The pattern notebook · nymph
Y2K
How do you tie a Y2K?
Y2K is a nymph fly pattern for trout, steelhead, salmon. Find its 6 materials and 13 tying steps below.
- Difficulty
- 2 of 5
- Target species
- trout, steelhead, salmon
- Pattern designer
- David Knowles
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At the vise
Materials
- Hook: Daiichi 1120 #8-14
- Bead: Spirit River Tungsten Bead 3.5mm (1/8) Gold
- Thread: Danville's 70 Denier White
- Body: McFlyFoam Orange
- Body: McFlyFoam McCheese
- Head Cement
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Tying instructions
Slide the gold bead onto the hook.
Start thread behind the bead and build a thread dam to help hold the bead in place.
Cut two pieces of McFlyFoam, one orange and one McCheese.
Tie in the McFlyFoam on top of the hook directly behind the bead, leaving about a half inch hanging out.
Pull the material back and take two turns of thread in front of the McFlyFoam.
Take two turns of thread behind the McFlyFoam.
Take two turns of thread in front of the McFlyFoam to secure the material.
Whip finish with 4-5 turns.
Cut the thread.
Pull the McFlyFoam straight up over the bead and cut it even with the bead.
Fanagle the McFlyFoam down around the hook.
Stretch out the McFlyFoam about a hook gap behind and make your cut.
Apply head cement to the bare thread.