NYMPHS & WETS
FLASHBACK NYMPH
In fast flowing
water or
where
you just want your nymph to stand out a little a Flash back nymph is an
option. Whilst this nymph is not tied to represent the nymphal (sub
imago
or pupa) stage of any specific insect it is a good “buggy” looking fly
and readily accepted by trout. I generally only carry flash back nymphs
in size #12 but you could carry large and smaller versions if required.
Nymphs can be
fished in
the
current with as little line drag as possible, can be retrieved at
various
speeds or can be fished on the drop or through the lift. General form
and
colour together with presentation and how you fish them will help you
fool
the fish into thinking that there something that on the trouts shopping
list shopping list.
MATERIALS:
Hook - Size
10
to 18 long shank
Thread - To
suit body
Tail - Squirrel
tail,
feather fibres or substitute
Rib - Fine
copper
wire
Weight - Lead
wire
if required
Body - Mohair
or
dubbing
Thorax - Mylar
Legs - Slightly
oversize
hen hackle
Wing casing /
flashback
- Flat gold, silver or pearl Mylar
A)
- Wind the thread in touching turns to the bend of the
hook.
- Tie in a tail equal in length to the length of the
hook shank. Resist the temptation to make the tail too bulky.
- Tie in a length of copper wire.
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B)
- Dub on a body starting at almost nothing and
gradually increasing in width along the back half of the fly.
- Wind the copper wire along the body of the fly
forming 5 or 6 segments.
- Tie the copper wire off at the half way point and
trim the excess copper wire.
- Tie in the back material directly in front of the
body.
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C)
- Hold the back material out of the way and dub on the
rear half of the thorax making it about as thick as the body.
- Select a small bunch of hackle tips and tie them in
on one side of the fly with the tips extending down along the side of
the fly like legs. Repeat this step on the other side of the fly.
The tips of the legs should extend about 2/3 of the way along the side
of the fly.
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D)
- Now apply some dubbing in front of the wings
to
complete the bulk of the thorax. Take a little of the dubbing over the
area where the legs are tied in so as to hold them a little flatter
along the side of the fly. the finished thorax should be a little
thicker than the thick part of the body.
- Pull the back material over the top of the fly and
whilst holding it tight and in place tie it off just behind the eye of
the hook.
- Trim the excess back material whip finish and
varnish the thread.
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