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Lake Olive Nymph

Nymph · Stillwater · Advanced · 3 versions

As tied by Makflies (clear stretch)

Tail Goose biots, light olive (One each side, short)
Body Clear stretch beading elastic, 1 mm, coloured with an olive marker (Stretched while wound to taper)
Flashback Holographic tinsel
Thorax Olive pheasant tail fibres with dark green peacock-dyed material (Front fibres folded back as legs)
Finish A touch of red marker, super glue, varnish on the head (Optional)

Wax the thread and start it behind the eye. Wind to the bend.
Tie in a short tail of two light olive goose biots, one each side.
Tie in a length of 1 mm clear stretch beading elastic at the bend.
Stretch the elastic as you wind it up the hook so the body tapers. Tie off behind the eye.
Colour the top of the body with an olive marker.
Tie in a strip of holographic tinsel on top for a flashback.
Tie in a few olive pheasant tail fibres on top. Their front ends will become the legs.
Dub a dark green peacock-dyed thorax. Bring the legs back along each side and secure them evenly.
Fold the pheasant tail forward over the thorax and tie it off. Fold the flashback over and finish.
Touch the back with olive and a little red marker, add varnish to the head and clear the eye.

2 more in the app: As tied by Martyn White, As tied by Scott Jackson.