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Blacknosed Dace

 

Hook - Mustad #3665A, #9575 or #38941, sizes 4 through 12 (size 8 pictured)

Thread - Black

Tag - Red yarn, very short (red antron yarn pictured)

Body - Flat silver tinsel

Wing - (Lower Third) - Polar bear; (Middle Third) - Black bear; (Top Third) - Brown bucktail

Did you find the grizzly bear unsuitable for this fly? Too kinky?

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i didnt use the grizzly/brown bear you sent me but i did use polar bear

 

the wing is as follows

 

polar bear under black bear under brown bucktail

 

from the internet

 

Flick’s original recipe called for a very short scarlet red tag (tag is the old term used for tail). He also specified that the white hair of the wing should be polar bear hair. As this is thankfully now illegal to buy and sell in many countries around the world, a substitute must be used. White bucktail is a perfectly acceptable substitute. Flick liked using bear products. He specified that you should use black bear hair for the middle section of the wing. Squirrel tail or died kid goat hair works just as well. The upper wing should be made of the dark bucktail hair.

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Little White Streamer

 

Hook - Straight eye streamer hook, size 8

Tail - Red hackle fibers

Body - Pearl flat braid

Wing - White polar bear, calf tail (pictured) or goat hair under a small amount of gold and green flash

Throat - Red hackle fibers

Head - White with a small black dot on the sides to represent an eye

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Bird’s Copper Stone

 

Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H

Thread - Red or brown

Tag - Copper wire

Body - Three strands of copper wire twisted together then wrapped

Collar - Brown hackle

Wing - Brown bucktail

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i didnt use the grizzly/brown bear you sent me but i did use polar bear

 

the wing is as follows

 

polar bear under black bear under brown bucktail

 

from the internet

 

Flick’s original recipe called for a very short scarlet red tag (tag is the old term used for tail). He also specified that the white hair of the wing should be polar bear hair. As this is thankfully now illegal to buy and sell in many countries around the world, a substitute must be used. White bucktail is a perfectly acceptable substitute. Flick liked using bear products. He specified that you should use black bear hair for the middle section of the wing. Squirrel tail or died kid goat hair works just as well. The upper wing should be made of the dark bucktail hair.

Interesting. I always thought the original was tied with the three colors of bear.

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The drys are called, I'm pretty sure Poor Witch. Size 24, the hen hackle wing tied spent is just a small PITA, but fun and a good technique to have in the quiver. Tail is moose mane. I don't know who originated the pattern, but it works great when there are spent mayflies being taken.

The nymphs are Sniper Baetis, a Hopper Juan pattern. Size 22 I think. They work great.

 

As usual, great work everyone. Keep 'em coming!

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Interesting. I always thought the original was tied with the three colors of bear.

 

 

 

it certainly could be tied with all bear hairs

 

i went through numerous books in my library and they all identify the recipe as i posted above

 

it was also tied on a nymph hook and streamer hook size 4 - 12

 

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Thanks for the info Norm, I never saw the recipe anywhere it's just something I heard. I suppose the hollow deer hair on top helps hold the fly up-right while it "swims" too. Nice looking flies. Looks good wet too.

 

I tied a bunch up with different materials for comparison and plan to try them out in the spring. No casting for me for a while, the waters getting hard up here.

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Black-Nose-Dace-2-800.jpg

 

Blacknosed Dace

 

Hook - Mustad #3665A, #9575 or #38941, sizes 4 through 12 (size 8 pictured)

Thread - Black

Tag - Red yarn, very short (red antron yarn pictured)

Body - Flat silver tinsel

Wing - (Lower Third) - Polar bear; (Middle Third) - Black bear; (Top Third) - Brown bucktail

Did you find the grizzly bear unsuitable for this fly? Too kinky?

 

Norm, The Black Nosed Dace came in the mail today. Very nice, thank you very much. I won't be able to fish it till may but when I do I will post pictures of what I catch with it. Thanks again.

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Gladiator

 

Hook – Gamakatsu T10-6H

Thread - Black

Tail – Dyed red hackle fibers

Rib - Peacock herl

Body - Green floss

Hackle - Grizzly

Wing - Grey Squirrel tail

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Its been too long since I sat down at the vice. Cranked a few poppers out today and I certainly am a little rusty. This last one was the only one worth taking a quick pic.

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