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Americanchie

How do you tie a Americanchie?

Americanchie is a nymph fly pattern for trout. Find its 8 materials and 13 tying steps below.

Difficulty
2 of 5
Target species
trout

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At the vise

Materials

  • Jig Hook, Hanak 450BL, sizes 12-18
  • Hareline Slotted Tungsten Tactical bead, Hares Ear Brown, 1/8”
  • Thread, Semperfli 12/0, red
  • Tail, Mottled Gray Hen hackle fibers
  • Body, pheasant tail
  • Rib, UTC Ultra Wire, Small, Copper brown
  • Soft hackle, Mottled Gray Hen
  • Collar, Senyo’s Fusion Dub, Eat A Peach

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Tying instructions

  1. Mash the barb on the hook and place the tungsten bead onto the hook, small hole first.

  2. Secure the hook in the tying vise.

  3. Start the thread behind the bead, locking the bead into place and wrap back to the bend of the hook

  4. Strip 8-10 fibers from the stem of a Hen hackle feather, measure them to form a tail about a hook shank in length, and tie them in at the bend.

  5. Secure the wire to the near side of the hook with tight wraps of tying thread.

  6. Snip 8 natural colored pheasant tail fibers free from the stem, orient them tips first, and secure them to the hook shank

  7. Take thread wraps down to the base of the tail, then wind the tying thread forward to behind the bead.

  8. Counter wrap the ribbing wire forward in evenly spaced turns to create segmentation and secure it with thread wraps leaving just enough room for the soft hackle and collar.

  9. Helicopter the wire off close using the tip of your bobbin as a brace.

  10. Position your tying thread at the start of the abdomen and tie in a Mottled Gray Hen feather, wrapping around the hook shank 2-3 times, and tie off.

  11. Make a Small dubbing noodle with the fusion dub, and create a small, but prominent collar.

  12. Form the thorax and build up a visible thread collar with successive whip finishes.

  13. Snip your tying thread free and apply a liberal dose of head cement to the thread wraps for durability.

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