Latex n Copper nymph
Latex n Copper nymph is a pattern created few years back, a variation of Copper John nymph, adding in some latex to create segment on the abdomen… it’s also my favorite nymph pattern for fishing our Golden Mahseer ( Pelian ) in Borneo.
It’s a super heavy pattern that will dive straight down in fast current.. most ideal for fishes hiding at deep. This pattern is also tie in many colours for different species of fishes that react to different colours… and our fishes love colourful nymph.
Material List:
Hook – Ahrex Curved nymph #10- #6
Antenna – Black Flashabou
Head – Brass Rainbow bead/metalic bead/sunny bead
Tail and Legs – Semperfli Inferno Biots
Abdomen – 0.2mm Tying Wire + Thin Skin
Thorax – UV flash + Thin Skin + Deer Creek Builder UV Resin
Dubbing – SLF dubbing
Thread – Nano Silk 12/0 Black
Others – Extra-fine UV dub, Deer Creek Fine Flex UV Resin, 3M Micropore tape
Step by Step picture Tying Instructions:
Insert the bead to the hook and prepare thread base near the hook eye
Tie in the black flashabou as antenna
wind in about 3cm lead wire
Dub in some extra-fine UV dubbing
Tie in a pair of Inferno Goose biots
Tie in the Semperfli 0.2mm tying wire
Tie in the Thin Skin
Wind in some 3M micropore tape to form the taper body
make 2 wind of the wire on the tapered body, then fold the thin skin over and wind one time over the thin skin
Then make another 2 wind of the wire on the body
Repeat the similar steps until you reach mid point of the whole nymph
Tie down the wire and the thin skin and trim the extra
Tie in the UV flash
Tie in another wider thin skin for the thorax
Dub in some SLF dubbing and tie in the 1st pair of Inferno Goose biots
apply some dubbing after the 1st pair of legs and tie in the 2nd and 3rd pair of biots legs
Cover the tie with SLF dubbing
Fold the thin skin and UV flash over and tie down
Fold the material over and tie it down, whip finish
whip finish and Trim the extra
Apply some Deer Creek Builder UV resin on the thorax and cure it with UV light
Use a pair of tweezers to fold and bend the legs
Fixed the legs with small amount of fine flex UV resin and brush out some dubbing fibers
The Latex n Copper nymph is ready
bu playing with different colour of tying wire, think skin, biots legs and beads…
you will be able to create many colour variations of the pattern.
Cheers and Happy Tying
