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 Fly Tier: Andrew Cooper |
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Tying Instruction : 1) Tie thread in at hook eye. 2) Tie on bunch of rabbit fur from zonker strip. Leave 1/4 inch extended in front of hook eye. 3) Wrap thread back along hook, tying zonker fur down. 4) Wrap thread 1/4 of the way round the bend of the hook and tie on quill. 5) Wrap quill almost to the eye of the hook. 6) Coat quill with head cement. 7) Tie in beaver fur for thorax, pulling white zonker fur up as gills. 8) Whip finish head. Note : *** STRIPPING A PEACOCK EYE *** 1) Mix solution of bleach and water in a mason jar. a) 1/2 cup of bleach & 1/2 cup of water 2) Mix solution of Baking soda and water in another small jar. a) 4 table spoons of baking soda & 1/2 cup of water. 3) Place peacock eye in bleach solution. Shake solution and peacock eye for 3-5 minutes. After 3 minutes check peacock eye every 30 seconds. 4) Remove peacock eye from bleach and place in baking soda solution. Leave peacock eye in baking soda solution for 1 hour. 5) Remove peacock eye from baking soda solution and rinse with running water. Place peacock eye on paper towel to dry. 6) Optional: Cover stripped peacock eye with hair conditioner let stand for 15 minutes and wash with cold water. This will give you a very manageable quill. |
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When I was 13 my parents gave me a fly fishing outfit for my birthday. That year I spent a lot of time trying to fly fishing on our local trout stream. I caught nothing the whole summer. My dad, not being a fisherman, couldn't understand how I could keep going back day after day. One day a friend of his a work suggested we visit Carl Coleman who had a fly fishing store in the basement of his house. We went to Carl's and bought a fly tying kit, and Carl told us of a man who lived in my neighborhood named Lynn Holt who might help me tie some flies. That winter, Lynn graciously let me come over to his house on Wednesday nights to tie flies. The very first trip that next spring I caught my first Trout. Lynn did not ask for anything for all the lessons he gave me, he did it for the love of the sport. He was passing on a gift that will last me a lifetime.
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