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BLACKNOSE DACE: ART FLICK'S BUCKTAIL
Submitted By Lindsey Grandison



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BLACKNOSE DACE: ART FLICK'S BUCKTAIL
HOOK size 4-10
THREAD black
TAG/TAIL red yarn, very short
BODY silver tinsel
THROAT cream or light ginger
WING white bucktail (original called for polar bear) over which is tied Black bear hair (or black hair from a shunk tail or black bucktail)shorter in length than other wing material, over which is tied Brown bucktail
COMMENTS This early pattern was originated and popularized by Art Flick in his widely read books (Streamside Guide to Naturals and their Imitations, 1947; New Streamside Guide, 1969). It remains one of the most widely described patterns for Blacknose Dace and typically is the pattern available in flyshops and mail order catalogues.



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