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Deep Purple

Nymph · Trout · Intermediate · 1 version

Reference Recipe

  • Hook Curved scud/nymph hook with slotted tungsten bead, 16-20
  • Thread Black 70 denier

Materials

  • Tungsten bead Black nickel bead (1, sized to hook)
  • Coq de Leon fibers (tail) Speckled natural coq de leon fibers (small bunch)
  • Copper wire rib Red or hot orange wire (1 length)
  • Ice dub (body) UV purple ice dub (as needed)
  • Starling feather (collar) Natural partridge (1 feather)

How to tie it

  1. Slide the tungsten bead onto the hook, secure the hook in the vise, start the thread behind the bead and wrap a base back to the bend.
  2. Tie in a small bunch of Coq de Leon fibers for the tail, about a shank length long, at the bend.
  3. Tie in the copper wire rib along the side of the shank back to the tail tie-in point.
  4. Dub a slim tapered body of UV purple ice dub from the bend forward to the bead, building a little more bulk toward the front.
  5. Counter-wrap the wire rib forward in four or five open turns; tie off behind the bead and helicopter off the excess.
  6. Prepare a starling feather by folding back the tip and trimming to a small triangle, tie it in behind the bead, fold the fibers back and take one or two turns for a sparse soft-hackle collar; tie off.
  7. Sweep the fibers rearward, secure with a couple of wraps, trim the excess, and whip finish behind the bead.

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