Lacquer overlay wet process for artificial fly bodies

Abstract

A method of applying a design, such as a simulated live fish design, onto an artificial fly body includes the step of applying a base layer of lacquer over the entire primed exterior surface of a buoyant artificial fly body. A first overlay of a lacquer is applied in a predetermined pattern, i.e., stripes, dots, etc., at predetermined discrete locations on the artificial fly body while the base layer is still wet. While the first overlay of lacquer is still wet, a second overlay of a lacquer is applied over the first overlay. The second overlay mixes with the first overlay of lacquer and flows outward from its point of initial application to a boundary spaced from the edge of the first overlay. A peripheral edge portion of the first overlay remains exposed around the second overlay. Finally, a clear layer of lacquer is applied over the entire artificial fly body after all of the overlays are dry. A third overlay may be optionally applied over certain of the second overlays, while the second overlays are still wet, to simulate other patterns, such as eyes, found in live fish.