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French Blue is a warm blue or dark blue, not the silver doctor blue or kingfisher blue as we know it. On these streamers the wing hackles are of the same length, when the two color hackle is called for the rear hackle should be twice as heavy as the forward hackle. Two or three turns of tinsel should be taken around the bend of the hook prior to when the wood duck is tied in. (The author of this Layout for the Web--Bryant Freeman) ties the silver tinsel in at the head of the fly and goes back to the bend of the hook and on the forward wraps ties in the wood duck with the tinsel, which makes a nice smooth body). Heads are varnished Black. The originator of many of these patterns used a Number two Sproat hook although they may be dressed on hooks 2X or 3X long. CAINS RIVER TYPE SALMON STREAMER FLIES George Leonard Herter So-called Cains River Streamers were named after the Cains River in New Brunswick. Mr. Fred N Peet, from Chicago, used this type of streamer successfully in that area in 1924. This type of streamer, however, had been in use many years before this in the central, eastern and western parts of the United States. This type of streamer was popularized by the Weber Life-Like Fly Co., of Wisconsin. These streamers, although at first tied on regular length hooks, are now tied mostly on 3x and 4x long shank hooks which are more effective, but the hackle tangles in the bend of the hook. The wings are of a long streamer type made of four neck hackles or saddle hackles. They are tied on edge, as practically all hackle streamer wings are tied. The two inner hackles are usually of a different color than the two outer hackles. The bodies are usually made of tinsel which is wound over the hook shank two or three times to form a thin body of solid tinsel. Give the tinsel body a good coat of clear celluloid enamel after it is finished. The hackles are put on at the head of the fly over the butts of the wings and jungle cock shoulders. The hackles are often of two different colors. First, one color is wound on and tied off; then the other is wound on ahead of it. This does not mix the colors but keeps them in separate color bands. There are actually hundreds of variations of these salmon streamers which have long been in use for fishing for trout, bass and pike as well as salmon. William Mills and Sons Catalog #136 March 1936 Cains river Streamer Flies These flies are successful for early fishing for salmon and have been used very successfully by many prominent anglers. They are beautifully tied and have jungle cock feathers on the streamers. It is noted on all patterns there is no mention of harlequin or wood duck tails. Several patterns show up here which are not in the Bates collection.
Any questions please contact me through e mail at flytyer@salmonflies.com Thank you Bryant Freeman (CAINS RIVER)
ALECK'S WONDER STREAMER
Cheeks: Jungle cock
(CAINS RIVER)
ALLEN'S FIRST CHOICE STREAMER
Tail:
Two sections of a barred wood duck feather
(CAINS RIVER)
ALLEN'S LAST CHANCE STREAMER
Tail: Two
sections of a barred wood duck feather
(CAINS RIVER)
KIDDER STREAMER
Tail: Two
sections of a barred wood duck feather. Cheeks: Jungle cock. Collar: Several turns of a dark chocolate brown saddle hackle. (CAINS RIVER)
MIRAMICHI STREAMER
Tail: Two sections of a barred wood duck feather with a thin section of a medium blue goose wing feather of the same length between. Body: Medium
flat gold tinsel. Cheeks: Jungle cock. Collar: A few turns of a magenta saddle hackle with a few turns of a medium blue saddle hackle ahead of this. (CAINS RIVER)
PEET'S MASTERPIECE STREAMER
Tail: Two sections of a barred wood duck feather with a thin tip section of a French blue goose feather half as long on each side. Body: Medium
flat gold tinsel. Cheeks: Jungle cock. Collar: A few turns of a dark chocolate brown saddle hackle with a few turns of a French blue saddle hackle ahead of this. (CAINS RIVER)
RAINBOW STREAMER
Tail: Two
sections of a barred wood duck feather Cheeks: Jungle cock. Collar: A few
turns of a rich yellow saddle hackle mixed with a few turns of a
scarlet saddle hackle. CAINS RIVER
STREAMER Tail: Two sections of a barred wood duck feather. Body: Medium flat silver tinsel. Wing: Two French blue saddle hackles with a beige saddle hackle on each side. Cheeks: Jungle cock. Collar: Several turns of a beige saddle hackle. CAINS RIVER
STEELHEAD STREAMER
Tail: Two sections of Barred wood duck feather. Body: Dressed fairly heavily with very pale grey or cream chenille. Wing: Four golden badger neck hackles. Cheeks: Jungle cock. Collar: A few turns of a rich yellow saddle hackle with a few turns of a scarlet saddle hackle ahead of this.
