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Tying with Woodduck Flank - Streamers
By Bob Petti
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Rangeley
streamers make for a wonderful combination of craft
and art. As functional as they are beautiful, they are
starting to get more attention among fly tyers and anglers.
This sample of a Grizzly Prince was inspired by some
flies sent to me in a swap by my friend Lindsey Grandison.
I find the combination of colors and materials particularly
attractive.
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Grizzly
Prince
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Hook:
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Long
shank streamer, in this case Mustad 94720
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Thread:
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Black
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Tail:
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Orange
Hackle Barbs
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Body:
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Flat
Silver Tinsel
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Belly:
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White
Bucktail
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Throat:
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Orange
Hackle Barbs
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Wing:
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White
saddle hackle, outside of which is grizzly saddle hackle.
The top half of the grizzly saddle has been stripped such
that the bottom half of the wing shows white.
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Shoulders:
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Woodduck
Flank
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Cheek:
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Jungle
Cock
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Our
resident streamer guru Bob Skehan is a big fan of
this flatwing style streamer, the Wood Special. It's
a killer brook trout pattern, both in ponds and streams.
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Wood
Special
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Hook:
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Streamer,
in this case Mustad 3665A
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Thread:
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Black
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Tag:
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Flat
Silver Tinsel
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Tail:
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Grizzly
Hackle Barbs
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Rib:
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Flat
Silver Tinsel
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Body:
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Hot
Orange Chenille
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Wing:
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Woodduck
Flank Feather, tied flat
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Hackle:
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Grizzly
Hen, tied full
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Submitted March 23rd 2008
George,
Sorry for the confusion here - this page was titled Prince Nymph by mistake. It's about streamers. We have a lot about the Prince Nymph here and here.
Martin