a matter of life or death.... Posts: 2575 Gender:	Re: Kern River Fly Swap Reply #3 - Feb 15^th, 2008, 8:03am Put me down for the double bead pheasant tail nymph. Worked well for me in the faster water on the Kern last year.
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haramic Global Moderator Fun Times, Always An Adventure Posts: 2562 Gender:	Re: Kern River Fly Swap Reply #4 - Feb 15^th, 2008, 8:24am Hi Converted, Please put me down for a parachute Royal Wulff: Thanks, Chiaki
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Eric2 Platinum Member I love YaBB 1G - SP1! Posts: 1590 Gender:	Re: Kern River Fly Swap Reply #5 - Feb 15^th, 2008, 12:25pm Jerry put me down for a pheasant tail nymph. Eric
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Wiredog Diamond Member fishing is not a matter of life or death.... Posts: 2575 Gender:	Re: Kern River Fly Swap Reply #6 - Feb 15^th, 2008, 7:22pm Quote from haramic on Feb 15^th, 2008, 8:24am: ........Please put me down for a parachute Royal Wulff That was the first one that came to my mind, but I had a feeling you wanted to do it! I tried a few, can't wait to compare them to yours.
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Converted Platinum Member I've never been skunked, I just ran out of time... Posts: 1555 Gender:	Re: Kern River Fly Swap Reply #7 - Feb 15^th, 2008, 7:25pm To me flies are alot like an adult beverage. I know what I like and I know what works for me. So why fix it if it ain't broke. (Crown and ROBO PT Nymph.)
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Phelps Bros Silver Member Daddy's Little Girl Posts: 209 Gender:	Re: Kern River Fly Swap Reply #8 - Feb 16^th, 2008, 4:37pm I'm tyin a rubber-legged copper john. Can't wait to see all the flies!!!
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troutinator Diamond Member Posts: 3169 Gender:	Re: Kern River Fly Swap Reply #9 - Feb 22^nd, 2008, 8:39am You say, "Any fly that has caught trout on the Kern?" Let's see, I've only caught a handful on the Kern, using only a couple of differnt flies, the Royal Wulff and Kern candy. Is the Kern candy too easy, or should I pick something else?
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Re: Kern River Fly Swap
Reply #10 - Feb 22^nd, 2008, 8:49am

The Kern Candy would be fine. BTW, I've fished with guys who have used Kern Candy and caught fish right in front of me while I was also using it and never even got a bite. I switched to a ROBO PT and was into fish. I have NEVER caught a fish on Kern Candy and I've tried it up and down the river. But others swear by it. I don't know if it's my presentation, retrieve or what!!!! I know it works, I've seen it, but it just doesn't work for me. Go figure. cry

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Wiredog Diamond Member fishing is not a matter of life or death.... Posts: 2575 Gender:	Re: Kern River Fly Swap Reply #11 - Feb 22^nd, 2008, 9:50am I've caught quite a few on the Kern Candy. In fact the day before last years tournament I caught my personal best on a fly rod with one. Sure wish I could have caught him the next day. As if it would have made a difference.
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Re: Kern River Fly Swap
Reply #12 - Feb 22^nd, 2008, 11:00am

Quote from Converted on Feb 22^nd, 2008, 8:49am:

The Kern Candy would be fine. BTW, I've fished with guys who have used Kern Candy and caught fish right in front of me while I was also using it and never even got a bite. I switched to a ROBO PT and was into fish. I have NEVER caught a fish on Kern Candy and I've tried it up and down the river. But others swear by it. I don't know if it's my presentation, retrieve or what!!!! I know it works, I've seen it, but it just doesn't work for me. Go figure. cry

Then please put me down for Kern Candy. W/C taught me how to tie them and as a new fly tyer, I'd like to see some quality flies going to my fellow tyers. With my "handy-dandy" fly tying DVDs and bible, I'm capable of tying more difficult flies, but not always pretty.

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Converted Platinum Member I've never been skunked, I just ran out of time... Posts: 1555 Gender:	Re: Kern River Fly Swap Reply #13 - Feb 22^nd, 2008, 12:07pm Eric2 - Check your PM Everyone else in this swap - Check your email. Thanks, Converted
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Re: Kern River Fly Swap
Reply #14 - Feb 23^rd, 2008, 5:00am

Converted,
Done boss! Sparle KRE, Soft Hackle KRE, Pink BH KRE. Didn't feel like sleeping last night so I stayed up and tied all night. They will be in the mail Monday.
Lets roll on this one guys Wink

thanks again Jerry.

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