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RIO's Hogan NF Midge

Midge · Trout · Intermediate · 1 version

Reference Recipe

  • Hook Jig nymph hook with tungsten bead, 16-20
  • Thread Black 8/0 (Uni)

Materials

  • Tungsten bead (sized to hook)
  • Wire Red wire (small)
  • Flashabou Black/purple (#6997) flashabou (2 strands)
  • Thread (head) Red (Uni)
  • UV clear resin (thin)

How to tie it

  1. Start black Uni 8/0 thread right behind the bead of a small jig hook, keeping thread passes to a minimum.
  2. Tie a length of small red wire along the SIDE of the hook shank (not the top) to give a wider-than-deep profile, and secure it back to the bend.
  3. Tie in two strands of black-purple Flashabou (#6997) on top of the shank at the bend.
  4. Stack the thread forward over the flashabou to build a slim tapered underbody, then wrap the two flashabou strands back and forward to form a tapered body and tie off, leaving the tag ends.
  5. Wrap the red wire forward through the body in open turns as a rib and tie it off; helicopter off the excess.
  6. Tie off the black thread and start red thread; build a small red head behind the bead.
  7. Coat the head with a drop of thin UV clear resin and cure. Trim the two flashabou tag ends short.

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