fraser nymph

[boony]

Hi,
does anyone have the drssing for this pattern?
Searched the internet and forum and cant seem to find it anywhere.

John

[arkle]

From memory, as I thought I had his book - but it's either on long term loan or been sold/swapped. It was dressed on a nymph hook with a short-ish hen pheasant tail tail & a slim body ribbed with different colours of sewing thread. Thorax cover as tail/body & a dubbed fur thorax. Later versions used dyed hen pheasant tails as well, instead of just the natural.

[Wee Jimmy]

Originally Posted by boony

Hi,
does anyone have the drssing for this pattern?
Searched the internet and forum and cant seem to find it anywhere.

John

Body and Thorax cover-Hen pheasant tail
Rib-Buff cotton
Thorax- mole dyed buff or olive.

Fraser used the tips of the thorax cover tied forward and split either side as legs.He also used the tips of the body herls as tails a'la sawyer style....

[boony]

Thanks lads.
John

[Cumbrian]

The pattern given in his book is:

Hook - Longshank 10 to 14
Silk - Fawn
Rib - Domestic Cotton, fawn coloured
Tail and Abdomen - Between 6 and 12 fibres from the hen pheasant tail, depending on hook size. Tips form tails, the rest forms the abdomen.
Thorax - Creamy beige fur blend
Thorax Case and Legs - Hen pheasant tail,tied in with tips pointing to the rear, then brought over the thorax to form legs. Roughly divide the tips to slope back on each side of the thorax, then tie down and whip finish. A standard technique on many of my nymphs.

Olive Fraser Nymph
A very handy alternative: the addition of olive mole thorax, and a green cotton rib seems to change the whole body colour. Otherwise as above.


Please see my post Gordon Fraser - Blended Fur for details of the blended fur.