(CAINS RIVER)
DUNK'S SPECIAL STREAMER
Tail: Two sections of a barred wood duck feather Body: Medium fiat silver tinsel. Wing: Two magenta saddle hackles with a French blue saddle hackle on each side. Cheeks: Jungle Cock. Collar: Several Turns of a Magenta Saddle Hackle with a few turns of French Blue saddle ahead of this.
(CAINS RIVER)
HERMAN'S FAVORITE STREAMER
Tail: Two
sections of a barred wood duck feather. Cheeks: Jungle cock. Collar: Several turns of a medium brown saddle hackle.
(CAINS RIVER)
HIGHLANDER STREAMER
Tail: Two sections of
a barred wood duck feather Cheeks: Jungle Cock. Collar: A few
turns of a Grey Plymouth Rock saddle hackle mixed with a few turns of
a Grey Plymouth Rock saddle hackle ahead of this. (CAINS RIVER)
WILKINSON STREAMER
Tail: Two sections of a barred wood duck feather. Body: Medium Flat Silver Tinsel. Wing: Two medium brown saddle hackles with a Grey Plymouth Rock saddle on each side. Cheeks: Jungle cock. Collar: A few
turns of a magenta saddle hackle with a few turns of a French Blue
Saddle hackle ahead of this. (CAINS RIVER) BLACK
DEMON STREAMER
Tail: Two sections of a barred wood duck feather. Body: Medium flat gold tinsel. Wing: Four jet black saddle hackles. Cheeks: Jungle cock. Collar: Several
turns of an orange saddle hackle. (CAINS RIVER) GOLD
DEMON STREAMER
Tail: Two
sections of a barred wood duck feather Cheeks: Jungle cock. Collar: Several
turns of an orange saddle hackle. (CAINS RIVER)
SILVER DEMON STREAMER
Tail: Two sections of a barred wood duck feather. Body: Medium Flat Silver Tinsel. Wing: Four Grey Plymouth Rock saddle hackles Cheeks: Jungle cock. Collar: Several
turns of an orange saddle hackle. (CAINS RIVER)
ROARING RAPIDS STREAMER
Tail: Two sections of a barred wood duck feather with a thin section of a scarlet goose wing feather of the same length between. Body: Medium Flat Silver Tinsel. Wing: Two scarlet saddle hackles with a rich yellow saddle hackle on each side. Cheeks: Jungle Cock. Collar: Several
Turns of French Blue Saddle Hackle. (CAINS RIVER)
SCOTCH LASSIE STREAMER Tail: Two
sections of a barred wood duck feather Wing: Two French Blue saddle hackle with a rich yellow saddle hackle on each side. Cheeks: Jungle cock. Collar: A few
turns of a magenta saddle hackle with a few turns of a French blue
saddle hackle ahead of this. CAINS RIVER) SILVER
DOCTOR STREAMER Tail: Two
sections of a barred wood duck feather. Cheeks: Jungle cock. Collar: A few
turns of a French blue saddle hackle with a few turns of a Grey
Plymouth Rock saddle hackle ahead of this. CAINS RIVER) SILVER
GREY STREAMER Tail: Two
sections of a barred wood duck feather Cheeks: Jungle cock. Collar: Several
turns of a grey Plymouth Rock saddle hackle. (CAINS RIVER) WADE'S CHOICE STREAMER Tail: Two sections of a barred wood duck feather with a thin section of a French blue goose wing feather of the same length between. Body: Medium
flat silver tinsel.
Cheeks: Jungle cock. Collar: A few
turns of a Grey Plymouth Rock saddle hackle mixed with a few turns of
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