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Ice Nymph

Nymph · Trout · Beginner · 1 version

Reference Recipe

  • Hook 1XL nymph hook (barbless), 12-18
  • Thread Black 70 denier

Materials

  • Bead Silver bead (1 (sized to hook))
  • Lead wire .015 lead wire (~6 wraps)
  • Ice Dub Peacock ice dub (body)
  • Goose biots White goose biots (2 (wings))

How to tie it

  1. Slide a silver bead onto a 1XL nymph hook. Add about six wraps of.015 lead wire behind the bead to add weight and hold the bead, and build a small thread dam behind the lead.
  2. Take black thread back to the bend, wax it, and dub a body of peacock Ice Dub, working all the way forward to just behind the bead (about a 3-inch dubbing noodle).
  3. Lay two white goose biots on top of the hook at roughly a 30-degree split, pinch and take a couple of wraps, adjust the position, then lock down with tight wraps as a split wing behind the bead.
  4. Trim the biot butts, cover the nubs with thread to fill the gap behind the bead, and whip finish. Add a drop of head cement on top of the bead.

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