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Lurefil Nymph

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Borisfly (video)

  • Hook Nymph hook (type unclear in captions), 12
  • Thread Yellow 8/0

Materials

  • Bead Tungsten bead, gold, 3.5 mm
  • Underbody Uni-Stretch, yellow
  • Body Lurefil silicone strand, bronze (uncertain)
  • Tail Partridge neck fibres
  • Thread 8/0, yellow thread
  • Back Scud back, flat plastic strip (name uncertain)
  • Legs Partridge fibres from a small feather
  • Thorax Hare's fur dubbing, grey-brown
  • Thorax CDC and fur dubbing blend

How to tie it

  1. Slide a 3.5 mm gold tungsten bead onto a size 12 nymph hook. (orDREfgJFqM 0:10)
  2. Start yellow Uni-Stretch behind the bead. (orDREfgJFqM 0:38)
  3. Tie in the Lurefil strand behind the bead and bind it down to the middle of the bend. (orDREfgJFqM 1:04)
  4. Tie in a few even-tipped partridge neck fibres as the tail. (orDREfgJFqM 1:46)
  5. Build a tapered underbody with several passes of Uni-Stretch. (orDREfgJFqM 3:22)
  6. Start the yellow 8/0 tying thread, secure the Uni-Stretch and trim it. (orDREfgJFqM 4:51)
  7. Wrap the Lurefil forward with a small gap between turns for a segmented body; tie it off 5 to 6 mm behind the bead and trim. (orDREfgJFqM 5:28)
  8. Tie in the scud back strip behind the bead. (orDREfgJFqM 6:53)
  9. Tie in a small partridge feather by its tip at the middle of the back. (orDREfgJFqM 7:35)
  10. Dub grey-brown hare's fur, wrap the thorax, then pull the partridge fibres forward as legs and secure them. (orDREfgJFqM 9:23)
  11. Pull the back strip forward and tie it off behind the bead; trim. (orDREfgJFqM 11:14)
  12. Dub a little CDC and fur blend, whip finish and brush it out with velcro. (orDREfgJFqM 11:52)

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