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Bream Killer

Nymph · Panfish · Intermediate · 1 version

Reference Recipe

  • Hook 2XL curved nymph hook, 8-10
  • Thread Black 6/0

Materials

  • Weight Lead (0.015 wire, mid-shank)
  • Body Black ostrich herl (medium chenille)
  • Wing Gray flotation (small clump gray squirrel tail)
  • Legs White rubber legs small (1 pair round rubber)

How to tie it

  1. Mount the hook and start thread, then wrap a band of lead wire over the middle third of the shank and lock it down.
  2. Carry the thread to the bend and tie in a length of black chenille.
  3. Wrap the chenille forward over the lead in touching turns, stopping a bit behind the eye.
  4. Tie in a pair of white rubber legs at the sides so they splay outward, keeping them the length of the shank.
  5. Stack a small clump of gray squirrel tail and bind it as a wing over the top, tips reaching three-quarters back down the body.
  6. Build a neat head, whip finish, and add head cement.

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