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| Dragonfly Nymph |
Similar technique tying the Swimming Damsel… I replace the Furry foam with Chenille and copper wire with Vinyl D-rib…
Material List :
Bend nymph hook
Mono eye
Flexi skin
Copper wire
Chenille
SLF Dubbing
Pheasant tail fibers
Marker, lead wire and Surgical tape
Step by step tying instruction:
Prepare the thread base
Tie in some lead wire at both side
Tie in the copper wire
Wrap in some surgical tape to create the abdomen shape
Tie in the flexi skin and the follow with the chenille
Tie in the mono eye
Wrap the chenille, tie down near the eye and trim the extra
Do some random shade with the marker, color the flexi skin
Fold over the flexi skin and tie down
Create the segment with the copper wire, tie down and cut away the extra
Tie in a pair of knotted Pheasant tail fiber leg
Split the legs, keep 2 pair and a pair for the antenna, dub in some SLF dubbing to split them
Fold over the flexi skin, tie down the head segment
Bring the thread to before the last pair of leg, tie down the flexi skin, to create the thorax ( you can also put in a slice of foam to create better buoyancy )
Trim the extra flexi skin, whip finish….
The nymph is ready
Cheers and Happy tying
About The Author
Went fishing 02/24/2014 at South Fork Reservoir near Elko, Nevada. There was a fly fisherman who caught his limit of 16" + Trout on this pattern. ;-D