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Euro Tactical May-Tungsten

Nymph · Trout · Intermediate · 1 version

Reference Recipe

  • Hook 60-degree jig nymph hook, 12-16
  • Thread Olive 8/0

Materials

  • Bead Copper bead (slotted tungsten, 3.0mm)
  • Tail Coq de Leon (5-6 fibers)
  • Body Olive-brown material (pheasant tail fibers)
  • Rib Copper thorax stripe (fine wire)
  • Wingcase Black floss (thin Thin Skin or flash)
  • Thorax Olive ostrich herl (hare's ear or UV dub)

How to tie it

  1. Seat the slotted bead and start thread behind it.
  2. Tie in a sparse Coq de Leon tail one shank length long.
  3. Wrap dyed pheasant tail forward to the 60% mark for a slim mayfly body.
  4. Counter-wrap the copper rib in 5 turns and snip the tag.
  5. Tie in the wingcase strip pointing rearward, then dub a buggy thorax up to the bead.
  6. Pull the wingcase forward over the thorax, bind it behind the bead, and pick out a few fibers for legs.
  7. Whip finish behind the bead.

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