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Nymph · Trout · Beginner · 1 version

Reference Recipe

  • Hook TMC 200R (or TMC 2488 in the smallest sizes), 22 and larger on a straight nymph hook; use a curved emerger hook in size 24 and smaller
  • Thread Gray (or brown/black to match the hatch) 14/0 (or 8/0 for larger sizes)

Materials

  • Fine dry-fly/synthetic dubbing Gray superfine dubbing (Sparse pinch)
  • Antron or CDC wing fibers Gray cdc or antron (Small tuft)

How to tie it

  1. Secure the hook and start the thread behind the eye; wind rearward in close touching turns down the entire shank to a point above the barb, forming a smooth, thin thread underbody (this pattern has no tail).
  2. Apply a very sparse noodle of fine gray dubbing and wind it forward over the rear two-thirds of the shank, keeping the abdomen thin so it shows a lightly segmented look.
  3. Tie in a small, sparse tuft of gray Antron/CDC fibers at the thorax as an emerger wing, roughly half a shank length long.
  4. Dub a slightly fuller thorax with two or three turns of dubbing behind and in front of the wing.
  5. Whip finish behind the eye and add a tiny drop of head cement.

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