Hi,
I was brave enough to post a picture of my recent take on Dave’s famous nymph. I would like to see other renditions of his nymph. You guys up to it??
Thanks,
Byron
With an olive collar:
from a swap a few years ago
Byron,
I am not trying to be a smart-***, but I do not have the recipe for this nymph.
I have a very nice fox squirrel skin that has not been used nearly enough,
and it is wee while since I tied a nymph.
Don’t bother Byron, I had a look on Dave Whitlock’s site.
Hook: 2x or 3x long nymph, size 4 to 16. Mustad 9671 or 9672; Eagle Claw 63 or 58; Tiemco 5262 or 5263; Daiichi 1710 or 1720
Thread: Brown or black 8/0 Uni-thread and 3/0 Monocord or 6/0 Flymaster
Body: Red fox squirrel hair mixed with an equal amount of comparably-colored Antron dubbing or similar
Tail: Red fox squirrel guard hair
Thorax: Red fox squirrel hair mixed with an equal amount of dark gray Antron dubbing or similar
Other: Underbody: Fine lead free wire. Legs: Dark mottled partridge, grouse or hen hackle
Instructions: [FONT=Verdana]Available at : Fly Fish America Magazine or you can read about why this is Dave’s favorite fly at Fly & Field Magazine[/FONT]
Dave tied it lots of ways & sizes depending on the bugs.
Yes, he did, so let’s see your choice.
When I first became familiar with him, he really only tied it the original way - the first one shown on his add above.
If anyone wonders if these flies catch fish, I caught a two foot northern tonight on a #12 bead head fox squirrel nymph.
Then after landing that toothy thing I failed to retie the fly to the leader and lost it to the weed bed.
So I realize that this isn’t really a red fox squirrel nymph but it is the closest I have and since few people are posting up their versions I’ll add mine.