The pattern notebook · nymph
52 Buick
How do you tie a 52 Buick?
52 Buick is a nymph fly pattern for trout. Find its 7 materials and 11 tying steps below.
- Difficulty
- 3 of 5
- Target species
- trout
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At the vise
Materials
- Hook: TMC 200R #8
- Thread: 3/0 black
- Body: Laser Dub Olive
- Tail: Neck Hackle Olive
- Legs: pheasant Tail
- Rib: Gold oval tinsel
- Collar: Peacock Hurl
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Tying instructions
1. Place hook in vise and tighten
2. Wrap a thread base from eye to bend
3. Tie in Tail material wrapping forward towards hook eye
4. Tie in rib material now wrapping back to bend
5. Once and the bend twist dubbing onto thread and wrap forward to 1/4 shank leaking room for a head and collar
6. Counter wrap rib material forward to the 1/4 spot where dubbing ends and Tie in with thread
7. Take pheasants Tail and tie in on the bottom side for legs. The tips of the feathers should end up near the point of the hook
8. Tie in peacock hurl and wrap forwards to creat collar. Tie off and cut off excess hurl
9. Fill the rest of the space near the eye with thread to create a head
10. Whip finish the head, cut thread, and apply head cement or UV resin to finish the fly
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