Eyes and Richard Johnson

They say that the eyes are the window to the soul...If this is true, then Richard Johnson of Custom Pike and Salt Water Flies has trapped the soul of fish in his masterful approach to imitating eyes. I received a package from Richard earlier in the week...



Now it was no surprise to me that the eyes were amazing, as Deer Creek was already a supplier of Richard's creations. Pictures do not do these eyes justice. They will add a flair of realism and turn any fly into a work of art.

Eyes are one of the things in a fly that I feel can make the difference between a successful day on the water or not. The idea is, that eyes fall into the category of "Supernormal Stimuli." These are simply greater-than-normal characteristics that trigger responses in predator fish. This means adding a larger then life stimulus to a fly that will attract a curious or hungry fish. Something that stands out, an extra movement in the tail, a brighter then life color, or better then normal eyes. If the fly is presented properly along side of these extras, the fish become excited and may even chase your fly more then the natural.

Richard's eyes do just that. They stand out more then a normal eye and add that extra I have been looking for. If you haven't used them, you're missing out. They are now the only eyes that will grace my flies. Here are some of my flies with these eyes...Just for comparison's sake, here is a fly with normal googly eyes....



Now on to the good stuff.....










Contact Rich at his blog... http://pikeflies.blogspot.com/ or check out Deer Creek...Cheers, remember stimulate those fish with some super realistic eyes...