Black Nose Dace Patterns - Stan Jakubaszek

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NEW AGE DACE
Submitted By Stan Jakubaszek

NEW AGE DACE

HOOK	6 X streamer
BODY	silver holographic tinsel
UNDERWING	'Angel Hair', pearl and baitfish colors
WING	metallic green Impeyan pheasant with tragopan pheasant over; tied flat wing style
THROAT	small red-orange Golden Pheasant body feather
HEAD	black with a white eye

Stan's Comments

This dace pattern was an experiment in the use of both synthetic and natural materials that have excellent light reflecting and refracting characteristics. The underwing is built of 'Angel Hair' which is very finely shredded mylar that can be tied in and handled similarly to hairwinging materils. This material when used in a pattern refracts light and the fly appears to have little 'lightstorms'within it when in the water; definitely an attractor pattern material. The flatwing uses Impeyan and Trogopan pheasant feathers which are very conducive to light interaction in the water; these feathers are a bit exotic but they are available. The use of the silver holographic tinsel for the body material follows along with the light interaction theme of the pattern. I've named the pattern 'New Age Dace' to be in keeping with our Y2K-1 interests and to suggest a new phase of pattern development utilizing the syntetics available in conjunction with traditional natural materials.

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