My Pet

My Pet

Nymph

Tied By Darrell Olson

Hook: Mustad 9672, Size 14 (Size Range: 12 – 16)

Thread: 8/0, Rusty Brown

Bead: Silver, 2.8mm

Tail: Natural Deer Body Hair

Wing case: Turkey Tail Quill

Body: Black Wool Fibers for Dubbing

Hackle: 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.