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RIO's Morrish Pickpocket

Nymph · Trout · Intermediate · 1 version

Reference Recipe

  • Hook Curved nymph/scud hook, 14-18
  • Thread Black 8/0 (70 denier)

Materials

  • Tungsten bead Copper or black slotted tungsten bead (1, sized to hook)
  • Goose biots (tails) Brown goose biots (2)
  • Ultra Wire (abdomen) Copper or red ultra wire (1 length)
  • Thin Skin or flash (wingcase) Dark/pearl wing slip (1 slip)
  • Hare's mask or peacock dubbing (thorax) Dark brown/olive hare s mask or peacock dubbing (1 pinch)
  • Hungarian partridge (legs) Natural partridge (1 feather)

How to tie it

  1. Seat the tungsten bead at the eye and start thread behind it, running a base to the bend.
  2. Split two brown biots into a narrow V for tails about half a shank long at the bend.
  3. Bind the wire at the bend and wrap it forward in tight touching turns to build a smooth, fast-sinking segmented abdomen to the 60% mark; tie off and snip.
  4. Tie in a slip of dark Thin Skin or flash over the top pointing forward, to fold back as the wingcase.
  5. Dub a contrasting thorax up to the bead, keeping the back darker than the belly for countershading.
  6. Tie partridge fibers along each side as legs reaching mid-body.
  7. Pull the wingcase over the thorax, lash behind the bead, snip the excess, whip finish, and cement.

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