Totally off idea, from where did you get that?! :P Really nice! The fish is done

very beautiful image.. used to make my own lures as well.. you might want to clean up some of the water on face of the fish that seem out of place (don't really notice until High Res).. still high marks of an inventive use of source.. it becomes the focal point because of the title.. good LUCK

HEY..you threw the old fish back.. LOL.. nice finish, good luck

...and for mellow.. I'm pretty sure the title is the gold coil thread they wrap around the fly and hook to attach the Cotton batting they add to the lure.. (ear is reference to the shape)but I could be wrong, I always made spinners and they are a zillion times easier then fly making

Well done. Nice work.

very nice, good luck and welcome back =)

Interesting pic tho I confess I don't understand the title at all (but I'm no fisherman!)!!

This is soooo cool! My dad tied flies, and started teaching me when I was little I always thought they were like art!

fly tying and fly fishing is an art, yes.
My father inlaw taught me.
Thank you all for your comments

Sorry to burst your bubble.. Unless you have some special permissions, the trout is a 'no derivate works' source.. Rework your image with an allowable source.. GL.

thanks for the heads up animax, I will get another trout. Totally missed that in the cc
OK changed trout source.
thanks again

WOW ! really beautiful image...

welcome back! very cool idea and well done good luck!

Much better..

nice image (the source??)

good work! nicely done!

Nice job

Nice entry!

cute

Nice work, weally well done

Nice image! A bit pixelated in HiRes, but I like the composition and colors. Mmm...maaaybe you can try to make the background a bit darker so that the hook is more visible (more contrast), but that's up to you. Good luck!

nice work

Really Nice., Creative IDEA...

good work

very nice

very nice.. GL

good job and good luck

nice idea author. goodluck.

Creative indeed high marks from me!

congrats

Congratulations, celebrations, well done Keep up the good work

you did very well

congrats Suave!!!!!!!