Iron Lotus Nymph
Hook:
Hanak H 400 BL Jig Hook Size #14.
Bead: 7/64” 2.8 mm Gold Bead.
Weight: Lead Wire .015.
Thread: UTC Olive 8/0.
Tail: Spanish Coq De Leon.
Rib: 6/0 White Uni-Thread.
Abdomen: Semperfli Classic Waxed Thread – 8/0-
Olive Dun. Finished with UV Resin or Hard as Nails.
Wing Case: UTC Flashback Tinsel - Black.
Thorax: Arizona Synthetic Dubbing Peacock.
Hot Spot: Red UTC Ultrathread 70 Denier .
This fly was
developed by Lance Egan of Fly Fish Food.
To tie this fly begin by placing your bead on your hook and your hook in
the vice. Next, wrap 6 to 8 turns of
lead around the hook shank. Push those
wraps into the bead to help secure it.
Break off the excess. Start your
thread behind the wire to help lock your wire in behind the bead. Next, wrap over your wire and create a tapered
body, ending your thread near the bend of the hook. Tie in your tail of 8-10 fibers of Coq De
Leon fibers. The length of the tail
should be approximately 2/3rds of the hook shank.
While maintaining a tapered body, tie in your 6/0 White Uni-Thread for your ribbing material. Counter wrap your Thread up the hook shank to create a segmented body, ending behind the bead. Tie off your Olive Thread. For durability, coat your fly with UV resin of choice or Hard as Nails. Next, start your Red UTC Thread behind the bead for your hot spot. Tie in your Wing Case of Flashback Tinsel. Once tied in, create a dubbing noddle of Arizona Peacock for your Thorax. After dubbing your Thorax, stroke it out a bit with a dubbing brush. Now pull your Wing Case forward and tie it off behind the bead. Cut off the excess and create a small ‘hot spot’ collar with your red thread. Whip finish your fly and you're done.
Fly Fish Food has a great instructional video on how to tie this fly below:
If you have any questions about this fly, or would like to submit a Fly of the Month, please contact me at pdinice@frontier.com .
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