OLIVE EMERGING NYMPH

OLIVE EMERGING NYMPH

Hook : Daiichi 1180 # 14 - 16

Thread : Uni-Thread 8/0 Black

Tail : Pheasant Tail Fibers

Abdomen : Pheasant Tail

Thorax : Hares Ear Antron Dubbing Olive

Wing : 1mm Foam

Wing Case : Pheasant Tail

Fly Tier: Richardt Jensen

Tying Instruction :

1) Tie on thread near bend of hook.
2) Tie on 3 pheasant tail fibers as a tail.
3) Tie on 3-4 pheasant tail fibers by the tip and wind thread to mid shank.
4) Twist pheasant tail fibers into a rope and wrap a thin abdomen.
5) Tie on pheasant tail for wingcase.
6) Make a thread loop about 2 inches long at the base of the wing case.
7) Dub a thorax slightly fatter than the abdomen.
8) Fold a small piece of very thin foam in half and cut very small wings (thin foam is used as coffee cup holders in movie theaters, it's a separate piece of foam that is wrapped around the cup so your fingers won’t get burned).
9) Slide the foam wings down the thread loop (just like on the impression dun) and tie off at hook eye.
10) Pull pheasant tail wing case around either side of foam wings and tie off.
11) Whip finish the head.

Note :

Some of the materials and hooks used by Richardt may not be available in the USA, but his techniques and patterns will be very useful. Try using the patterns as a guide rather than a formula recipe.

ABOUT THE FLY TIER

E-mail : richardt@esenet.dk

Richardt Jensen and his son Dennis live in Esbger Denmark. They are both avid fly tiers and have sent me not only these beautiful flies but also pamphlets they use for their fly tying classes. Unfortunately the pamphlets aren’t in English and I don’t know how to get them translated. I have done the best I can with the instructions, luckily Richardt sent along some sketches which do an excellent job of illustrating the tying steps.