Thunder Creek Streamer Dressings
By Lindsey Grandison
Keith Fulsher created patterns mimicking the most common baitfish. The baitfish and the pattern for it are listed below:
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Blacknose Dace
- Hook Shank Covering: embossed silver tinsel
- Lateral Stripe: black bucktail
- Top of Head and Back: brown bucktail
- Bottom of Head and Belly: white bucktail
- Eye: Yellow lacquer with black dot
- Additional Comments: Draw a black line on the head from the hook eye to the rear of the head
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Emerald Shiner
- Hook Shank Covering:
flourescent green floss with silver or green tinsel rib
- Lateral Stripe:
none
- Top of Head and Back:
brown bucktail
- Bottom of Head and Belly:
white bucktail
- Eye:
Yellow lacquer with black dot
- Additional Comments:
Fulsher reports using this pattern most often. In recent adaptations he uses pearlescent flashabou for the body.
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Golden Shiner
- Hook Shank Covering:
yellow tinsel
- Lateral Stripe:
yellow bucktail
- Top of Head and Back:
brown bucktail or brown part of a green or blue bucktail
- Bottom of Head and Belly:
white bucktail
- Eye:
Yellow lacquer with black dot
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Marabou Shiner
- Hook Shank Covering:
embossed silver tinsel
- Lateral Stripe:
none
- Top of Head and Back:
silver pheasant crest feathers (black)
- Bottom of Head and Belly:
white marabou
- Eye:
Yellow lacquer with black dot
- Additional Comments:
This pattern is the only one that does not imitate a specific species of baitfish. Rather it serves to represent the general class of shiners and is a
good second pattern for the common shiner. The marabou tip is cut off and the barbs of marabou are trimmed on the head before lacquering.
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Rainbow Trout
- Hook Shank Covering:
embossed silver tinsel
- Lateral Stripe:
pink bucktail
- Top of Head and Back:
brown part of bucktail dyed green
- Bottom of Head and Belly:
white bucktail
- Eye:
Yellow lacquer with black dot
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Redfin Shiner
- Hook Shank Covering:
pink or red flourescent floss and a silver tinsel rib
- Lateral Stripe:
none
- Top of Head and Back:
brown bucktail
- Bottom of Head and Belly:
white bucktail
- Eye:
Yellow lacquer with black dot
- Additional Comments:
This is the adult male of the common shiner in its spawning colors. This species can grow up to eight inches in length.
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Silver Shiner
- Hook Shank Covering:
embossed Silver Tinsel
- Lateral Stripe:
none
- Top of Head and Back:
brown bucktail
- Bottom of Head and Belly:
white bucktail
- Eye:
Yellow lacquer with black dot
- Additional Comments:
This design represents the female and immature common shiner
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Smelt
- Hook Shank Covering:
embossed silver tinsel
- Lateral Stripe:
orchid bucktail
- Top of Head and Back:
brown bucktail
- Bottom of Head and Belly:
white bucktail
- Eye:
Yellow lacquer with black dot
- Additional Comments:
Smelt can reach fourteen inches but typically average seven inches in length.
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Spottail Shiner
- Hook Shank Covering:
gold tinsel with a black floss caudal spot
- Lateral Stripe:
none
- Top of Head and Back:
brown part of a bucktail dyed green
- Bottom of Head and Belly:
white bucktail
- Eye:
Yellow lacquer with black dot
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Strawcolor Shiner
- Hook Shank Covering:
embossed silver tinsel
- Lateral Stripe:
blue bucktail
- Top of Head and Back:
brown bucktail
- Bottom of Head and Belly:
white bucktail
- Eye:
Yellow lacquer with black dot
- Additional Comments:
This is also know as the sand shiner.
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A second series of streamers was also developed for less widely distributed baitfish. These patterns are below:
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Reddup Shiner
- Hook Shank Covering:
black floss tail black floss with gold tinsel,orange floss fins
- Lateral Stripe:
pale-yellow bucktail
- Top of Head and Back:
black bucktail
- Bottom of Head and Belly:
pale-yellow bucktail
- Eye:
Yellow lacquer with black dot
- Additional Comments:
This baitfish has a limited
distribution to Virginia and South Carolina. The top part
of the head is mottled with pale green lacquer and the nose
is painted a bright red.
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Steelcolor Shiner
- Hook Shank Covering:
blue flourescent floss with silver tinsel rib
- Lateral Stripe:
none
- Top of Head and Back:
brown part of bucktail dyed blue
- Bottom of Head and Belly:
pale-yellow bucktail
- Eye:
Yellow lacquer with black dot
- Additional Comments:
This species is restricted to the midwest.
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Striped Jumprock
- Hook Shank Covering:
gold tinsel
- Lateral Stripe:
pale-orange bucktail
- Top of Head and Back:
dark brown to black bucktail
- Bottom of Head and Belly:
pale-orange bucktail
- Eye:
Yellow lacquer with black dot
- Additional Comments:
This pattern is tied on a downed eyed hook to better represent the mouth of this member of the sucker family.
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Swamp Darter
- Hook Shank Covering:
embossed silver tinsel
- Lateral Stripe:
two grizzly saddle hackles
- Top of Head and Back:
brown bucktail
- Bottom of Head and Belly:
white bucktail
- Eye:
Yellow lacquer with black dot
- Additional Comments:
A very slim appearance is recommended.
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Wedgespot Shiner
- Hook Shank Covering:
black floss with silver rib and a black floss caudal spot
- Lateral Stripe:
two strands of brown floss
- Top of Head and Back:
light-brown bucktail
- Bottom of Head and Belly:
white bucktail
- Eye:
Yellow lacquer with black dot
- Additional Comments:
This species is characterized by very large eyes.
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