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Flashback Prince Curved-Beadhead

Nymph · Trout · Intermediate · 1 version

Reference Recipe

  • Hook Curved scud/nymph hook, 10-16
  • Thread Black 8/0 (70 denier)

Materials

  • Bead Gold tungsten bead (sized to hook)
  • Tail Brown goose biots (2, split)
  • Body Peacock herl (2-3 strands)
  • Rib Gold wire (1 strand)
  • Flashback Pearl tinsel (1 strip)
  • Wings White goose biots (2)
  • Hackle Brown hen (2 turns)

How to tie it

  1. Seat a gold bead on the curved hook, mount, and start thread.
  2. Split two brown biots at the bend for the tail, half a shank long, and catch in gold wire.
  3. Wrap a plump peacock-herl body to just behind the bead, then counter-rib the wire in 4-5 turns.
  4. Tie in a strand of pearl flash, then wrap 2 turns of brown hen for a collar and sweep it back.
  5. Tie two white biots in a V flat over the back.
  6. Pull the pearl flash over the top as a flashback and bind behind the bead. Whip finish.

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