Mayfly Nymph- by Lucian Vasies
featured, Fly Patterns, Step-by-Step Tutorials — By Kevin Hospodar on January 11, 2012 8:20 pmMaterials:
Daiichi hook D1270 size 12-14
Thread : 8/0 UniThread white
Body thread: cream bodystrech from Uni Products
Body: syntethic quill – yellow
Lead: lead wire 0.3mm
Tail: pheasant tail – 3-5barbs
Gills: cream ostrich barb
Wincase: CDC Khaki feathers
Torax: mad rabbit dubbing yellow
Mount your hook in the vise
Tie in the tail fibers just before the bend
Wrap the lead body with the uni body. Tie in the synthetic body.
Wrap the body forward with slightly overlapping wraps
Tie off the body and tie in the ostrich that will become the gills
5 wraps with of the ostrich and then tie off and trim
Tie in the CDC wingcase by the base and dub the area with rabbit
Pull the CDC wingcase over the rabbit and secure while building a head
trim and done
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13 Comments
Nice pattern. would be nice to offer a printable page of these various patterns posted here.
I always marvel at Lucien’s innovative patterns and use of materials. I thought I had every material in the inventory but I have never seen the synthetic quill. Where can we get or how to we make this material.
interesting design! Those synthetic quill dont half make the job easier!
Very nice pattern ! I´will tie some flies to fish
they in Patagonia my next trip in February.
Very nice pattern ! I´will tie some flies to fish
they in Patagonia my next trip in February.
Great pattern and I too would like to know where the synthetic biot material can be located. Spring is closer than we think.
Very nice pattern well tied. I think I will give this a try. Thanks for putting it on the web.
i like the patterns,so nice
Nice design on the fly thank you for sharing.
Ive used polyethelene strips cut finely, for the synthetic quill. Use markers to color on white poly. BTW very nice tie, very simplistic.
It’s a really nice pattern, I will make some
and try them next time that I’ll go fishing.
Very nice.
I’ve tied and sold a similar fly very like this one for years when I lived on the Tweed Coast in NSW OZ. and as quick as I could make them the were sold.
The customers used it for both fresh and saltwater species, depending on what size was the only difference.