Bead-head Wire Nymph

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