Ulrik Schou
aka: Dansker - Connecticut
and Denmark
Growing up in a small town in
Denmark, with a river almost in the backyard (500 yards), I was introduced to fishing at age
4 and got my first fly rod in 1976 at age 10. Fly tying quickly became the
only viable option, to make up for lack of casting skills!
In the beginning I used a vise made by a fishing buddy in his fathers metal shop. It was a crude device, with the need of adding small pieces of cardboard to accommodate smaller hooks (12-down). After a year of struggling, I was rewarded with a small jeweler type vise, on which I tied for 6 years, until I got suckered back into spin fishing!
Suffering through this severe
mental lapse of spin fishing, which lasted almost 10 years with only occasional
relief of the withdrawal symptoms, I did acquire some skills of a more general
fishing nature, i.e. stalking, how to avoid falling in, and so on.
I moved to the United States in 1993 and quickly "hooked up" with a couple of cane rod fanatics. I found myself wanting more of this madness, and now several thousand dollars later, my wife is trying to determine for which I have the greater passion – fly fishing/tying – or her! To me the answer is obvious… I think!
My home waters are the rivers of Connecticut and western Massachusetts. I also fish Pennsylvania while on occasional business trips. Of course I make the obligatory trips to Denmark to see family/friends/business associates and enjoy my greatest love... sea run browns of the Danish streams and coastal waters.
Select One of Ulrik's Flies:
Deerfield River Fastwater Nymph
Isonychia Parachute
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Deerfield River Fastwater Nymph
Tier: Ulrik Schou
Thread:
Tan 6/0. Head:
Tungsten Gold Bead. Tail:
Bleached Pheasant Tail. Rib:
Dark Brown Flat Waxed Nylon or Monocord. Body:
Light Tan Fur, tapered. Wingcase:
Turkey Tail Feather Segment, hook gape wide Legs:
Starling Body Feather Select One of Ulrik's
Flies: Deerfield River Fastwater Nymph
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Thread:
Match Body Color. Body:
Long CDC Feather, wrapped with a dubbing loop. Wing:
2-3 Natural Dun CDC Feathers, type 2
(2 for size 18 and 16 and 3 for size 14) Note:
Tie in color to match natural. Select One of Ulrik's
Flies: Deerfield River Fastwater Nymph
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Head:
Small Copper Bead Thread:
Tan or Olive 8/0 Body:
Umpqua Natural Arizona Synthetic Peacock, dubbed sparse. Note:
Very effective pattern, often fished deep trailing after a large stonefly nymph
12-18 inches. Select One of Ulrik's
Flies: Deerfield River Fastwater Nymph
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Thread:
Brown Tails:
Dun Spade Hackle Fibers, tied semi split Body:
Rusty Brown Synthetic Dubbing Post:
Dark Dun Turkey T-base Hackle:
Med Dun Select One of Ulrik's
Flies: Deerfield River Fastwater Nymph
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Thread:
6/0, match body color. Bead
Chain Eyes: Medium Brown Tail:
Brown, Olive or Ginger Marabou, small bunch, hook gape long. Body:
Rabbit Fur, pinched off skin, and spun in a dubbing loop to produce a fur
chenille. Legs:
Brown Marabou, sparsely tied in in front and under eyes and fixed with 2 wraps
behind eyes. Note 1:
Wrapped and trimmed flat on top and bottom, cut to football shape on
sides. Dub criss-cross over eyes to form head. Note 2:
Super effective slow water pattern, fished on a sink-tip with 2 inch strips,
pause, 2 inch strip and so on. Select One of Ulrik's
Flies: Deerfield River Fastwater Nymph
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AKA: Barely Legal
Tier: Ulrik Schou
Thread:
White 6/0 Tag:
Orange Seal Fur Body:
Silver Tinsel Beard:
Yellow Arctic Fox Wing:
Polar Bear, sparse Cheeks:
Jungle Cock Select One of Ulrik's
Flies: Deerfield River Fastwater Nymph
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Thread:
Yellow. Tail:
4 Polar Bear Guard Hairs. Body:
Yellow Seal Wool, thinly dubbed in a dubbing loop for control. Wings:
Polar Bear Fur, small bunch of the lower crinckled part. Select One of Ulrik's
Flies: Deerfield River Fastwater Nymph
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Tier: Ulrik Schou
Thread:
Orange or Yellow or Olive (green drake). Tail:
Polar Bear Guard Hairs. Body:
Polar Bear Underfur, spun sparse in dubbing loop. Wings:
Polar Bear, tied Wulff style. Hackle:
Medium Dun and Light Ginger. Note:
Great attractor pattern suggesting Lt. Cahills or Sulphurs due to the
translucency of the polar bear underfur. Select One of Ulrik's
Flies: Deerfield River Fastwater Nymph
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Tier: Ulrik Schou
Thread:
White 6/0. Tail:
Golden Pheasant Tippet. Rib:
Embossed Silver Tinsel. Body:
Chartreuse Ultra Chenille. Wing:
Woodduck Flank, tied flat. Hackle:
Grizzly, dyed grayish brown or substitute with cree. Note:
Great stockie/brookie pattern, named after the Willimantic River in CT Select One of Ulrik's
Flies: Deerfield River Fastwater Nymph
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for your tying needs.
Hook:
Size 10-12, Heavy 2x long.
Hook:
Dry 14-20.
Hook:
18-20 Scud
Hook: Dry,
size 10-12
Hook:
Swimming Larvae size 8-12, weighted in front ˝ of shank.
Hook: Size
6-10, 3x long 
Hook:
14-18 Dry.
Hook:
Dry #10, or your choice.
Hook: Size
6-10, 3xlong.
for your tying needs.