Nick Thomas
Nymph
Easy
- Run on the thread at the eye and take down to the bend in touching turns.
- Catch in a length of yarn and tie down two-thirds of the way up the hook.
- Twist the yarn to tighten it, wind forward in touching turns, tie in and remove the waste.
- Tie in a length of tinsel hanging back over the abdomen.
- Taper the ends of two lengths of foam and tie in over the abdomen.
- Dub the thorax and brush the fibres down on either side of the hook.
- Fold the foam forwards and tie in, followed by the tinsel.
- Smear the thread with varnish and whip finish.
- Cut the thread and snip off the foam and tinsel leaving short stubs of foam to form the head.
| Hook | Sprite S2200 #12 |
| Thread | 12/0 black |
| Abdomen | Acrylic darning yarn |
| Wing case | 2mm silicone foam cord and UTC opal mirage tinsel |
| Thorax | Natural hare and squirrel dubbing |
