Nymph Fly-Tying Techniques

by Schollmeyer, Jim

• ISBN13: 9781571882660
• ISBN10: 1571882669
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-01-01
• Publisher: Frank Amato Pubns

Summary

Noted photographer and author, Jim Schollmeyer, now puts his talents to tying nymphs. More than just a book of nymph patterns, this book takes a different approach. Realizing that many nymph patterns have evolved from variations on a handful of basic designs and tying techniques, Jim has written on these evolutions and how your repertoire of flies can be broadened by seeing how a variety of modifications can be worked into fly designs to produce the desired appearance or behavior.

With his crisp step-by-step photos and concise text. Jim Schollmeyer has done it again, another great fly-tying technique book.

Author Biography

Jim Schollmeyer is a professional photographer whose work has appeared in numerous fly-fishing books, periodicals, and general outdoor magazines

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 8
Basic Tying Techniques	p. 10
Hooks	p. 10
De-barbing	p. 11
Parallel De-barbing Pinch	p. 11
Perpendicular De-barbing Pinch	p. 11
Filing Barbs	p. 12
Sharpening Hooks	p. 12
Mounting the Hook	p. 12
Thread Handling	p. 13
Tie In	p. 13
Controlling Thread Twist	p. 13
Tie Off	p. 14
Half-hitch	p. 14
Hand Whip-finish	p. 15
Orbiting Tool Whip-finish	p. 16
Broken Thread	p. 16
Finishing the Thread Wraps	p. 17
Mounting Materials	p. 19
Soft Wrap	p. 17
Angle Wrap	p. 17
Shank Wrap	p. 18
Slide Mount	p. 18
Pinch Wrap	p. 18
Trimming Materials	p. 19
Basic Trim	p. 19
Angle Cut	p. 20
Underbodies	p. 20
Direct Wrap Lead Underbody	p. 20
Double-layer Lead Underbody	p. 20
Flattened Wire Underbody	p. 21
Strand Underbody	p. 21
Preparing Materials	p. 21
Preparing Feathers	p. 21
Aligning and Cutting Barbs	p. 22
Preparing Hair	p. 22
Stacking Hair	p. 23
Tails	p. 23
Bundled-fiber Tail	p. 23
Dubbing Ball Split Tails	p. 24
Split Biot Tails	p. 25
Split Rubber Tails	p. 25
Bodies	p. 26
Dubbing	p. 26
Preparing Dubbing Materials	p. 26
Direct Dubbing	p. 27
Waxed Thread Dubbing	p. 27
Dubbing Loops	p. 28
Forming a Dubbing Loop	p. 28
Direct Dubbed Loop	p. 28
Trap-loop Dubbing	p. 29
Making a Dubbing Teaser	p. 29
Wire-core Dubbing Brushes	p. 30
Making a Flat Dubbing Board	p. 30
Dubbing Brush	p. 30
Fur Chenille Dubbing Brush	p. 31
Yarn Chenille Dubbing Brush	p. 31
Feather Bodies	p. 32
Wrapped Feather Bodies	p. 32
Flat-wrapped Feather Body	p. 32
Twisted Feather Body	p. 32
Herl Bodies	p. 33
Core-twisted Herl Body	p. 34
Loop-twisted Herl Body	p. 34
Ribbing	p. 34
Counter-ribbing	p. 35
Gills	p. 35
Ribbed	p. 35
Bottom Lashed	p. 36
Legs	p. 36
Straight-lashed Legs	p. 36
Side-lashed Single-fiber Legs	p. 37
Slide-lashed Bundled-fiber Legs	p. 37
Bundled-fiber Throat Legs	p. 38
Wing Cases	p. 38
Folded Wing Case	p. 38
Cut Wing Case	p. 39
Burned Wing Case	p. 40
Mounting Cut or Burned Wing Cases	p. 40
Wings	p. 40
Feather Tip Emerger Wings--Top Mounted	p. 41
Burned Feather Wings--Side Mounted	p. 41
Folded Cut Emerger Wings	p. 42
Preparing Quill Wings	p. 42
Paired Quill Downwings	p. 43
Quill Emerger Wings	p. 43
Bundled-fiber Downwings	p. 44
Cut Antron Wing Buds	p. 44
Looped Antron Wing Buds	p. 44
Hackle	p. 45
Sizing Hackle Feather	p. 45
Preparing Hackle Feathers for Mounting	p. 45
Mounting Collar Hackle Feather	p. 46
