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RS 2 Sparkle Wing

Nymph · Trout · Grayling · Intermediate · 1 version

Reference Recipe

  • Hook standard nymph/dry hook, #16-22
  • Thread gray 8/0

Materials

  • Microfibetts (tails) Dun microfibetts (2 fibers)
  • Thread or fine dubbing (abdomen) Gray superfine dubbing (trace)
  • Antron/sparkle yarn (wing) White or pearl antron sparkle yarn (small clump)
  • Superfine dubbing (thorax) Gray superfine dubbing (pinch)

How to tie it

  1. Lay a smooth thread base to the bend and tie in two dun Microfibetts, splitting them wide one shank length long.
  2. Wrap a slim, tapered thread abdomen forward to the 60% mark.
  3. Tie in a short clump of pearl Antron sparkle yarn as an upright wing at the 60% mark, one hook gap tall, and trim the butts.
  4. Dub a sparse gray thorax around and in front of the wing up to one eye-length behind the eye.
  5. Whip finish and add a tiny drop of cement.

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