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Although a similar tie to my fuzzy nymph this fly incorporates your choice of Hends Spectra dubbing for the thorax. This makes the fly a lot more visible in dirtier water and also a great alternative to bigger flashy nymphs such as Montana nymphs. I also tie it with a little added weight because if river water is a little dirty its often running a little stronger as well and I always reckon it best to get your fly down to where the fish are holding. The weight is also useful if you use this fly on the point of your loch fly team as it does help the leader to stay straight and decreases the incidence of loose line.

Materials

Process

A	Wind the thread 1/3 of the way down the hook shank in touching turns. Understanding hooks I like to add weight to all my Spectra nymphs and I do that by adding 5 wraps of 0.015 mm lead wire in the thorax area of the fly. Adding weight to a fly

B	Once you have done that continue winding the thread to the bend of the hook. Tie in a tail equal in length to the shank of the hook. Resist the temptation to make the tail too bulky and too long. Tails on flies Tie in a length of fine silver wire.

C	Dub on a body starting at almost nothing and gradually increasing in width right thought to the thorax area of the fly.

D	Wind the silver wire forward forming 4 or 5 segments in the rear half of the fly. Creating body segments Even though its going to be covered by the thorax I like to wind the silver wire forward to just in front of the lead wire and to take 2 turns of the wire there before worrying off the excess.

E	Take the thread back to the 50% position and tie in a crow feather slip on top of the hook shank with the shiny side against the body of the fly and the feather slip extending toward the rear of the fly. Turn the fly over in the vice and tie in 6 to 8 crow feather fibres just behind the eye of the hook with the tips poking forward. Make the hackle fibres long enough so that when folded back under the fly they will almost touch the point of the hook. Legs on flies

F	Using the single strand method of dubbing dub a body along the thorax area which is just a little thicker that the thickest part of the body.

G	Pull the back material over the top of the fly and whilst holding it tight and in place tie it off just behind the eye of the hook. Trim away the butt end of the wing casing feather slip off.

H	Pull the leg hackle fibres back under the fly and secure them in place with a couple of wraps of thread. Build up a neat thread head. Whip finish the thread and varnish the thread head.

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