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Tying with Woodduck Flank - Streamers

By Bob Petti

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.

Grizzly Prince

Hook:
Long shank streamer, in this case Mustad 94720
Thread:
Black
Tail:
Orange Hackle Barbs
Body:
Flat Silver Tinsel
Belly:
White Bucktail
Throat:
Orange Hackle Barbs
Wing:
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.
Shoulders:
Woodduck Flank
Cheek:
Jungle Cock

 

 

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.

Wood Special

Hook:
Streamer, in this case Mustad 3665A
Thread:
Black
Tag:
Flat Silver Tinsel
Tail:
Grizzly Hackle Barbs
Rib:
Flat Silver Tinsel
Body:
Hot Orange Chenille
Wing:
Woodduck Flank Feather, tied flat
Hackle:
Grizzly Hen, tied full


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GFF staff comment
From: Martin Joergensen · martin·at·globalflyfisher.com  Link
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


From: George Ruetters · george.ruetters·at·3web.com  Link
Submitted March 22nd 2008

where is the Prince Nymph??????????



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