Simple Mayfly Nymph
Nymph
Tied By Christian Andrews
Hook: wet / nymph 1x or 2x long
Thread: brown
Body Parts: tail, rib, body, thorax, throat, wing case
Materials: brown soft hackle fibers, fine wire (copper, gold), brown dubbing, brown dubbing, same brown soft hackle fibers, 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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