On Oct 28, 9:33 pm, "Opus--Mark H. Bowen"
wrote:
"jeff" wrote in message

...

riverman wrote:

In addition to getting them prepared to fish, I also will be spending
some time helping them acquire outdoor gear (most of them will be
buying their first sleeping bag), and teaching them some elementary
outdoor skills. I'm quite sure that none of them have ever gone 6
consecutive days without being under a roof. I ran a similar trip last
year (without the fishing: only canoeing and camping) and the kids
loved it.

myron - i'll donate a few bucks to help with the adventure. post a
mailing address.

What Jeff said. I figure I can send ya money to buy flies in NZ better than
I can tie certain patterns.

Op

How great of you guys, but I really can't accept any money, as it
probably goes against some school rules somewhere for me to accept
cash. And we're not a poor school...I just have a fixed budget that I
have to work within.

If you really want to contribute (and THANK YOU if you do), and you
don't want to tie up something really basic (even some #10 Wooly
Buggers would be completely acceptable), then you can just stop by a
fly shop and pick up something and send it. That will leave more money
in my budget for NZ flies when I get to Auckland, and they will still
have the beginnings of a basic box at this end.

I'm hearing some requests for a wish list, so okay. The kids will
probably be swinging nymphs through pools with strike indicators on,
dragging Wooly Buggers across eddy lines, and casting highly buoyant
dries to pools, so think along those lines. I'm thinking of starting
the kids off with some basics: Beaded Wooly Buggers, GRHEs, Pheasant
Tails, Elk Hair Caddises, Adamses (or some other upright dry), maybe
some Humpies. Think along the larger sizes (nymphs in the #14-16
range, dries in the #12-14 range). I know that #16 Copper Johns were
the secret weapon last time I was there, and they were slurping these
#14 BWO-like things off the top. Anything like that would be
wonderful.

There are no special packaging rules...just put them in a ziplock and
put that in an envelope and send them regular post. You are welcome to
pick flies specifically because they mail well.

Thank you for wanting to pitch in. You can send things regular post to
me at this address:
c/o HKIS
1 Red Hill Rd
Tai Tam, HK

Be sure to include your return address.

--riverman