The pattern notebook · nymph
Christmas Tree
How do you tie a Christmas Tree?
Christmas Tree is a nymph fly pattern for trout. Find its 6 materials and 9 tying steps below.
- Difficulty
- 2 of 5
- Target species
- trout
- Pattern designer
- Me
Added to catalog · Updated
At the vise
Materials
- Hook- Fulling mill 5045
- Bead- Saluda
- Body- Flysmith 70D black
- Body- Sybia flat wire medium, UTC small copper wire
- Collar- Green peacock dubbing
- Tail- Pheasant
Have some of these already? The app matches recipes against your inventory and helps you build a shopping list for the gaps.
Tying instructions
1- Put hook in vise
2- Put bead on hook
3- Attach black thread, secure bead
4- wrap down the body tie in pheasant tail
5- Tie in both wires
6- Grab both wires tight and wrap towards the bead
7- Tie off both wires
8- Add peacock dubbing
9- Whip finish