Betty 0 Report post Posted May 3, 2014 If you're a striper herring are a great meal for the spring (I like mine smoked or pickled with sour cream w/onions). This is about 9 inches or more and a mix of natural and synthetic materials in a modified Deceiver. Big wide saddles, then arctic fox body, next using yellow and blue SF Blend to give it the herring colors and finally fancy eyes of jungle cock and some feathers a friend gave me. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
agn54 0 Report post Posted May 3, 2014 wow that's a great looking fly! In greenback that would kill the snook Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fish For Life 0 Report post Posted May 3, 2014 That is amazing!!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Panama Red 0 Report post Posted May 3, 2014 I'll say it again, "you striper guys tie the best looking flies"! I'm with Andy, that herring will hunt. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mudskimmer 0 Report post Posted May 3, 2014 Beautiful! I got a ways to go, a long ways to go before I could emulate that. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mikechell 0 Report post Posted May 3, 2014 Nice color blend ... and blending. Superb looking fly! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Betty 0 Report post Posted May 4, 2014 Thank you all, it's great to have support from other fly tyers such as yourselves. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Peterjay 0 Report post Posted May 4, 2014 Nice tie Jack - love the feather/hair combo. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites