Fly Tying Tutorial: The Polarceiver
Nick Groves' Polarceiver Fly Will Smash Smallmouth Bass and More...
Nick Groves' Polarceiver combines two of my favorite materials, Peacock Herl and Polar Chenille, into an easy-to-tie articulated streamer.
Utilizing a Fish-Skull Fish-Spine for increased swim action and a Fish-Skull Baitfish Head to help the fly get deep and add a realistic head profile, the Polarceiver has quickly made its way to the top of my list for smallmouth bass fishing!
We tested the Polarceiver in the NEW Fly Tester, check it out!
Rear Hook
- Hook: Kona Universal Strong Streamer (USS), #6
- Tail: Peacock Herl
- Body: Polar Chenille
Shank
- Shank: Fish-Skull Articulated Fish-Spine, 15 mm
- Tail: Peacock Herl
- Body: Polar Chenille
Front Hook
- Hook: Kona Universal Strong Streamer (USS), #2
- Tail: Peacock Herl
- Body: Polar Chenille
- Wing: Peacock Herl
- Head: Fish-Skull Baitfish Head, small/medium
Nick's links: @grovesnick | Facebook
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About Brian Wise:
Brian Wise is a fly fishing guide in extreme Southern Missouri. His mainstays are the wild rainbow trout and large predatory brown trout of the North Fork of the White River, but he is also a self-proclaimed smallmouth junkie and loves the seasonal striper fishing as well. He's been the head guide at River of Life Farm for over a decade and has been featured in print such as Southern Living Magazine, Outdoor Life, Fly Fisherman, Field and Stream, Rural Missouri Magazine, on television shows such as NBC’s Today Show, Outdoor Channel’s Ultimate Outdoors, several appearances on Outdoor Channel Outfitters, and is a Field Producer for Chasing Waters on the Pursuit Channel. He was a 2007 qualifier for the coveted Best of the West distance casting competition and won the Bennett Springs distance casting competition with a whopping cast of 106 feet. When Brian isn’t guiding, he is fishing with his two sons. His fly tying and fly fishing videos are quickly making their way to the top of the list, and the Fly Fishing the Ozarks Youtube Channel is the fastest growing channel in the fly fishing genre.
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Brian Wise
Comments on this post (6)
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— u bires
Fish Skull small/med or even medium doesn’t not fit over the Kona USS #2. Did they change the design? Also would be nice if you mention what you use to attach the back end to the front hook.
— U Bires
Is the stinger hook necessary?
— Van H
Outstanding video Nick and well detailed. As a new fly tier and bass fishing addict your Polarceiver has me heading to my vise. Adding another streamer to my learning curve as well as my arsenal of Bass Streamers. Well done and thank you Nick.
— Bill Decoteau
I I tye dry flies and nymphs. have never tried to ty streamers.
— STAN MOSHER
How much to buy three of these? (Polarceiver)
— John Scherrer