march, 1968 - Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission

"FISHING FATHER"
HONORED BY HOUSE
The "Fishing Father," Reverend Lawrence Zakrevsky
of Edwardsville, has been recognized by Pennsylvania's
House of Representatives.
Following a story about Father Zakrevsky and his lifelong
hobby of fishing and collecting lures in the December
issue of Pennsylvania Angler the House passed a resolution
honoring the senior resident.
The resolution states in full:
"The Reverend Lawrence Zakrevsky of Edwardsville,
Luzerne County, and pastor of St. Vladimir's Ukrainian
Greek Catholic Church was the subject recently of a feature
NEW 3-D STREAMER
THE BLOND
BOMBER Figure
Figure 1—The tail, a wisp of
barred wood duck.
Figure 2—The body, colored
floss with gold tinsel.
MARCH —1 968
by PAUL CLARK
Three-D used to stand for a special sort of
movie but now it can perhaps be applied to
three discoveries in streamer fly tying. Put
them together into one streamer and you have
one of the best imitations of a minnow ever
tied.
First dye some badger hair blond—use
women's color tint and make it a good golden
blond.
Second use some maribou in the middle—
moisten the normal amount of badger hair for
a streamer and then split it, putting the wet
piece of maribou in the middle extending it a
quarter of an inch beyond the badger hair.
Third go to work on the head—take a small
bottle of airplane dope, leave the lid off until
it becomes puttylike, then apply a small
amount on the head and mold it to suit. Paint
it white with black dots for eyes.
Figures one through five show the steps
necessary for tying this "Blond Bomber."
article in the Pennsylvania Angler.
"Born 84 years ago in Aisian Russia, Father Zakrevsky
has been an enthusiastic fisherman for more than fifty years
and has accumulated one of the largest private collections
of lures and artificial bait in the entire country.
"Father Zakrevsky is a kind, gentle man who is loved and
respected not only by his parishioners, but by the entire
community which he has served these many years with
great devotion; therefore be it
"RESOLVED, That the Members of the House of Representatives
of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania pause
in their deliberations to pay tribute to Father Lawrence
Zakrevsky, a fine churchman, citizen and sportsman and
wish him well in the future; and be it further
"RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution be sent to
Father Zakrevsky."
3—Body completed, tinsel
ribbed over floss.
Figure 4—The wing, badger tail
dyed blond split into equal
pieces and a piece of white
maribou in the middle.
Figure 5—The head, puttylike
airplane dope white with black
eyes.
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