The pattern notebook · nymph
Perdigon
How do you tie a Perdigon?
Perdigon is a nymph fly pattern for trout, steelhead, salmon. Find its 8 materials and 6 tying steps below.
- Difficulty
- 2 of 5
- Target species
- trout, steelhead, salmon
- Pattern designer
- @Abouttrout
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At the vise
Materials
- Hook: Fulling Mill Jig Short #18
- Bead: Fulling Mill Tungsten Slotted 2.8mm
- Thread: UTC 70 White
- Tail: Coq de Leon
- Body: Veevus Body Quill, BQ5
- Hot Spot: UTC 70 Fl. Orange
- Wing Pad: Gulff Resin Black
- Over Coat: Solarez Bone Dry
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Tying instructions
1. Start with tying a white body with CDL as a tail.
2. Tie in body quill and wrap to bead
3. Cut flush
4. Tie in UTC orange for hot spot
5. Use Golff resin to create wing case
6. Finish with Solarez bone dry