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Get-it-Down Pat's

Nymph · Trout · Intermediate · 1 version

Reference Recipe

  • Hook 3XL curved nymph/stonefly hook, 6-10
  • Thread Brown 6/0

Materials

  • Bead Black tungsten bead (1, oversized)
  • Weight Lead-free wire .020-.025 (12-15 turns)
  • Body Brown/black variegated chenille (Crystal or medium) (full shank)
  • Legs Brown/black barred round rubber (3 pairs plus tails and antennae)

How to tie it

  1. Slide the tungsten bead to the eye, mount the hook, and wrap 12-15 turns of heavy lead-free wire down the shank so this stonefly gets it down deep; start thread and bind the wire.
  2. At the bend, tie in a splayed pair of rubber-leg tails, each about half a shank long, angled into a V.
  3. Bind in the variegated chenille at the bend, then wrap thread forward creating segment gaps for the legs.
  4. Palmer the chenille forward, pausing to figure-8 in a pair of rubber legs at the one-third and two-thirds points, then a final pair just behind the bead.
  5. Tie off the chenille behind the bead and add two forward-pointing antennae the length of the tails.
  6. Whip finish against the bead and trim all legs so they splay evenly, then snip.

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