My Pet
Nymph
Tied By Darrell Olson
Hook: Mustad 9672, Size 14 (Size Range: 12 – 16)
Thread: 8/0, Rusty Brown
Body Parts: bead, tail, wing case, body, hackle
Materials: Silver, 2.8mm, Natural Deer Body Hair, Turkey Tail Quill, Black Wool Fibers for Dubbing, Brown Saddle Hackle
Notes:
Tonight at the PHWFF Fly Tying Zoom Session, the Program Lead Walter Shockley from the Myrtle Beach, South Carolina walked us through the tying process of a nymph pattern for the Great Smoky Mountains this spring called “My Pet”. According the information shared that this nymph might have been called “The Squash Bug” in Cosby and Del Rio communities of Cocke County, Tennessee.