Hemingway’s Synthetic Quill Mayfly Nymph with Jim Misiura

Hemingway’s Synthetic Quill Mayfly Nymph with Jim Misiura

Here is another of Jim Misiura’s easy-to-follow fly tying tutorials – this time a mayfly nymph with Hemingway’s Synthetic Peacock Quill. A great fly pattern, easy and fun to tie. Thanks Jim for sharing.

Ingredients

To tie Jim Misiura’s Hemingway’s Synthetic Quill Mayfly Nymph, you need the following:

• Hook: standard or dropped shank #12-18
• Weight: .010 lead wire
• Thread: olive brown color
• Tail: dark hackle
• Abdomen: Hemingway’s Synthetic Tapered Peacock Quill – in Olive
• Wingcase/Legs: pheasant tail
• Thorax: hare’s ear in dark color (we recommend Hemingway’s Hare’s Plus Dubbing in Natural Dark)

Hemingway’s Synthetic Tapered Peacock Quills

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