FLYINTROPICAL: Fuzzy Balls

Wednesday, February 06, 2008

Fuzzy Balls

5 comments:

flyfishingunlimited said...: Otus scops? Looks very similar, that's for sure! My favorite owl! Actually, all owls are my favorites :-)

There is an ancient school of fly tying in the Balkans-particularly in Bosnia-where trout flies have names of local birds... Each fly uses the feather of particular bird (jaybird, mallard, different owls, etc...) There is one dedicated to Otus scops, too.; 3:49 PM
BLUEANGLER said...: Ha! Vlad,

I love owls too! We just got a chance to visit the Raptor center, they are so many amazing owls and hawks... these two little guys are called Eastern Screech-Owl (Megascops asio), they are just as big and as similar to the Eurasia species that you mentioned Otus... Nice to know the fly from owl feathers... I did have a chance to see the Golden Eagle... I know there are some traditional wetfly Eagle patterns too : ); 6:13 PM
flyfishingunlimited said...: Hi Mark,

Thanks for clarifying-they look very similar indeed. I sometimes wish there would be legally available feathers of more bird species for fly tying.

Feathers are incredible-really nothing can replace them.; 7:31 PM
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BLUEANGLER said...: I agree with you, Vlad!

The feather structure by itself are as amazing as the bird! : ); 7:50 AM

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