Black Nose Dace

The Black Nose Dace is a legendary, highly effective bucktail streamer pattern created in 1947 by Catskill fly-tying icon Art Flick. Published in his seminal book, Streamside Guide to Naturals and their Imitations, it was specifically designed to replicate the Rhinichthys atratulus (Eastern blacknose dace minnow)—one of the most prevalent forage fish found across North American freestone rivers and trout streams.The defining characteristic of this fly is its distinct three-layered bucktail wing, which flawlessly mimics the dark, continuous lateral line running from a real minnow's snout to its tail.