The duct tape turtle is a long-running April Fool's joke from local outdoor writer Gil Lackey. On April 1, he would run a fly fishing article with fly tying instructions for the duct tape turtle, which basically involved wrapping duct tape around a hook, cutting it into a turtle shape, and then painting it in turtle colors. He even made one and displayed it at a local fly shop one year, I believe.
It was just a joke, but I've always told him I thought it might actually catch fish if he tried it.
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