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Polish Woven Nymph
How do you tie a Polish Woven Nymph?
Polish Woven Nymph is a nymph fly pattern for trout. Find its 8 materials and 24 tying steps below.
- Difficulty
- 2 of 5
- Target species
- trout
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At the vise
Materials
- Hook: Size 8-14 scud hook
- Bead: 1/8" tungsten bead
- Weight: Lead wire
- Thread: 8/0 black thread
- Rib: Small copper wire
- Body: Orange and green floss
- Thorax: Hare's mask dubbing
- Head cement: Sally Hansen Hard as Nails
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Tying instructions
Secure the hook in the vise.
Slide the bead onto the hook.
Wrap lead wire around the hook shank, using 10 wraps.
Push the lead wire up to the bead.
Snip off the excess lead wire.
Secure the lead wire with thread wraps.
Tie in the copper wire for ribbing at the bend of the hook.
Wrap the thread down to the bend of the hook.
Tie in the orange floss at the bend of the hook.
Tie in the green floss at the bend of the hook.
Measure out the floss.
Tie off the floss.
Rotate the hook in the vise so the hook point is facing up.
Separate the orange and green floss strands.
Weave the floss strands around the hook shank, alternating colors.
Tie off the floss behind the bead.
Clip the excess floss.
Reattach the thread behind the bead.
Apply head cement to the woven body.
Dub hare's mask onto the thread.
Wrap the dubbing to form the thorax.
Whip finish behind the bead.
Clip the thread.
Pick out the dubbing to create a buggy thorax.