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| Shawnny3 | December 10th, 2007, 5:06 pm | |
| Pleasant Gap, PA Posts: 541 | Here's the first of my artistic salmon flies, called Revolution. To see my other flies and many more photos, check out the site in my signature line. I reserve all rights to my photos. Please don't copy this image. -Shawn | |
| Jewelry-Quality Artistic Salmon Flies, by Shawn Davis www.davisflydesigns.com | ||
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| CaseyP | December 10th, 2007, 6:23 pm | |
| Arlington, VA/ Mercersburg, PA Posts: 254 | simply cannot believe what i'm seeing...absolutely amazing, Shawn! art at its finest, to be sure. | |
| "You can observe a lot by watching." Yogi Berra | ||
| Troutnut | December 10th, 2007, 7:15 pm | |
| Fairbanks, AK Posts: 1115 | You've really gotta see that one in 3D to appreciate it. The spiral he's made with the feathers is really cool. Very impressive! | |
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| Grannom | December 10th, 2007, 7:36 pm | |
| Northwest PA Posts: 53 | Do I see a "D" on the head? Wow a woowie! Nice site. GOLD hooks! Have you ever fished for Atlantic salmon?...Used your pieces of art? | |
| "Be calm - you're there..." "...Tell yourself there's no rush, even if there is." -John Gierach | ||
| Falsifly | December 11th, 2007, 12:09 pm | |
| Hayward, WI. Posts: 108 | Shawn, The quintessence of fly tying art, destined to become collector items. I wish you the best of good fortune. Will they be numbered? I urge all to take a few moments and explore Shawn's site. | |
| Falsifly Designated by Troutnut as the heir to Pat McManus | ||
| Martinlf | December 11th, 2007, 5:10 pm | |
| Palmyra PA Posts: 907 | I would second that urging. Amazing work. | |
| Louis Is it not an art to deceive a trout with an artificial fly? A trout! that is more sharp-sighted than any hawk . . . and more watchful and timorous than your high-mettled merlin is bold! --Izaak Walton The Compleat Angler | ||
| Smallstream | December 11th, 2007, 10:02 pm | |
| State College, PA Posts: 95 | unreal! | |
| Shawnny3 | December 12th, 2007, 11:23 pm | |
| Pleasant Gap, PA Posts: 541 | Thank you for your kind words, gentlemen. To have my work appreciated by such knowledgeable and passionate people is a truly great reward. Even though I hope someday to make money with my tying (or at least pay off the substantial debt I've accrued via this project), the real reason I engaged this project in the first place was to share my vision for artistic flies with people like you. I appreciate your affirmation more than you know. -Shawn | |
| Jewelry-Quality Artistic Salmon Flies, by Shawn Davis www.davisflydesigns.com | ||
| Martinlf | December 13th, 2007, 2:06 am | |
| Palmyra PA Posts: 907 | Plus you shut down my teasing on the jointed flies thoroughly, Shawn. That should be, as they say in the Mastercard ads, "priceless." | |
| Louis Is it not an art to deceive a trout with an artificial fly? A trout! that is more sharp-sighted than any hawk . . . and more watchful and timorous than your high-mettled merlin is bold! --Izaak Walton The Compleat Angler | ||
| Jmd123 | December 13th, 2007, 11:38 pm | |
| Posts: 148 | So Shawn, have you flung any of these creations at Atlantic salmon yet? Or, steelhead for that matter? Or are they strictly for the art of it? Early in my tying career, I decided to take on as many challenges as I could. I found a couple of books with several hair-wing and mixed-feather-wing Atlantic salmon flies in them, and met the challenge. I'm sure I could tie them much better today, but I am still proud of the Green Highlander I managed to put together. And without having to purchase a bunch of exotic feathers! Those flies are actually in the box right now awaiting for me to get off my ass and go steelhead fishing... COOL flies, man! I like the signature "D" on the head, too. Jonathon | |
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