Guide
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Nymph#10–14peacock / redBest: Apr–Sep
When to use
Generic pupa/nymph. Any dropper, any line — the great all-rounder.
Imitates
Nymph or buzzer pupa — a general suggestion of food
Team position
Middle dropper on most teams; classic washing-line dropper.
Best methods
Washing-lineStraight-linedFigure-of-eight
Dressing
- Hook
- nymph, #10-14
- Thread
- black
- Tail
- natural red cock hackle fibres
- Body
- peacock herl
- Rib
- fine copper wire
- Hackle
- natural red cock fibres as a beard / cheeks
'Little devil'. Flashback and holographic-rib variants for coloured water.
Pairs with
Retrieve & line
- Washing-line — floater or midge-tip, slow figure-of-eight
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