Dragon
Fly Nymph by Jeff Lauze
Here
is a dragonfly nymph that I have been working on for quite some time. It is
very time consuming to tie but it is an excellent imitation of the large Da=
rner
dragonfly nymphs common in the spring and early
summer. I have had excellent success with this pattern hand twisting it up =
and
along drop offs.
Material:
Hook:
9672 Mustad #6-8 or Tiemco=
equivalent.
Thread:
olive
Tail:
olive goose biots
Shellback:
Tan foam
Rib:
clear larva lace
Overbody: olive seals fur
Underbody:
olive deer hair
Wingcase: Tan foam
Legs:
olive pheasent rump
Eyes:
Booby foam
Tying
Steps:
1.
Tie in goose biots making them less than 1/4 the
length of the hook.
2.
Prepare a piece of tan foam by cutting it to a width equal to the distance
between the hook and the shank. Tie in.
3.
Make a dubbing ball of olive seals fur.
4.
Tie in clear larva lace. Don't tie in immediately after you tie in the foam
because you won't be able to wrap it.
5.
Make a loop of thread. This will be used as a dubbing loop later on.
6.
Spin olive deer hair 2/3 up the hook shank.
7.
Tie off thread and trim deer hair to shape. It should be flat on the dorsal=
ly
and ventrall but cigar shaped looking down on i=
t.
8. Make a dubbing loop with the olive seals fur and wrap through the trimmed d= eer hair. Space evenly so deer hair color will persist through the seals fur. <= o:p>
9. Pull tan foam over abdomen making sure it is not to tight as to loose float= ing abilities but not too loose so it will spin when you wrap the ribbing on. <= o:p>
10.
Wrap clear larva lace.
11.
Tie in another piece of tan foam approximately 1/2 the width of the hook be=
nd.
12.
Make three wraps of seals fur and then tie in pheasant rump feather. Do this
three times.
13.
Tie in booby eyes.
14.
Pull tan foam over thorax and tie off.
15.
Whip finish thread.
Take permanent markers and color tan foam to desired shades. This pattern is best fished on a full sinking line with a short leader. Because of the buoyant nature of the pattern, it can be crawled above weeds dead slow. Enjoy!