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Carp Crawler

Nymph · Carp · Intermediate · 2 versions

Note: Contested against a published dressing: Only article found under this name and it disagrees with us in most roles. Source: large black bead-chain eyes (we store a slotted tungsten bead), a natural fox squirrel dubbing-brush body (we store hare's ear or buggy dubbing in rust-brown), Chicone's Crusher Legs in brown-barred clear (we… Source: Fly Fish Food — "Carp Crawler" (fly tying tutorial) — https://www.flyfishfood.com/blogs/fly-tying-tutorials/carp-crawler

Reference Recipe

  • Hook Jig nymph hook, 8-10
  • Thread Brown 6/0

Materials

  • Bead Black or copper slotted tungsten bead (Slotted tungsten, sized to hook)
  • Tail/legs Barred olive rubber legs (Round rubber, 2 pairs)
  • Body Rust-brown material (Hare's ear or buggy dubbing)
  • Collar Brown permanent marker (Hen or India hen hackle)

How to tie it

  1. Slide a slotted tungsten bead to the eye and start the thread behind it on the jig hook.
  2. At the bend, tie in a pair of barred rubber legs splayed as a tail, each about half a shank long.
  3. Dub a shaggy, tapered body forward, stopping a bead's width short of the bead.
  4. Figure-8 a second pair of rubber legs at the front of the body so they kick out to the sides.
  5. Tie in a hen hackle by the tip, sweep the fibers back, and take 2 turns for a soft, mobile collar.
  6. Bind the stem, build a thread collar against the bead, and whip finish.

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