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SANDBAR SMELT
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TAG
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three turns of flat silver tinsel
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BODY
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orange floss
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RIB
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medium flat silver tinsel
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UNDERWING
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beneath the shank are a few strand of pale yellow impala
(calftail) extending beyond the hook point, beneath this are a few strand
of white bucktail equal in length
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THROAT
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white schlappen with light
yellow hackle outside. The light yellow hackle is also added
to the top of the hook shank.
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UNDERWING
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four to six bronze strands of peacock herl
that extend one-half inch beyond the hook
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WING
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each wing is constructed of two white and one golden
green saddle hackle (from inner to outer wing surface)
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SHOULDER
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lemon woodduck flank feather
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CHEEKS
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jungle cock
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COMMENT
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Named for the sandbar at Newfound Lake, New Hampshire.
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Originator and Pattern Source: Originator unidentified. “Streamer Fly
Tying and Fishing” by Joseph D. Bates Jr. The Stackpole Company,
Harrisburg, PA. 1966. Also given in “Smelt Fly Patterns” by Donald A.
Wilson. Frank Amato Publications, Inc., Portland Oregon, 1996
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