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Tellico Nymph
How do you tie a Tellico Nymph?
Tellico Nymph is a nymph fly pattern for Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, Brook Trout. Find its 8 materials and 10 tying steps below.
- Difficulty
- 2 of 5
- Target species
- Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, Brook Trout
- Pattern designer
- Traditional (Tennessee/Smoky Mountains)
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At the vise
Materials
- Nymph Hook, TMC 3761, sizes 10-16
- Thread (6/0), Black
- Tail: Guinea Fowl Fibers
- Shellback: Turkey Quill Segment
- Rib: Peacock Herl
- Body: Yellow Floss
- Hackle: Brown Hen Hackle
- Head Cement
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Tying instructions
Secure the hook in the vise. Start black thread behind the eye and wrap to the bend.
Select 6-8 guinea fowl fibers and tie in at the bend for the tail.
Cut a slip of turkey quill about 1/4 inch wide. Tie in at the bend for the shellback.
Tie in 2-3 peacock herls at the bend for the rib.
Tie in yellow floss at the bend.
Wrap the yellow floss forward in touching turns to the 1/4 point behind the eye. Tie off and trim.
Pull the turkey quill segment forward over the top of the body as the shellback. Tie down behind the eye.
Spiral-wrap the peacock herl rib forward over the shellback in 4-5 turns. Tie off and trim.
Tie in a brown hen hackle. Wrap 2-3 turns. Tie off and trim.
Build a small thread head. Whip finish and apply head cement.