FLY
Bead Head Nymph, Mayfly, Mayfly Nymph, Nymph
Gray Drake (Siphlonurus quebecensis ) Bead Head Nymph
Tied by Brent Jones
Gray Drake (Siphlonurus quebecensis ) Bead Head Nymph recipe
| Hook | Lightning Strike Nymph/Wet NW1 size 14 |
|---|---|
| Thread | Uni 8/0 , Gray |
| Weighted Wire | Lead 0.010 x 7 wraps |
| Tail | Metz Hen Saddle , Ginger/Brown |
| Abdomen | Hareline Midge Micro Tubing, Gray TUB2-165 |
| Flash Back | UTC Small Pearl Flat Tinsel |
| Wing Case | White River Thin Skin, Black TSK100 |
| Thorax | Fly Rite Dubbing, #7 Dark Gray |
| Legs | Metz Hen Saddle , Ginger/Brown |
| Collar | Fly Rite Dubbing, #7 Dark Gray |
What the Gray Drake (Siphlonurus quebecensis ) Bead Head Nymph imitates
- Gray Drake (nymph) Siphlonurus
- Mayfly nymph (nymph)
Tied for: Trout (general)
In the old books
Original dressing as pictured in Marbury, Favorite Flies and Their Histories (1892), Plate Q, No. 147. The photo above is a later tie, not the original.
Inside the vault every material on this fly opens to its own card, and you can save the fly to your own boxes.
