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Bead-head Wire Nymph
Tie this small, dense bug with natural looks to reach bottom-feeding winter grayling
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When gaudy grayling patterns stop working, it’s time to try something more subtle. This small but fast-sinking nymph is almost entirely made of metal. It is easy to tie, has just enough sparkle and colour, and it looks like a natural nymph. Fish it New Zealand-style under a dry-fly, or on the middle or top dropper of a team of grayling bugs.
Bead-head Wire Nymph
Hook Size 16-18 Partridge SLD2
Thread Semperfli 12/0 brown waxed thread
Tail Coq de Leon fibres
Body Semperfli 0.10mm wire — March brown
Thorax Hare’s fur
Bead 2.4mm tungsten rainbow bead
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