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Acme Special

Nymph · Trout · Intermediate · 2 versions

Savage Flies dressing

  • Hook standard nymph, 12-18
  • Thread Any color

Materials

  • Rib Vinyl D-rib, any color
  • Body Coyote fur dubbing blend
  • Hackle Partridge

How to tie it

  1. Lay a thread base well around the bend - the body on this fly extends noticeably back.
  2. Catch in the Vinyl D-rib well forward with the flat side against the hook and bind it back to the rear of the body. Test one wrap: the round side should face out, so flip it if it doesn't.
  3. Wax the thread and dub the Coyote fur dubbing blend: take the first wrap or two at the rear, then pull the noodle tighter, spin it, and wrap forward. A slight taper looks better if you can get one; add a thin noodle and go back over it if you need more.
  4. Counter-wrap the D-rib forward in about four evenly spaced turns (on a size 12) and bind it down with tight thread wraps - the vinyl has some stretch, so it locks in without a reverse-wrap trick.
  5. Smooth out the tie-down lump with thread so the head area stays clean.
  6. Prepare a small Partridge feather with a notch as its tie-in point, tie it in, and snip off the tip.
  7. Take the feather in hackle pliers and wrap two turns; secure with two thread wraps and snip the butt.
  8. Pull the hackle fibers back, build a decent-sized nymph head right back to the eye, smooth it out, and whip finish.
  9. Put a small drop of UV resin over the head wraps and cure.

Other versions

1 more in the app: Tyer Recipe.

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