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Bead-Head Prince Nymph
How do you tie a Bead-Head Prince Nymph?
Bead-Head Prince Nymph is a nymph fly pattern for Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, Brook Trout, Cutthroat Trout. Find its 8 materials and 9 tying steps below.
- Difficulty
- 2 of 5
- Target species
- Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, Brook Trout, Cutthroat Trout
- Pattern designer
- Doug Prince
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Materials
- Nymph Hook, TMC 3761, sizes 10-16
- Brass Bead, 3.2mm, Gold
- Thread (70 Denier), Black
- Brown Turkey Biots (tail)
- Peacock Herl
- Gold Tinsel
- Brown Hen Hackle
- White Turkey Biots (wing)
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Tying instructions
Slide gold bead onto hook
Attach thread behind bead
Tie in two brown biots split as tail
Tie in gold tinsel rib
Tie in peacock herl and wrap body
Counter-wrap tinsel rib
Tie in soft hackle collar
Tie in two white biots as wing
Whip finish behind bead