FLY
Simple Mayfly Nymph
Simple Mayfly Nymph recipe
| Hook | wet / nymph 1x or 2x long |
|---|---|
| Thread | brown |
| Tail | brown soft hackle fibers |
| Rib | fine wire (copper, gold) |
| Body | brown dubbing |
| Thorax | brown dubbing |
| Throat | same brown soft hackle fibers |
| Wing Case | small feather (clipped and glued) |
About this fly
From Peter Fling & Donald Puterbaugh: The Basic Manual of Fly Tying Fling and Puterbaugh suggest clipping a small feather and coating it with head cement to be used for the wing case. Or alternately, tie in the clipped feather and head cement / UV glue it in place after tying it in. Lay down a thread baseTie in soft hackle fibers for tail the length of the shankTie in fine wire for ribCreate a dubbing noodle and wrap the body to just past half of hook shank; tie offSpiral wrap wire over body for rib; tie offAdd a dubbing noodle thorax; tie offInvert hook; using soft hackle fibers like those used for the tail tie in the throat; extend fibers from behind hook eye to hook point on underside of hook shankTurn hook right side up and tie in small clipped feather wing case; if the feather was not glue coated prior to tying in, do so nowWhip finish; head cement
What the Simple Mayfly Nymph imitates
- Mayfly nymph (nymph)
Inside the vault every material on this fly opens to its own card, and you can save the fly to your own boxes.
