Yes, I remember him although I have not heard about him for many years. Mike Martinek tied flies in the Carrie Stevens style. I think years ago that he even had some extra longshank streamer hooks made by Partridge of Redditch. Sad news.
Neville (Nev) Gosling > On Jan 21, 2019, at 4:50 AM, Pacres <[email protected]> wrote: > > Peggy, thanks for passing this along. I'm sad to hear that Mike passed. He > was a huge inspiration to me and many other tyers who tied featherwing > streamers. He self-published 2 books of streamer flies, mostly ones he > designed as well as some that his friends had created. They are tough to > find, Mike used to sell these at the shows he tied at. He also did a couple > of videos with the Hooked on Fly Tying production. > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zsZovFwyuQ4 > <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zsZovFwyuQ4> > > D > > On Mon, 21 Jan 2019 at 07:20, Ron Boutin <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > Mike was not a VFB member but a well known tyer. He specialized in streamers > and knew all about their history. I think he may even authored a book on the > subject. He tyed at many of the shows. I watched him tie a few times, > > Ron > > Sent from my iPad > > On Jan 20, 2019, at 7:34 PM, Chuck Alexander <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > >> Peggy: Who are you talking about. Mike Martinek?? I’ve been in this group 14 >> yrs (I think LOL) now and don’t remember ever seeing that name here. Was he >> a lurker?? Go by another name etc etc?? Chuck >> >> >> >> From: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >> <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> On Behalf Of >> ladyflytyer >> Sent: Sunday, January 20, 2019 5:59 PM >> To: 'KP' via VFB Mail <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>> >> Subject: [VFB] Mike Martinek >> >> >> >> For those who knew him from the shows he passed a week or so ago at 72. 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