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Red-Tail Prince-Beadhead

Nymph · Trout · Intermediate · 1 version

Reference Recipe

  • Hook 1XL nymph, standard or slightly curved, 12-16
  • Thread Black 8/0

Materials

  • Bead Gold bead (1, sized to hook)
  • Goose biot tail Red goose biots (2 biots)
  • Peacock herl Natural peacock herl (3-4 strands)
  • Goose biot wings White goose biots (2 biots)
  • Hen hackle Brown hen hackle (1 feather)

How to tie it

  1. Slide the gold bead onto the hook small-hole first and seat it behind the eye. Start thread behind the bead and lay a base back to the bend.
  2. At the bend tie in two red goose biots as a split tail, tips splayed in a shallow V about one hook-gap long.
  3. Bind in 3-4 peacock herls by their tips, twist them with the thread into a rope for durability, and wrap forward to just behind the bead. Snip the waste.
  4. Tie in two white goose biots over the back as wings: point them forward over the eye, then fold them back so they lie flat in a shallow V, and anchor at the bead.
  5. Wrap a brown hen collar 2-3 turns behind the bead, sweep the fibers back and pin them with a couple of thread turns.
  6. Build a small thread collar, whip finish behind the bead and add a drop of cement.

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