Hook: Tiemco 200, size 10 or 12
Tail: Marabou, Color golden brown
Body: Marabou, color golden brown
Thorax: Dubbing, color dark olive
Wing case: Peacock Herl
Legs: Lemon wood duck
I came to develop
this nymph pattern quite some time ago, when I was early into fly
tying. I puchased Randall Kaufman’s Fly
Tyers Nymph Manual, which I very much enjoyed, particularly his
Marabou Mayfly Nymph pattern. I still use his basic construction,
but add a few different material. It has been very effective
in ponds and lakes or rivers and streams, using a dead drift or with
a real slow retrieve. The marabou’s natural wavy movement
with the least resistance from the water, makes it irresistible.
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