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Flashback Prince Nymph

Nymph · Trout · Intermediate · 1 version

Reference Recipe

  • Hook 1XL-2XL nymph hook, 8-16
  • Thread Black 8/0 (70 denier)

Materials

  • Bead Gold tungsten bead (sized to hook)
  • Weight Lead-free wire (6-8 wraps)
  • 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 behind the eye, mount, start thread, and slide a few wraps of lead-free wire up to the bead.
  2. Split two brown biots at the bend for the tail, half a shank long, and tie in gold wire.
  3. Wrap a fat peacock-herl body to the bead, then counter-rib the gold wire in 4-5 turns.
  4. Catch a strip of pearl flash at the front, then wrap 2 turns of brown hen for a collar and sweep it back.
  5. Tie two white goose biots in a V over the back.
  6. Pull the pearl flash over as a flashback and bind behind the bead. Whip finish.

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