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Olsen's Quilldigon

Nymph · Trout · Intermediate · 1 version

Reference Recipe

  • Hook Jig nymph hook (60-degree), 14-20
  • Thread Black 12/0

Materials

  • Slotted tungsten bead Silver or copper slotted tungsten bead (1)
  • Coq de Leon tail fibers Natural pardo (small bunch)
  • Stripped quill body Peacock or dyed natural herl (1)
  • Hot spot collar (optional) Orange permanent marker (a few turns)
  • UV resin Clear uv resin (thin coat)

How to tie it

  1. Slide a silver slotted tungsten bead onto the jig hook and seat it against the eye.
  2. Start black thread and lay a thin base to the barb.
  3. Tie in a sparse coq de leon tail one shank length long.
  4. Tie in a prepared stripped quill by its fine tip at the tail.
  5. Wrap the quill forward in touching turns to just behind the bead to form a segmented, translucent body; tie off.
  6. Optionally add a short orange thread hot spot behind the bead.
  7. Whip finish, then coat the whole body with a thin layer of UV resin and cure; the resin protects the fragile quill and makes it sink like a perdigon.

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