Nymbeet
(Stuart Napier)
Hook - Mustad 3906/3906B
Thread - Black.
Tail - Small bunch of black cock hackle equaling the hook length.
Back - A strip of black crow wing or substitute, doubled over lengthways and reaching almost halfway down the sides of the fly, tied in by the tip end.
Body - The original dressing has an underbody of black marabou silk, wrapped with a strip of clear plastic from a particular washing up pot cleaner. Clear Vinyl Rib or Nymph Rib can be substituted. They are three times thicker, so the underbody can be eliminated.
Hackle - Two turns of black cock, the fibers the same length as shank (leave full, not gathered underneath into a throat style).
Reference - Fly Anglers Online (FAOL) Archive
http://www.flyanglersonline.com/features/oldflies/part250.php
http://www.flyanglersonline.com/features/oldflies/part250.php
1 comment:
The original body material was from a nylon pot scrubber, preferably used so that the nylon was no longer clear but slightly opaque. This gave the overall appearance of grey when tied over the black underbody.
This fly came to fame in Tasmania (Australia) in the early 1960s after an article written by David Scholes was published in Angler's Digest.
It was particularly successful fished along the flooded margins of Tasmania's lakes during the early spring.
For the reason stated above, it would be more appropriate to either use something to 'grey off' the recommended clear Larva Lace D-rib or similar to achieve the desired grey appearance, or use a grey underbody instead of black.
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