| Introduction |
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FLY TYING
TUTORIALS OF SMOKY MOUNTAIN
TROUT FLIES
GEORGE (COTTONTOP) NYMPH
| Gift
Set Top Tailwater Trout Flies |
Gift
Set Top Smoky Mountain Dry Flies |
Gift
Set Top Smoky Mountain Nymphs/Emergers |
| Introduction |
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| This fly
has been around for many years and when I first began
fly fishing, I always heard it
referred to as the Cottontop nymph. We tied many variations of it with other flies. It seems to have lost some of its popularity as new materials came onto the market. It was probably the forerunner of what we now know as flies that are tied with flashabou on the wing case or shellback. The George Nymph still has a spot in the flytyer's arsenal, especially at the time of season when the Black Quill or Isonychia hatches. |
| Recipe | Hook:
Mustad 12-16 2x or 3x long streamer hook Thread: Unithread 6/0 or 8/0 dark brown or black Tail: Coachman hackle barbs Shellback: 1/4 inch section of turkey tail feather Abdomen: 3 strands of peacock herl Wingcase: section of white polypro yarn Legs: Furnace hackle stem trimmed in V-notch |
| Tying
Instructions
Step 1 |
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| Step 1 | Tie thread onto hook behind the hook eye and wind down to the hook bend. |
| Step 2 |  |
| Step2 | Wrap 10 to 15 wraps of .015 non toxic wire. Wind thread over wire and wrap back to hook bend. |
| Step 3 |  |
| Step 3 | Tie in coachman hackle barbs at the hook bend 1/2 length of hook shank. |
| Step 4 |  |
| Step 4 | Tie in section 1/4 section of turkey tail feather at the hook bend for the shellback. |
| Step 5 |  |
| Step 5 | Tie in 3 strands of peacock herl and wind forward about 2/3 the way up the hook shank. Tie in section of polypro yarn where peacock herl ends. |
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| Step 6 | Wind peacock herl or black thread forward to the hook eye. Place brown hackle stem with V-notch cut in it on top of peacock herl behind hook eye. Pull shell back and white polypro yarn forward and tie down. Tie off head and cement. |
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| Step 7 | Finished fly. |
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| Slightly different version. Hackle wrapped in and tied 2 turns-trimmed on top. |
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