Squirrel Zonkers

[Fatman]

Had a buddy send me a tanned fox Squirrel skin, parts of it had some shaved spots so I cut what I could into zonker strips and shaved the rest for dubbing.






Looking around for some decent priced tanned squirrel skins, I really like the looks of the strips from them.

[James Smith]

Nice looking Zonkers. I really like to two tone multicolors of Fox Squirrels. Please post photos of some of the flies you tie with them.

Jim Smith

[Ed_D]

Nice looking Zonkers. I really like to two tone multicolors of Fox Squirrels. Please post photos of some of the flies you tie with them.

Jim Smith

What Jim said...


Thanks,
Ed

[1hook]

nice looking stuff, will make for some good ties

[john52948]

a couple years back, I got tired of paying high dollar for poor quality saddle hackle for making wooly boogers. I ran across a pattern on this web site called, a pine squirrel cheater. it uses zonked pine squirrel as its main ingredient. I toned it down a little bit by only using two wraps of zonked squirrel, and loop dubbing the remainder of the body.

I call it an unwooly booger, because it uses no hackle. its really just a pine squirrel cheater that has gone on a diet.

ive been using it for about 3 years now, don't even tye any wooly boogers any more, don't need them. no more high dollar hackle, and no more leader twist.

[Alberto]

Those are some nice zonker strips. Will make a nice two-toned Slumpbuster.

In trip to South Carolina I have seen the black squirrels with a white face, has anyone seen zonker strips made from this type of squirrel that can be purchased at fly shops? I can find dyed black pine squirrel zonkers but have not seen natural black squirrel zonkers.

Alberto

[pillcaster]

a couple years back, I got tired of paying high dollar for poor quality saddle hackle for making wooly boogers. I ran across a pattern on this web site called, a pine squirrel cheater. it uses zonked pine squirrel as its main ingredient. I toned it down a little bit by only using two wraps of zonked squirrel, and loop dubbing the remainder of the body.

I call it an unwooly booger, because it uses no hackle. its really just a pine squirrel cheater that has gone on a diet.

ive been using it for about 3 years now, don't even tye any wooly boogers any more, don't need them. no more high dollar hackle, and no more leader twist.

AMEN FYI http://flyanglersonline.com/fotw/2009/fotw20090921.php

also, j stockard, a sponsor here, has excellent whole zonked skins http://www.jsflyfishing.com/wapsi-pi...el-skin-zonked