Hogan's S&M Nymph
HogancameupwiththisflywhenhereallybeganpayingattentiontowhatBaetisnymphsactuallylookedlike,notwhatmostcommerciallytiedfliesintheflybinstoldhimtheylookedlike.Whenhestartedturningoverrocksonhislocaltailwaterherealizedthatmostofthesmallbaetisnymphswerenothickerthenahookshankandthattheyweredefinitelynotcylindricalinshape.Furthermoretheyhadcolorpatternsthatmadethemdarkerontopthenunderneathwhichwasverydifferentfromthestandardflashbackpatternhewasfishing.UtilizingwireandthreadwherethewireispinnedtothesideofthehookshankallowedhimtocreateatrimbaetisnymphthatiswiderthanitistallandNOTcylindricalinnature.ThewingcaseonALLcolorschemesisdarkerthanthethoraxunderneathasthisishowthenaturalslook.Whileslimflashbackscanimitatetheemergenceoflightercolorwingsheknewfishonhistrickytailwatersgethiptothatasadeadgiveawayofanonnaturalfoodsource.
DESIGNSTORY
Thisflyissimpleinnatureandatrueguideflybutlikemostguideflies…detailsmatter.Manycompaniesandpeoplehavetriedtotiethisflybutmostfailonthedetails.Iuseonly3pheasanttailsastailfibersNOMOREasitaddstothethicknessofthefly.IalsousethesefiberstocreateathintapertotheAbdomenofthenymphandtackthewiretothesideofthehooktocreateawiderthentallprofile…bothofthesedetailsthataremissedbymanytiers.ThecolorofthecaseanddubbingworktogetherasthewingcaseMUSTbedarkerthanthedubbinginEVERYcase.AlsomanytiersusestraightKrystalFlashNOTMidgeFlashforlegs.ThisiskeyasKrystalFlashcutshortdoesnotmoveinthissmallofflylike"legs"–MidgeFlashdoes.
FLYRECIPE:
HOOK:
THREAD:
BEAD:
TAIL:
BODY:
RIB:
WINGCASE:
ABDOMEN:
LEGS:
FEATURES
- TrimbaetisnymphLIKEthenaturals
- DarkWingcasetosignifyadarkeningtopasthesenymphsapproachemergence.ANDwhatnymphisnotdarkeronthetopthanunderneath
- Midgeflashlegstoaddjustabitofmovementandflash.
CAWarning:WARNING:CancerandReproductiveHarm-
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