Anyone know this streamer

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Can’t find much info on this Maine streamer. Tyer is Art Libby and the streamer is supposedly called “The Rain fly” . Anyone familiar with it ? I like it.

 

[flytire 0]

google only found this much

https://www.maineflyfish.com/forums/index.php?/topic/23564-rain/

http://classicflyrodforum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=73&t=96867

its not in "forgotten flies" nor the 2 books on streamers by bates

it is mentioned in "tandem streamers" by donald wilson. designed by art libby and named for his daughter-in-law lorraine

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Thanks flytire. That was helpful.

[jamieofthenorth 0]

Looks like a pretty easy tie and something that would be effective... might have to add this one to my "to tie" list. 

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1 hour ago, jamieofthenorth said:

Looks like a pretty easy tie and something that would be effective... might have to add this one to my "to tie" list. 

Yea flytire’s two links will provide more info.  I’m going to tie the simple one hook version and see how she does in Nov.. Funny as it is apparently a very under the radar old streamer.

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The pattern does call for painted eyes. I may throw a jc on it.

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43 minutes ago, Mogup said:

Yea flytire’s two links will provide more info.  I’m going to tie the simple one hook version and see how she does in Nov.. Funny as it is apparently a very under the radar old streamer.

I bet it'll work great in waters where Mickey Finns are effective, given that it looks like a better dressed older brother of that fly. I may do the same with a single hook... articulated flies still scare me. 

[Sandan 0]

7 hours ago, Mogup said:

The pattern does call for painted eyes. I may throw a jc on it.

Darn you. Hahaha. I ordered a jc cape 

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29 minutes ago, Sandan said:

Darn you. Hahaha. I ordered a jc cape 

Lol.  Love to encourage the addiction.

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12 hours ago, Mogup said:

Lol.  Love to encourage the addiction.

straw meet camel's back. hahaaaha.

[flytire 0]

Rain

Adapted from the Tandem Recipe

Hook – Mustad 9575

Thread – Black

Body – Flat silver tinsel

Wing – Yellow over red over yellow bucktail

over which are 2 grizzly hackles

Head – Black with white eye and red pupil

Tandem Streamer – Donald A Wilson

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Very nice 

[Upstate 0]

On 10/12/2020 at 10:47 AM, flytire said:

Rain

Adapted from the Tandem Recipe

Hook – Mustad 9575

Thread – Black

Body – Flat silver tinsel

Wing – Yellow over red over yellow bucktail

over which are 2 grizzly hackles

Head – Black with white eye and red pupil

Tandem Streamer – Donald A Wilson

I like that fly.  Can you tell me the paint type and head finish you used? 
 

thanks John 

[tidewaterfly 0]

If anyone here would know anything about a fly like that, it would be Norm! 👍

I've tied a similar fly at times, when I didn't have dyed yellow grizzly, it an attempt to tie a Yellow Perch pattern. A blend of yellow and orange bucktail, with natural grizzly hackle over the bucktail produced a decent imitation. 

The "Yellow Perch Streamer" was one I learned about back when I was beginning to tie, and one I've used since for stream & river bass many times. 

That was my first thought when I saw the photo posted here. 

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12 hours ago, Upstate said:

I like that fly.  Can you tell me the paint type and head finish you used? 
 

thanks John 

i use plain old craft store acrylic paints and coat the fly head with solarez bone dry uv resin

dotting tools to make the different diameter eyes