And the next swap is?

Are you a fly fisherman who like to swap flies with others? This idea was brought to my attention a little while back and I think we should give it a try.
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And the next swap is?

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So anyone interested in another swap? If so what should the theme be?

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one idea that comes to mind is taking a common insect (such as the isonychia, hex, BWO, caddis) and doing a life cycle of the insect from nymph to pupa (if applies) to adult. participants can choose to tie either nymph or adult. hopefully it would work out such that there'd be 2-3 participants for each life stage. for example, if there were 9 tiers, there'd be 9 flies (3 nymphs, 3 pupa and 3 adults). ideally each tier would do a bit of research ahead of time to come up with a kick butt pattern. then all participants would receive a full set of kick butt flies for the life cycle of that insect.

that's my 2 cents. any other suggestions?
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Eventhough I do not fly fish and would love to learn...
I think this is a really cool idea!!
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Rich,

Sounds like a good idea. If we were to do it I think the three obvious choices would be stoneflies, caddis and isonychia, given their abundance here and in NY.
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