FLY
Nymph
Black Drake Nymph
Tied by Christian Andrews
Black Drake Nymph recipe
| Hook | #10 - 12 nymph (weighted for desired depth) |
|---|---|
| Thread | gray |
| Tail | a few Guinea hen speckled feather barbs |
| Body | blend of beaver/muskrat and jack rabbit/hare’s ear fur (rolled into a spindle and twisted into a dubbing loop) |
| Legs | Guinea hen speckled feather barbs - three on each side |
| Wing Case | Ostrich flue (5-6 Ostrich herl), clipped square 1/4 of hook length |
| Head | thread longer than “usual”; optional to tie the head with black thread |
About this fly
A “Polly” Rosborough fuzzy nymph from the photo and recipe in The Founding Flies by Mike Valla Polly washed the body fur and created a felt ball. He then took hair from that felt and rolled it into a tapered spindle. He attached the spindle to the shank at the tail and then twisted it into a dubbing loop. A special lacquer was generously applied to the hook prior to and during wrapping the body An Ostrich flue is a clump of Ostrich herl. Flue is the term in the recipe in The Founding Flies. The wing case is tied in by the flue butt ends under the head and cut square 1/4 of the shank length.
What the Black Drake Nymph imitates
- Mayfly nymph
Tied for: Bass (general)
Inside the vault every material on this fly opens to its own card, and you can save the fly to your own boxes.
