| Over the past couple of years I have received six emails asking whether or not I have the recipe for Nova Scotia's provincial fly. I am quite surprised by the fact that this fly is not prominent on any other web site but if there is one out there let me know and I'll take this one down. Without further ado, here is the recipe as noted by the creator, Bill Carpan of Guysborough County, Nova Scotia (Bill's web site is at River Magic) ... HOOK: Partridge Bartleet Supreme - sizes 2, 4 or 6 THREAD: White 8/0 UNI-thread TAG: Extra-fine oval silver Lagartun varnished, French tinsel and golden yellow silk or rayon floss TAIL: Two golden pheasant crests BUTT: Fluorescent red wool dubbing BODY: Silver Diamond Braid UNDERWING: four strands forest green Krystal Flash WING: White calf tail HACKLE: Silver Doctor blue hen hackle folded and tied collar style to lay rearward HEAD: Fluorescent red thread |
 Full details of the decision to choose this fly can be found at Nova Scotia's sixtieth general assembly. Full details of the judging can be found in a 2006 issue (I'm not sure which issue because I only have the relevant page) of Eastern Woods and Water and the 2006 summer edition of Nova Outdoors (from which the above picture is taken). |