Nymph”. The year of inception for this nymph With the traditional fly having been showcased, let
pattern is estimated as 1915. Mr. Wigram made a us now turn our attention to a bit of history
statement in a book he wrote in 1951 where he said pertaining to the bamboo fly rod. While doing
he thought it was important to have a grounding in research, I read an article that stated “bamboo fly
coarse fishing. This book was titled, "The rods are as old as time”. While they have been
Uncertain Trout." The species that make up the list around for quite a long time the same article makes
of coarse fish includes tench, barbel, and yes the the statement, that before bamboo, fly rods were
beloved carp. Before age 10 he was cutting his constructed from wood called Greenheart and
teeth and refining his nymphing techniques on Ironwood. Also after the hay day of bamboo, we are
these fish. As a teen Dick Wigram became an told that fiberglass was an important material in
instructor and tied flies commercially. He taught making fly rods. Today popular materials are
the likes of George Edward Mackenzie who is graphite and boron composites; Bamboo is still
known as "the father of nymph fishing." As you used in finely handcrafted fly rods, so you can
can plainly see, the art of fly tying and fly fishing is make your own conclusions about that statement.
extremely rich in history as well as heritage.
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Head: A well formed head, finished with black head
cement.
Tying Instructions
1. Wind brown thread down shank to bend. The tail
Hook: Size 10 or 12 down-eye wet fly hook.
fibers are also locked in during this operation.
Thread: Brown.
2. Tie in flat copper strip or if available a strip
Tail: Three or more brown cock hackle fibers.
obtained from a copper pot scrubber.
Ribbing: 4 or 5 turns of flat copper strip, the original
3. Evenly blend dark brown seal's fur with dark
pattern calls for a strip obtained from a copper pot
chocolate wool 2:1 ratio.
scrubber.
4. Dub two thirds of the hook shank.
Abdomen: The abdomen occupies about two thirds
5. Wind 4 or 5 turns of ribbing and tie off. Cut off
of the hook shank. It is dubbed with a blend of dark
excess if no weight is required (if a weighted fly is
chocolate wool cut up with the individual fibers teased
required wind excess wire to form base of thorax).
out before equally blending with dark brown seal's fur.
6. Make the thorax about twice as thick as the
The ratio is about one part wool to 2 parts seals fur.
abdomen by dubbing using figure '8' binding.
Thorax: The same dubbing mix as the abdomen. It is
7. Make a well-formed head, finished with black head
made using figure '8' binding and it is about twice as
cement.
thick as the abdomen.
8. Pick out some of the fine hairs of the dubbed
Legs: Some of the thorax dubbing is picked out with
thorax to give the appearance of legs, also do the
a dubbing needle to give the appearance of legs.
same to the abdomen to give the fluttering look of
Wing-case: The original fly has no wing-case.
gills
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