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Montana Prince

Nymph · Trout · Advanced · 1 version

Reference Recipe

  • Hook 2XL nymph, straight eye, 10-16
  • Thread Black 8/0

Materials

  • Gold bead Gold bead (1 (sized to hook))
  • Lead-free wire underbody - (6-8 wraps (optional))
  • Goose biots (tail) Brown goose biots (2)
  • Peacock herl (body) - (3-4 strands)
  • Fine wire rib Gold wire (1 length)
  • Hen or brown hackle Brown hen hackle (1 feather)
  • Goose biots (wings) White goose biots (2)
  • Round rubber legs White rubber legs small (1 pair per side)

How to tie it

  1. Slide the gold bead to the eye, add a few wraps of lead-free wire behind it if desired, and start the thread.
  2. Tie in two brown goose biots at the bend splayed into a short V-shaped tail, about half a shank long.
  3. Tie in the gold wire and 3-4 peacock herls, twist the herl into a rope, and wrap forward to just behind the bead; tie off. Counter-rib with the gold wire in 4-5 open turns for durability and helicopter it off.
  4. Tie in a brown hackle and take 2-3 soft wet-fly wraps, then sweep the fibers back and down.
  5. Lash a pair of white round rubber legs along each side, splayed out. This rubber-leg addition is what sets the Montana Prince apart from the standard Prince.
  6. Set two white goose biots flat over the top in a V as wings, tips reaching to the hook point, and lock them behind the bead.
  7. Whip finish behind the bead, snip, and add a drop of cement.

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