Monday, January 25, 2016

The Hackled Fish Skull

  I frequently surf the web looking for interesting fly tying ideas, and once found, it's a simple process of taking a screen shot and saving the image for later consideration. These images can sit on my hard drive for months without ever being viewed, and all too often, completely forgotten about. Such was the case the other day when I finally opened the folder for the first time since late summer and re-discovered a simple yet beautiful streamer tied with a Fish Skull. The problem with my "process" is that I don't remember where the image came from, what the fly's name is, or who to credit with it's original creation. For that I apologize.


8 comments:

  1. Brk Trt1/26/2016 2:40 PM

    John love that first one....the badger/furnace hackle has great marking.

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    1. dead fisher1/26/2016 10:28 PM

      Thanks Alan.
      The badger/furnace hackle was the one that originally caught my attention. I immediately tied 3 and used most of the remaining "showy" feathers on the cape.

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  2. cofisher1/26/2016 9:02 PM

    I do the same thing, surfing for interesting patterns. I rarely ever actually tie them, but I love watching the techniques of the tiers. Nice looking streamers.

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    1. dead fisher1/26/2016 10:32 PM

      Thanks Howard.
      I suppose the chase is half the thrill. Most times I save a pattern and don't have the materials to tie them.

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  3. Lisa1/29/2016 1:17 AM

    Those indeed look nice! Yeah, it would've been nice if we knew what the name is. Maybe next time, you can save those details along with the image. :)

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    1. dead fisher1/29/2016 2:44 PM

      Thanks Lisa
      Credit where credit is due is a good motto to follow, especially in blogging, and leads to credibility. I promise to try to be more diligent in the future.

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  4. CARF2/02/2016 10:05 PM

    Nice looking fly. I love looking at streamers that have the feather tied in on top like that. Very photogenic. What size hook did you use?

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  5. dead fisher2/03/2016 4:22 PM

    Thanks Justin.
    I frequently tie on whatever I have around, but do have a few favorite "all purpose" hooks like what I used here: a #6 partridge on a med./sml. Fish Skull.

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