Articulate Burrowing Mayfly Nymph – by Dronlee
featured, Fly Patterns, Step-by-Step Tutorials — By Kevin Hospodar on July 12, 2012 9:34 am
This is a new attempt of tying a articulate foam burrowing nymph, which the tail will point up and swing ( head down) when you give small little strip.
Material:
Hard wire
Heavy Short shank hook ( add lead if you wish )
2mm thick foam
Pheasant Tail fiber
Feather
Tape Wing
Marker
Loon Hard Head
Mono line
Cut a short hard wire, fold it half and tie in the pheasant Tail fiber
Tie in 2 pcs of foam as the abdomen
Tie down the foam to create abdomen
Put in a short pcs of soft feather, tie the foam around, trim the extra foam
Use marker to color the abdomen
Prepare a heavy short shank hook, tie in the mono line
Put in the abdomen section and tie down the mono line
Tie in the 3 pairs of legs and the tape wing
Tie in the thorax foam profile
Tie in another thorax foam profile
Fold the foam over and create the head
Put in a pair of pheasant tail fiber as antenna, tie the eye profile
Color the thorax with marker
The Burrowing Nymph is ready
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10 Comments
Nice pattern!
Very nice tie, looks lifelike.
Does the wing imply that this is an emerger pattern? Obviously, nymphs don’t have wings.
Incredible detail but must have to be larger than anything short of a Salmonfly. Betcha can’t do it on a pair of 22s.
I like it! Such nymphs are well spread in our mounting rivers and springs. Does it enough heavy and how deeper
it is going?
Regards
Utterly realistic! It would be a killer pattern to use as the trout are feeding on emerging nymphs near the surface. There are also ways to fish it mid depth, even though it’s tied out of foam.
Wow, beautiful pattern!
If you tie in the abdomen loosely it would wiggle with the current for even more realism.
First class this look’s like even I can have a go at this one it,s the bee,s knees
PS What,s tape wing never seen it before
You skipped what you did underneath the thorax and how to make the eyes. Instructions and material list is also vague.
Super nice pattern. The marker work is excellent.