#92 - Piscivore

Tied by: Darren MacEachern
Originated by: Darren MacEachern

Hook: Custom Don Ordes 6xl 1 14/0 shark hook
Thread: Black FWN
Tag: Silver flat tinsel
Body: Black wool
Rib: Silver flat tinsel
Belly: 2 peacock sword feathers tied
Wing: Feather are glued onto a foam template and layered white, yellow, orange and black.
Shoulder: Peacock eye feather
Topping: Peacock herl
Head: Black

Notes: Don had sent me this hook as well as a much larger hook which will require a much larger vise. The 14/0 just fit into the jaws of my Griffin Montana Mongoose and so I had not too much trouble tying this. The hard part was figuring out what to tie on this generously sized hook, and so not having any feathers that would create a suitable wing, I decided to build one. I'm pretty sure that the wing is functional as a fishing streamer, but I don't have a rod big enough to cast something like this. Chuck and duck redefined for me. Happy April 1st.

The March streamers will be auctioned off starting next Sunday April 8th.