Fly Fishing – Fly Patterns

Skip Nymph

Hook: 14-10 Nymph Thread: 6/0 Black Tail: Pheasant tail fibers Body: Rabbit antron dubbing Ribbing: Copper wire Shellback: Pheasant tail fibers Thorax: Rabbit antron dubbing well picked out.

Tying Instructions:

• Tie in pheasant tail fibers at bend of hook with several wraps of thread, and then pull butts back over tail and secure back with several more wraps of thread.
• Tie in copper wire ribbing.
• Dub antron dubbing on to thread and wrap forward about 3/4 the way up the hook shank.
• Pull pheasant tail over body and secure with thread, do not trim butts, they will be used for wingcase.
• Wrap copper wire over shellback and body and secure with thread and trim.
• Pull the pheasant tail butts back and secure back with several wraps of thread.
• Dub a generous amount of antron dubbing on to thread and wrap forward to eye. Make thorax thicker than abdomen.
• Pull pheasant tail butts over thorax and secure with thread.
• Trim, whip finish, and head cement.