Simple Mayfly Nymph

Nymph

Tied By Christian Andrews

Hook: wet / nymph 1x or 2x long

Thread: brown

Materials-

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)

Notes:

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 base
Tie in soft hackle fibers for tail the length of the shank
Tie in fine wire for rib
Create a dubbing noodle and wrap the body to just past half of hook shank; tie off
Spiral wrap wire over body for rib; tie off
Add a dubbing noodle thorax; tie off
Invert 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 shank
Turn 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 now
Whip finish; head cement

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