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52 Buick

Nymph · Largemouth Bass · Smallmouth Bass · Panfish · Intermediate · 1 version

Reference Recipe

• Hook 2XL nymph hook, 8-12
• Thread black 70 denier / 6-0

Materials

• Tail Olive ostrich herl (guinea or mallard flank fibers)
• Body Olive ostrich herl (seal fur (or ice-dub sub))
• Rib Gold middle (oval tinsel)
• Beard Olive ostrich herl (guinea fibers)
• Head Peacock ice dub (2-3 herls)

How to tie it

1. Mount the nymph hook and start black thread at the bend.
2. Tie in a short olive guinea tail about half a shank long.
3. Bind a length of oval gold tinsel for the rib.
4. Dub a shaggy olive seal-fur body forward to the 80% mark and pick it out buggy.
5. Rib forward with 5-6 open turns of tinsel and tie off.
6. Tie a sparse olive guinea beard beneath the hook, reaching to the point.
7. Wind 2-3 turns of peacock herl for the head and whip finish.

Tying videos

• 52 Buick — The FlyFish Fanatic, Rick Passek (YouTube)
• 52 Buick — Sport Fishing on the Fly (YouTube)
• 52 Buick — Phil Rowley Fly Fishing (YouTube)

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