BAETIS NYMPH




I've found this to be a very good pattern when there are LDOs around.


HOOK – Kamasan B175 Sz 12.
THREAD – Brown Benecchi 8/0.
TAIL – Natural Pheasant Tail Fibers.
BODY – Stripped Peacock Herl.
THORAX COVER – Natural Pheasant Tail Fibers.
THORAX – Light Hare’s Fur.


STEP 1
Mount the hook and start the thread.



STEP 2
Tie in three PT fibres and trim the waste.




STEP 3
Tie in the stripped peacock herl, form a slight taper with the thread, stopping at the thorax area.




STEP 4
Apply a coat of varnish to the body thread and, while the varnish is still wet, wind on the peacock herl.



STEP 5
Tie in a bunch of PT fibres for a thorax cover.



STEP 6
Dub the thorax with light coloured hare's fur.



STEP 7
Pull the PT fibres over the hare and tie down.



STEP 8
Trim the waste, form a large head with the thread, whip finish and varnish. Last thing to do is rough up the thorax area a bit.




Cheers

I love the Baetis, I got very good experiences with a similar to this.

Thanks for sharing