Tuesday, August 10, 2021

Gimp Nymph

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Gimp Nymph

Hook – Mustad S80-3906, S82-3906B (or equivalent), sizes 10-16

Thread - Black

Tail - Dun hen hackle barbs

Body - Dubbed with gray rabbit fur

Wings - Two semi plumes from the base of a Lady Amherst pheasant tippet feather tied flat

(one on top of the other) over the body and extending to approximately the end of the hook

Legs - Dun hen hackle tied on as a collar and tied back


Fish Flies - The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier’s Art – Terry Helleckson

Practical Flies and Their Construction - Lacey E Gee & Erwin D Sias

 

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Semi plume location

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