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Micro Red Tag Pinky
How do you tie a Micro Red Tag Pinky?
Micro Red Tag Pinky is a nymph fly pattern for trout. Find its 7 materials and 16 tying steps below.
- Difficulty
- 3 of 5
- Target species
- trout
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Materials
- Hook: Fulling Mill Jig Force Short, Black Nickel, #24
- Bead: Slotted Tungsten Bead, Metallic Light Pink, 2.4mm
- Thread: UTC 70 Denier, Black
- Tail: UTC 210 Denier, Flourescent Red
- Wire: Ultra Wire, Small, Red
- Wing: CDC Feathers, Black
- Thorax: Tactical Microflash Dub UV, Purple
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Tying instructions
Slide the tungsten bead onto the hook.
Start thread behind the bead and wrap back to the bend.
Tie in the red floss tail, about the length of the hook bend.
Tie in the red ultra wire on the far side of the hook.
Wrap the wire forward with touching turns, then back over the top of the hook shank.
Clip the excess wire.
Select two CDC feathers and tie them in.
Clean up the tail ends of the CDC feathers.
Spin the bobbin counter-clockwise to flatten the thread.
Split the thread with a bodkin.
Insert the CDC feathers into the split thread.
Spin the bobbin clockwise to cord up the thread and close the dubbing loop.
Wrap the dubbing loop forward, brushing the fibers back with each wrap.
Tie off the thread.
Whip finish.
Apply UV resin to the head and cure.