FLY
Nymph
Tellico Nymph
Tied by Brian Smith
Tellico Nymph recipe
| Hook | Ahrex FW581 size 8 |
|---|---|
| Thread | Semperfli 8/0 classic waxed black |
| Abdomen | Yellow floss |
| Rib | Peacock herl |
| Tail | Guinea |
| Back | Turkey tail |
| Throat | Whiting hen, hackled around the shank. |
| Abdomen | I used 0.15 lead free wire around the thorax to help with taper and weight. |
What the Tellico Nymph imitates
- Caddis larva (larva)
- Mayfly nymph (nymph)
- Stonefly nymph (nymph)
Tied for: Trout (general)
Where the Tellico Nymph came from
- Originated by Unknown Tennessee tyer, Tennessee. Recorded in Kaufmann's American Nymph Fly Tying Manual (1970s); no named originator found.Source: RiverKeeper Flies - Tellico Nymph
- Popularized by Ernest Peckinbaugh (spellings vary), Chattanooga, Tennessee. First known to sell it commercially; a bass angler and bass-bug tyer. Both sources say the first tyer is unknown.Source: A Year On The Fly: Tellico Nymph History, citing Southern Trout; also Gink & Gasoline <https://www.ginkandgasoline.com/gink-gasoline-fly-patterns/the-tellico-nymph/>
- Derived from McGinty (wet fly). Southern anglers adapted the McGinty bee wet fly that northern visitors brought south in the late 1800s.Source: A Year On The Fly: Tellico Nymph History; also Gink & Gasoline
Where sources tell it differently, each account is listed with its own source.
Inside the vault every material on this fly opens to its own card, and you can save the fly to your own boxes.
