Prince Nymph meets the Bugger; found this in Randall Kaufmann's Fly Tyer's Nymph Manual. Pretty buggy fly, simple to tie; not sure why it never caught on.




hook - Mustad 9671 #8
thread - Danville 6/0 black
underbody - non-tox wire .015
tail - biots brown
body - peacock herl
rib - gold wire x-fine
hackle - brown saddle
legs - biots brown



Part 1


mash barb, wrap shank with non-tox







start thread, wrap underbody; taper front and back







even up biots, curving away from each other







measure for length (hook gap) and tie in










tie in ribbing







tie in some peacock (more herl or less depending on the effect you're looking for) and wrap forward










prep a saddle hackle (a bit of web is a good thing) and tie in by the butt end