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Identity Crisis
How do you tie a Identity Crisis?
Identity Crisis is a nymph fly pattern for trout. Find its 10 materials and 20 tying steps below.
- Difficulty
- 3 of 5
- Target species
- trout
- Pattern designer
- Steve May
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At the vise
Materials
- Hook: Fulling Mill FM5155 Tactical Big Bug #8
- Thread: UTC 70 Denier Black
- Eyes: Wapsi Bead Chain Eyes Small Gold
- Weight: Lead Wire .015
- Body: Rabbit Mask Fur
- Tail: Rabbit Mask Fur
- Rib: Sybai Flat Wire Medium Gold
- Wingcase: Turkey Tail
- Legs: Wapsi Sili Legs Pumpkin Brown Speckled with Green Flakes
- Thorax: Fulling Mill Euro Nymph Flash Dub Dark Hare's Ear UV
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Tying instructions
Secure hook in vise and start thread behind the eye.
Build a thread base for the eyes.
Cut a section of bead chain eyes.
Tie in the bead chain eyes on top of the hook shank behind the eye.
Apply a drop of super glue to the hook shank.
Wrap thread back to the bend.
Tie in lead wire at the bend.
Wrap lead wire forward to the eyes and secure.
Helicopter off the excess lead wire.
Tie in rabbit mask fur for the tail, extending one shank-length.
Tie in sili legs on each side of the hook shank.
Tie in flat wire at the bend.
Dub the body with Euro Nymph Flash Dub Dark Hare's Ear UV to the 2/3 point.
Tie in turkey tail for the wingcase.
Wrap the flat wire forward to the 2/3 point and secure.
Helicopter off the excess flat wire.
Pull the turkey tail forward over the body and tie off behind the eyes.
Trim the excess turkey tail.
Tie in premium partridge for the legs.
Whip finish and apply head cement.