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Nymph

PF’s Perdigon Nymph

Insect Species Icon Blue Wing Olive, Callibaetis, Quill Gordon and 4 others
Difficulty Icon Easy - 1-3 Min
Water Category Icon Coldwater

Tying Video

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Tying Recipe
  • Hook: Down-eye nymph hook size #14
  • Bead: Slotted tungsten 3mm copper
  • Thread: UTC 70 denier fluorescent cerise
  • Tail: Coq-de-Leon
  • Body: Thread body covered in clear UV cure resin
  • Rib: Ultra wire small fluorescent pink and krystal flash dark purple
  • Wing case: Black UV cure resin
  • Hook: Any standard straight shank nymph hook will work. Jig hooks can also work great with this pattern.
  • Bead: If using a standard nymph hook, a standard tungsten or brass bead will work.
  • Thread: Any small diameter pink thread will work. The thinner the better, and try not to go thicker than 8/0 or 70 denier.
  • Tail: Pheasant tail is always a good nymph tailing material. Wood duck flank can get a great mottled appearance, though Coq-de-Leon is much stronger than both.
  • Body: Thread body. If you don’t have UV cure clue, standard head cement will work.
  • Rib: Use any small round wire you have for the back portion of the fly. Any flat small flash will work for the rest of the fly.
  • Wing case: If you don’t have black UV resin, a few wraps of some thin diameter black thread can have the same effect.

This is a simple little mayfly pattern that has a few options for changes, asides from colors and size. One option is to tie this fly on a jig hook, so there won’t be such a concern for snags. A wrap or two of some CDC at the collar makes for a great buggy soft collar.

This is another one of Jake’s many perdigons that can wreck havoc in small creeks and big rivers alike. With the oversized tungsten bead up front this is one fly that is sure to reach the bottom of any plunge pool or heavy riffle section to reach the fish.

Fish this like any other summertime nymph, either under a dry fly on on a euro nymph rig. If fishing under a dry, be sure to give it plenty of line to reach the bottom of those deep plunge pools. Get the best dead drift possible for best results with this fly.

Blue Wing Olive

Regional Hatch Chart Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Region: West
Blue Wing Olive
Sizes: #16 - #24
Region: Northwest
Blue Wing Olive
Sizes: #16 - #24
Region: East
Blue Wing Olive
Sizes: #16 - #24
Region: Southeast
Blue Wing Olive
Sizes: #16 - #24
Region: Midwest
Blue Wing Olive
Sizes: #16 - #24

Brown Drake

Regional Hatch Chart Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Region: West
Brown Drake
Sizes: #10 - #14
Region: Northwest
Brown Drake
Sizes: #10 - #14
Region: East
Brown Drake
Sizes: #10 - #14
Region: Midwest
Brown Drake
Sizes: #10 - #14

Callibaetis

Regional Hatch Chart Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Region: West
Callibaetis
Sizes: #12 - #18
Region: Northwest
Callibaetis
Sizes: #12 - #18
Region: East
Callibaetis
Sizes: #12 - #18
Region: Midwest
Callibaetis
Sizes: #12 - #18

Light Cahill

Regional Hatch Chart Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Region: East
Light Cahill
Sizes: #12 - #20
Region: Midwest
Light Cahill
Sizes: #12 - #20
Region: Northwest
Light Cahill
Sizes: #12 - #20

Mahogany Dun

Regional Hatch Chart Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Region: West, Northwest
Mahogany Dun
Sizes: #14 - #20
Region: East, Midwest
Mahogany Dun
Sizes: #14 - #20

March Brown

Regional Hatch Chart Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Region: West, East
March Brown
Sizes: #10 - #14
Region: Northwest
March Brown
Sizes: #10 - #14
Region: Midwest
March Brown
Sizes: #10 - #14

Quill Gordon

Regional Hatch Chart Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Region: East, Southeast
Quill Gordon
Sizes: #12 - #16

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