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Pinkuvee

Nymph · Trout · Grayling · Intermediate · 1 version

Note: Our stored recipe does not match this pattern. Unverified pending a rewrite from a documented source.

Reference Recipe

  • Hook Barbless jig hook, 60-degree eye, 16-18
  • Thread Pink 8/0

Materials

  • Slotted tungsten bead Silver or pink slotted tungsten bead (1, sized to hook)
  • Coq de Leon fibers (tail) Pardo (6-8 fibers)
  • Holographic tinsel or thread (body) Pink wing n flash fibres (1 strand)
  • UV resin Clear uv resin (thin coat)
  • Ice Dub (collar hot spot) UV pink ice dub (pinch)

How to tie it

  1. Seat the slotted bead at the eye and start the thread on the shank.
  2. Bind a short Coq de Leon tail, about half a shank long, and lock the butts down the shank.
  3. Wrap the pink body material forward in smooth touching turns to just behind the bead, building a slim tapered abdomen.
  4. Tuck a tiny pinch of UV pink dubbing in as a collar tight behind the bead, then whip finish.
  5. Coat the whole body with a thin layer of UV resin and cure it hard so the fly stays slim and sinks fast.

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