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	The Bead Head Nymph Courtesy of Fly Anglers Online - www.flyanglersonline.com Materials: Hook: Partridge Roman Moser Barbless nymph #14. Thread: Tan (Here I have used orange for visibility). Bead: Silver, gold, or copper bead 1/8". Body: Rabbit fur dyed golden olive. Back & Tail: Two Goose Biots (Tan). Thorax: Any spiky dubbing here I have used hairs ear with black holographic Enhancer. Tying Instructions: 1. To secure the bead start the thread (I've used orange for clarity) and lay down a bed of tying thread which is flat and even, equal in length to the diameter of the bead you are going to use. 2. Take a length of floss and fold it over once or twice. If you like use several thicknesses of tying thread or feather fibre like pheasant tail. Tie this in on top of the bed of tying thread with the majority of the material facing forward over the eye. 3. Trim out the rear facing portion of the material and whip finish, trim out the thread. You must do this carefully so as to create an even bed for the bead. 4. Slide the bead onto the prepared base. 5. Re-start the thread behind the bead. 6. Bring the material from in front of the bead over the bead and tie it down behind the bead. 7. Trim out the excess of this material. Make this tapered so that you will not get a step when you tie the body. 8. Take the thread down to the bend of the hook tying in the bead cover material as you go. Catch in the ribbing wire. 9. Dub a nicely tapered body in a colour to match the natural. Leave a good clear section of shank clear behind the bead. 10. Tie in two biots, colour to match the naturals' ventral side. Tie them down side by side on the pop of the hook shank. 11. Hold the biots down at the bend of the fly and secure in place using the ribbing wire. Tie off the ribbing wire at the end of the dubbed body. (If you wish to add legs in the form of a hackle now is the time to do it.) 12. Trim out the butt ends of the biots. Whip finish in front of the body. 13. Make several if you are unsure of their security. 14. Make another dubbing noodle with enough dubbing to fill the space between the end of the body and the bead. 15. Now form one more whip finish using this dubbed length of thread. 16. Make sure the open area is filled and trim out the thread. Your done! Courtesy of Fly Anglers Online Fly Anglers Online

The Bead Head Nymph

Courtesy of Fly Anglers Online - www.flyanglersonline.com

Materials:

Hook: Partridge Roman Moser Barbless nymph #14.

Thread: Tan (Here I have used orange for visibility).

Bead: Silver, gold, or copper bead 1/8".

Body: Rabbit fur dyed golden olive.

Back & Tail: Two Goose Biots (Tan).

Thorax: Any spiky dubbing here I have used hairs ear with black holographic Enhancer.

Tying Instructions:

1. To secure the bead start the thread (I've used orange for clarity) and lay down a bed of tying thread which is flat and even, equal in length to the diameter of the bead you are going to use.

2. Take a length of floss and fold it over once or twice. If you like use several thicknesses of tying thread or feather fibre like pheasant tail. Tie this in on top of the bed of tying thread with the majority of the material facing forward over the eye.

3. Trim out the rear facing portion of the material and whip finish, trim out the thread. You must do this carefully so as to create an even bed for the bead.

4. Slide the bead onto the prepared base.

5. Re-start the thread behind the bead.

6. Bring the material from in front of the bead over the bead and tie it down behind the bead.

7. Trim out the excess of this material. Make this tapered so that you will not get a step when you tie the body.

8. Take the thread down to the bend of the hook tying in the bead cover material as you go. Catch in the ribbing wire.

9. Dub a nicely tapered body in a colour to match the natural. Leave a good clear section of shank clear behind the bead.

10. Tie in two biots, colour to match the naturals' ventral side. Tie them down side by side on the pop of the hook shank.

11. Hold the biots down at the bend of the fly and secure in place using the ribbing wire. Tie off the ribbing wire at the end of the dubbed body. (If you wish to add legs in the form of a hackle now is the time to do it.)

12. Trim out the butt ends of the biots. Whip finish in front of the body.

13. Make several if you are unsure of their security.

14. Make another dubbing noodle with enough dubbing to fill the space between the end of the body and the bead.

15. Now form one more whip finish using this dubbed length of thread.

16. Make sure the open area is filled and trim out the thread.

Your done!

Courtesy of Fly Anglers Online

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