Paul's April 2025 Bonus Fly of the Month

 Sulphur Perdigon

Hook:  Gamakatsu J20 Jig Nymph Hook Size #14. 

Tying thread:   Danville 6/0 Yellow.

Bead:  Slotted Tungsten Gold Bead 3.0 mm.

Weight:  .020 Lead or lead free wire, 4-5 wraps behind the bead.

Tail:  Mallard Flank Feather fibers died Wood Duck.

Rib: Ultra small wire Gold.

Abdomen/Body:  Golden Brown or Tan Antron Yarn . 

Throrax:  Yellow Thread.

Wingcase:  Black UV resin or Nail Polish.

This fly is a ‘mainstay’ in my perdigon arsenal.  You can tie and fish it in sizes #14-#16.  As with all perdigon’s it gets down through the water column quickly. 

To tie this fly, de-barb your hook, place your bead on it, and your hook in the vice.  Next, take 5-6 touching wraps around the hook shank.  Add a drop of Zap-a-gap to the lead wraps and slide/butt it up against the bead to lock it in place.  Remove any protruding remnants of wire.  Start your thread behind the lead and wrap back to the bend, then back over the lead.  Prepare 5-6 Mallard Feather Fibers for your tail.  Tie them in for your tail.  They should extend approximately a ‘hook gap’ length.  Once tied in trim off the butt ends of the fibers.

Next, tie in your Gold Wire Rib and leave the butt end extending off the rear of the hook.  Now with your thread, create an even tapered under body for your nymph.  You are now going to tie in your Brown/Tan Antron Yarn.  Tie it in behind the bead and wrap it with your thread all the way down to the rear of the hook shank.  Bring your thread up behind the bead.  Wrap your Antron Yarn forward and tie it off leaving room for a Yellow Thread Thorax behind the bead.  After creating your Thorax, coat the nymph with UV Resin & cure it.  Next, create your wing case by adding a drop of Black UV Resin to the top of the bead and Thorax.  Cure it and your fly is complete.

Trident Fly Fishing has a great instructional video below:

If you have any questions about this fly or would like to submit a Fly of The Month I can be reached at pdinice@frontier.com .