Darley Czech Nymph Variant (Trout Fly)
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Body Part
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Descriptive Notes
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BODY:
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Lead Underbody with Pale Olive Dubbing
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HACKLE:
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Black Squirrel or Fox Thorax; picked out
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HEAD:
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(Fine) Orange Thread
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HOOK:
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Partridge K4A (grub/shrimp)
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RIB:
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Medium, Dull Brown Copper Wire
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TAIL:
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None
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WING:
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Shell Back of Latex Tungsten under the Flexibody
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CONSTRUCTION:
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- Build the underbody using a single layer of standard or square lead.
- Run tying the thread over to form a "solid banana shaped" base for nymph.
- Tie in copper wire, a narrow strip of flexibody and a slightly narrower strip of tungsten latex (all at the tail of the nymph). Dubb the abdomen (about
3/4 of way to eye) with fine pale olive or white polydubbing; pull the tungsten latex and flexibody over the abdomen, winding over the thread to hold in
place while you wind over the copper. The wire is pulled into the soft tungsten latex/flexibody to create a nice segmented effect, opening up the turns as
you approach the body.
- Once the wire is in place, take back the turns of thread used to secure the shell back; then wind copper wire under the latex before dubbing the thorax
with black squirrel/fox; pull the latex flexbody over the thorax and whip down before trimming any excess and forming a neat head. This fly sinks fast,
which is vital for water of any significant depth or flow.
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USAGE:
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