December Fly Tying Get Together - Sparrow Nymph

 Our monthly gathering is a drop-in, casual get together designed to inform and chat all things fly fishing. The topics  each month are suggested by the folks attending.

Last month the sparrow fly was suggested. The sparrow nymph/streamer/wet fly is an impressionistic fly that suggests a number of food sources but nothing specifically. It is versatile, used for salmon, trout and even bonefish.

 If you have a pheasant skin or even just the peasant rump, bring it.

Materials

Hook   2x long streamer,  tmc 200r    size  8 to 12
Thread  70 denier   brown, olive, gray
Tail       Fuzzy marabou like from lower part of pheasant rump
Rib      (optional)  small copper or gold wire, krystal flash
Body    Dub with your choice of buggy dubbing in your choice of color
     (Original recipe calls for 1 part rabbit, 2 parts squirrel, plus antron for sparkle)
Hackle  pheasant rump feather
Head    philoplume/after shaft feather from rump feather

Contact Jim Broadbent if you have any questions.