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Egan's Thread Frenchie

Nymph · Trout · Grayling · Intermediate · 2 versions

Classic Recipe

  • Hook Barbless jig or standard nymph hook, 16 (14-18)
  • Thread Red 70 denier (plus body thread)

Materials

  • Bead Slotted tungsten bead, bronze/gold, 2.5mm (1)
  • Tail Coq de Leon fibers, pardo (5-6 fibers)
  • Body Tying thread (olive/pheasant-tail color) or thin dubbing (as needed)
  • Rib Copper Ultra Wire, small (4-5 turns)
  • Hot spot Ice Dub, UV shrimp pink (pinch)

How to tie it

  1. Slide the slotted tungsten bead onto the hook, slot forward, and start thread behind it.
  2. Tie in 5-6 Coq de Leon fibers for a one-shank-length tail and secure the butts forward.
  3. Tie in the copper wire at the tail, then build a smooth, slightly tapered body of tying thread (or a fine dubbing noodle) up to the 75% mark. The thread body is the point of this variant, quicker and thinner than pheasant tail.
  4. Counter-wrap the copper wire forward in 4-5 open turns to rib and reinforce, and break it off.
  5. Dub a short UV shrimp pink hot spot behind the bead, whip finish and add a drop of UV resin over the body for durability and shine.

Other versions

1 more in the app: Fischer's Flies.

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