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Nine-Three
Body: Medium flat silver tinsel.
Wings: A small bunch of white bucktail extending beyond the end of the hook, over which are three medium green saddle hackles tied on flat, over which are two natural black hackles tied on upright. All hackles and the bucktail are of the same length.
Cheeks: Jungle Cock.
Head: Black
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| Originated by Dr. J. Hubert Sanborn, of Waterville, Maine, to immitate a smelt, which is the favorite bait fish of landlocked Salmon and Trout in many Maine lakes. This is one of the most popular Maine streamer flies; named the "Nine-Three" because Dr. Sanborn's first Salmon caught with it weighed nine lbs. 3 oz. The green feathers are tied on flat instead of edge wise which gives the fly a motion in the water that others don't have. |
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