On 22 Sep, 05:11, "Tom Littleton" wrote:


is this(and the other two threads) supposed to make any
sense whatsoever?? I had to admit, I got a chuckle from
the one inquiring about your "American Fansg
Tom

Those posts were in error.They were replies to e-mail queries. I don´t
know why that software saves drafts to a group address. It won´t do so
any more, as I have now deleted it.

Well here´s another few chuckles for you;

QUOTE

Mike,

By all means, use whatever you'd like if you think any of it would be
helpful to others.

Mike, I've only just begun and I'm much, much closer to a novice than
an expert. I am learning (slowly), thanks to your help and advice, I
am enjoying myself, and I am catching more fish than I ever have
before. For the life of me, though, I cannot catch a fish on a spider!
I catch a lot of fish on the bob (usually an elk hair caddis) and a
lot on the point (usually a simple nymph - just a dark grey heather
wool yarn wrapped around the hook, a little thicker in the thorax, and
scruffed up with velcro, occasionally a hare's ear nymph copied from
your site). If I use a winged wet like a leadwing coachman or a grouse
and green or a hare's ear, I pick up some fish on the dropper. But a
Stewart spider, a partridge and orange or a hare's lug and plover
comes up with nothing. Yeah, I sprung for a golden plover skin,
thinking a bird flu outbreak might prevent further imports forever.
Until I can catch a few fish with it though, I'm going to be kicking
myself. I know it will come, but until then it is a bit frustrating.
What's also frustrating is that people write in to the forums about
catching fish swinging spiders, and I know that swinging them is not
the best way to fish them. Obviously, I don't yet know what the best
way is, though... ;-)

Take care and tight lines,

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That was from one of my American fans, I have plenty more.

Here are a couple from various English fans;

QUOTE

Mike,
Thanks for your excellent posts. I have been struggling to learn
everything I can about SWFFing since I 'discovered' it only six months
ago and I think I learned more from your articles than any other
single source.
I particularly appreciate your open-minded and free-thinking attitude
to the subject - too many writers seem to be hidebound by 'tradition'
or 'the done thing' and seem incapable of independent thought.

UNQUOTE

QUOTE

Hi Mike another great and extremely informative piece! Thanks a lot!

UNQUOTE

QUOTE

Absolutely brilliant. Tried the floating frog on a #8 weight, and got
seven pike on the first outing, best just short of twelve pounds. was
easy to cast, and the fish hit it hard. Thanks!

UNQUOTE


Would you like some more chuckles? I have a whole load of these and
similar thank you letters.

MC