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Pay Czech
How do you tie a Pay Czech?
Pay Czech is a nymph fly pattern for trout. Find its 9 materials and 24 tying steps below.
- Difficulty
- 3 of 5
- Target species
- trout
- Pattern designer
- Gilbert Rowley
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At the vise
Materials
- Hook: Daiichi 135 scud hook, size 10
- Bead: 1/8" tungsten bead, bronze
- Weight: 5 wraps of .020 lead wire
- Thread: UNI 6/0, tan
- Body: Embroidery floss, tan (4 strands)
- Underbody: Pearlescent embroidery floss (3 strands)
- Collar: Spikey squirrel SLF dubbing
- Hot Spot: UTC 70 denier thread, fluorescent pink
- Rib: 4x tippet
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Tying instructions
Secure the hook in the vise.
Slide the bead onto the hook.
Wrap lead wire behind the bead.
Start the thread behind the bead and wrap back to the bend of the hook.
Tie in a piece of 4x tippet on the far side of the hook.
Separate 4 strands of tan embroidery floss.
Tie in the tan embroidery floss on the near side of the hook.
Separate 3 strands of pearlescent embroidery floss.
Tie in the pearlescent embroidery floss on the far side of the hook.
Build a slightly tapered body with the tan thread.
Tie off the tan thread and cut it away.
Flip the hook upside down.
Cross the pearlescent floss over the underside of the hook.
Secure the pearlescent floss with the tan floss.
Alternate light and dark floss, keeping the wraps tight.
Wrap all the way up to behind the bead.
Flip the hook right side up.
Secure the embroidery floss with fluorescent pink thread.
Clip off the ends of the embroidery floss.
Dub a collar of spikey squirrel SLF dubbing.
Build a small hot spot with the fluorescent pink thread.
Whip finish and cut the thread.
Rib the body with the 4x tippet between each segment.
Tie off the rib and cut away the excess.