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Oil Slick Perdigon

Nymph · Trout · Grayling · Intermediate · 3 versions

Reference Recipe

  • Hook Jig nymph hook (60-degree), 14-18
  • Thread Black 12/0

Materials

  • Slotted tungsten bead Black or silver bead (1)
  • Coq de Leon tail fibers Natural pardo (small bunch)
  • Holographic tinsel body Opal / oil-slick (1 strand)
  • Thread Black thread (as needed)
  • UV resin Clear uv resin (thin coat)

How to tie it

  1. Slide a black slotted tungsten bead onto the jig hook, slot to the rear, and seat it against the eye.
  2. Start black thread behind the bead and lay a thin base down to the barb.
  3. Tie in a sparse bunch of coq de leon fibers as a tail one shank length long, then trim the butts.
  4. Catch in the opal oil-slick tinsel at the tail tie-in point.
  5. Wind the thread forward to just behind the bead, then wrap the tinsel forward in touching turns, building a slim cigar taper; tie off behind the bead and snip.
  6. Optionally mark a small black dot on top of the thorax with a marker for a wingcase impression.
  7. Whip finish, then coat the entire body from tail to bead with a thin layer of UV resin and cure; the hard resin shell is what makes it a perdigon, sinking fast and shedding water.

Other versions

2 more in the app: Fly Fish Food Tie, variant 1, Fly Fish Food Tie, variant 2.

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