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Old 26-03-2011, 01:24 PM
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Well im heading down the River Swale in the morning so decided to tie up some more little nymphs in a hope to catch some good quality fish.

Picric Quill Nymph
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Hook - #14 Wet
Tail - Picric Pheasant Tail
Body - Picric Peacock Stripped Quill
Thorax - Hares Ear
Thread - Olive Uni 8/0
Head -2.4mm Tungsten Gold

Picric Olive Nymph
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Hook - #14 Wet
Tail - Picric Pheasant Tail
Body - Picric Spanflex
Thorax - Hares Ear
Thread - Olive Uni 8/0
Head -2.4mm Tungsten Gold


Hares Ear Nymph
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Hook - #14 Wet
Tail - Hare Fibres
Body - Hares Ear
Rib - Gold wire
Thorax - Hares Ear
Thread - Olive Uni 8/0
Head -2.4mm Tungsten Gold


Pheasant Tail Nymph
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Hook - #14 Wet
Tail - Picric Pheasant Tail
Rib - Copper Wire
Body - Picric Peacock Stripped Quill
Thorax - Hares Ear
Thread - Olive Uni 8/0
Head -2.4mm Tungsten Gold


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Old 26-03-2011, 01:31 PM
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Very nice Andy, they should work a treat.
Tell me this though what's going on with those barbs
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Old 26-03-2011, 01:48 PM
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Its just where i have pushed the gold heads onto the hook. Doesnt matter though as i always crush the barbs before they get a swim anyway..

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Old 26-03-2011, 02:56 PM
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Lubberly jubberly, my type of flies. If they don't work I'd pack up nymphing
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Old 26-03-2011, 03:16 PM
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cracking wee nymph's Andy.
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Old 26-03-2011, 03:31 PM
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Andy, Nice work, I like the whole lot of them
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Old 26-03-2011, 03:50 PM
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Nice tyings Andy, must get some picric acid/dyed materials.
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Old 26-03-2011, 04:32 PM
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Im finding the picric materials harder and harder to come by recently and the ones i don find are normally very high priced. Alot of the picric stuff i bought was from a mate who dyed it himself and sold it to me cheap.

Once i run out i think ill be paying top price to get hold of more.

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Old 26-03-2011, 06:01 PM
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I like those Andy very good tying of nymph's.
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cheers fella

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