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Formerly Prince

Nymph · Trout · Intermediate · 1 version

Reference Recipe

  • Hook 1XL nymph, down eye, #10-#18
  • Thread Red 8/0

Materials

  • Bead Gold bead (1, sized to gap)
  • Tail Brown permanent marker (2 goose/turkey biots, split)
  • Rib Silver metal tape (oval tinsel)
  • Body Peacock ice dub (herl)
  • Collar Natural case (partridge or hen back)

How to tie it

  1. Slide a gold bead to the eye and mount the hook, starting red thread behind the bead.
  2. Tie in two brown biots at the bend, splayed into a V tail one third of a shank long.
  3. Bind in a length of silver oval tinsel and 2-3 peacock herls at the tail base.
  4. Wrap the herl forward in touching turns to just behind the bead and tie off.
  5. Counter-rib the tinsel forward in 4-5 evenly spaced turns and secure so it protects the fragile herl.
  6. Wrap a short, sweptback partridge collar behind the bead for legs.
  7. Build a small red thread hot-spot head against the bead and whip finish.

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