Saturday, February 4, 2012

February Red Nymph



FR nymph
Hook: Tiemco 2312 #12
Thread: Orange or burnt orange 6/0
Tail: Two strands of Golden Pheasant tail fibres
Body: Dark brown, twisted dubbing brush to form segmented body. 
Wing cases: Two Golden Pheasant wing feather prepared with varnish and cut to triangle shape. The back case is not varnished. Just trim the end even and tie in concave side up. This forms finally the back and the head.  
Legs: Golden Pheasant tail feather strands or similar at the same place of the first wing case. Second two pairs tied in at the same place as the second wing case.    
Head: Soft Golden Pheasant brown side feather. This is finally bended over the back and tied in just behind the hook eye. Then the feather is folded backwards and tied in. this forms a little bulkier head.
Feelers: Brown bear, Nutria hair or similar.

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