The late Art Flick, a Catskill legend, is credited with devising the Black Nose Dace. While his pattern was tied to imitate the Eastern black nose dace many anglers, including myself, find his pattern works well in any waters containing different species of dace and roach. Even if your waters lack these species, the Black Nose Dace is an excellent all around baitfish pattern to offer fish!
The original pattern called for polar bear (white) or bucktail under skunk or black bear under brown bucktail. Here I have decided to switch things around for a lot more movement in the water. The wing is comprised of brown Arctic over a thin layer of black temple dog over a dynamite polar bear substitute- skunk taken just aft of the head. I have also substituted red silk floss for the wool tail. Additionally, depending the source, the pattern may call for a ribbing of oval silver tinsel. I don't find this an absolute necessity unless you choose to use flat silver mylar tinsel. In which case the ribbing will reinforce the body. Pictured below is medium silver Lagartun tinsel for the body. Optional are eyes painted yellow with a black dot centered. All the pictures I've seen of the Black Nose Dace tied by Flick lacked eyes.
Materials
Hook: 4XL to 7 XL, Sizes 4 to 10 (Pictured TMC 9395 size 4)
Thread: UTC 70, black
Tail: Red wool (original) or silk floss (pictured)
Body: Lagartun tinsel, medium silver
Wing: White bucktail or skunk (pictured) over which is a small band of (black) bear or bucltail (pictured is temple dog) over which is brown bucktail (Arctic fox pictured)
Using the original recipe and materials
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