That would look nice. Deb ----- Original Message ----- From: "J&A Burbank" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, January 13, 2004 10:28 PM Subject: Re: [VFB] Peacock patterns?
> Deb, > The "just for fun" is one that I've been thinking of tying. Except I was > thinking of using an eye feather for the cheak. > > Jim > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Deborah Duran" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Tuesday, January 13, 2004 7:11 PM > Subject: Re: [VFB] Peacock patterns? > > > > A streaker is a baitfish pattern that uses whole peacock swords for the > back > > of the fly. It's a pretty neat fly. There are some old bass flies that > use > > tiny eye feathers as the wings (Mary Orvis Marbury book). To round it off > I > > like the Alexandra. There are also New England streamer patterns that use > a > > lot of peacock and are beautiful to look at. I have made entire streamers > > out of peacock feathers. > > And of course you could tie "just for fun" ;0) > > There is a hummingbird pattern with peacock that was in one of the fly > tyer > > issues. Then there are the flies on the front of Art of Angling journal > Vol > > 1 issue 3. I'm sure they are up on Schmooklers website somewhere. > > Deb > > > >From: "J&A Burbank" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > >Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > >Subject: [VFB] Peacock patterns? > > > >Date: Tue, 13 Jan 2004 14:56:28 -0800 > > > > > > > >Good afternoon folks. As you all know I got my hands on a lot of > peacock > > > >feathers recently. I spoke with my friend that got the bird in the > first > > > >place and he said the people who owned the bird would like a fly tied > > from > > > >the feathers (small price to pay). I would like to do something big and > > > >flashy for them. Anybody have any suggestions? I've got a couple of > > > >candidates but like a few more options. > > > > > > > >Thanks > > > > > > > >Jim > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > > Let the new MSN Premium Internet Software make the most of your > high-speed > > > experience. http://join.msn.com/?pgmarket=en-us&page=byoa/prem&ST=1 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
