Bead Head Prince Nymph

Hook:

12 - 20 Tiemco 3769 or other standard TDE Wet fly

Thread:

8/0 Uni-Thread Black

Bead:

1/16 - 1/8 Gold(Sized appropriate to hook size)

Tail:

2 Brown Goose Biots - splayed

Rib:    Fine Copper Wire  

Body:

Peacock Herl

Back:

2 White Goose Biots - splayed

Legs/Hackle:    Hen Furnace

One day when I was out West sitting around the house watching a little TV there was a television program running in the background - a story about a Madison River guide out of Ennis who brashly stated "There are days when all I run is a double Prince - that's the only nymph I need".  I don't know if I can get that drastic, but he does have a point in that the Prince has proven itself to be one of the classics.  There are a million variations of beads, bodies and shapes & sizes but this simple bead head is the one I carry most often.  I do like to tie this in much larger sizes - when you need to stick a super Whitefish it's just the ticket!

 

 

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