Wet Fly Collar Hackle--Stem Mounted	p. 46
Wet Fly Collar Hackle--Tip Mounted	p. 47
Folded Collar Hackle	p. 47
Palmer Hackle--Stem Mounted	p. 48
Palmer Hackle--Tip Mounted	p. 48
Loop-spun Collar Hackle	p. 49
Eyes	p. 49
Making Mono Eyes	p. 49
Making Glass Bead Eyes	p. 50
Mounting Eyes	p. 50
Bead head	p. 51
Metal Bead Heads	p. 51
Glass Bead Heads	p. 51
Bead Tweezers	p. 52
Naturals	p. 52
Lashed and Extended Bodies	p. 56
Chenille bodies	p. 56
San Juan Worm	p. 56
Beaded San Juan Worm	p. 56
Palomino Midge	p. 58
Palomino Caddis Pupa	p. 58
Palomino Emergent Caddis	p. 59
Furled Yarn Bodies	p. 60
Furled Midge Pupa	p. 60
Furled Damsel Nymph	p. 60
Strand Bodies	p. 62
Wire Bodies	p. 62
Brassie	p. 62
Metallic Caddis Larva	p. 62
Metallic Caddis Pupa	p. 63
Plastic Tubing Bodies	p. 64
Larva Lace Midge	p. 64
Lace Caddis Larva	p. 64
Larva Lace Pupa	p. 65
Latex Bodies	p. 66
Latex Larva	p. 66
Latex Caddis Pupa	p. 66
Latex May Fly Nymph	p. 66
Floss Bodies	p. 68
Partridge and Green Soft Hackle	p. 68
Beaded Thorax Partridge and Red	p. 68
Bead Thorax Partridge and Red	p. 69
Chenille Bodies	p. 70
Black Woolly Worm	p. 70
Bead Head Wooly Worm	p. 71
Olive Woolly Bugger	p. 71
Eyed/Legged Woolly Bugger	p. 71
Twisted Yarn Bodies	p. 72
Serendipity	p. 72
Yarn Caddis Larva	p. 72
Ribbed Serendipity	p. 73
Bead Head Yarn Caddis Pupa	p. 73
Twisted Yarn Bodies	p. 74
Brooks Stone	p. 74
Box Canyon Stone	p. 74
Rabbit Strips Bodies	p. 76
Bead Head Rabbit Leech	p. 76
Eyed Rabbit Creeper	p. 76
Bead Head Squirrel Leech	p. 76
Eyed Squirrel Creeper	p. 77
Dubbing Brush Bodies	p. 78
Dubbing Brush Mayfly Nymph	p. 78
Dubbing Bush Scud	p. 79
Dubbing Brush Dragon Fly Nymph	p. 78
Krystal Flash Bodies	p. 80
Krystal Flash Green Rock Worm	p. 80
Krystal Flash Blood Worm	p. 80
Black Krystal Flash Midge	p. 81
Gilled Krystal Flash Midge Pupa	p. 81
Krystal Flash Mayfly Nymph	p. 80
Bead Thorax KF Nymph	p. 81
Bead Thorax Soft Hackle	p. 81
Herl, Barb, Feather and Quill Bodies	p. 82
Ostrich Herl Bodies	p. 82
R.C. Special	p. 82
Ostrich Scud	p. 83
Ostrich Mayfly Nymph	p. 83
Biot Bodies	p. 84
Biot Midge	p. 84
Biot Midge Pupa	p. 85
Biot Caddis Pupa	p. 84
Biot Mayfly Nymph	p. 85
Peacock Herl Bodies	p. 86
Leadwing Coachman--Nymph	p. 86
Leadwing Coachman--Wet Fly	p. 87
Prince Nymph	p. 86
Bead Head Prince Nymph	p. 87
Peacock Quill Bodies	p. 88
Peacock Midge	p. 88
Bead Head Peacock Midge	p. 89
Black Quill	p. 88
Pheasant Tail Bodies	p. 90
Pheasant Tail Nymph	p. 90
Flashback Pheasant Tail Nymph	p. 90
Poxyback P. T. Nymph	p. 91
Bead Head P. T. Nymph	p. 91
Thorax Bead P. T. Nymph	p. 91
Marabou Bodies	p. 92
Marabou P. T. Nymph	p. 92
Shellback Marabou Nymph	p. 91
Marabou Damsel	p. 92
Clipped Feathers Bodies	p. 94
LaFontaine Cased Caddis	p. 94
Henry's Dragon Nymph	p. 94
Dubbed Bodies	p. 96
Long fiber-brushed Bodies	p. 96
Dubbed Leech	p. 96
Bead Head Dubbed Leech	p. 97
Dubbed Scud	p. 96
Long fiber-brushed Bodies	p. 78
Antron Caddis Pupa	p. 98
Antron Caddis Pupa	p. 99
Boatman	p. 98
Direct Dubbing--Loose Twist Bodies	p. 102
Gold Ribbed Hare's Ear Nymph	p. 100
Bead Head Caddis Pupa	p. 100
B/H Olive Hare's Ear	p. 101
Flashback Hare's Ear	p. 101
B/H Flashback Hare's Ear	p. 101
Direct Dubbing--Tight Twist Bodies	p. 102
TDC	p. 102
King's Caddis Pupa	p. 102
Direct Dubbing--Tight and Loose Twist Bodies	p. 104
Basic May	p. 104
General May	p. 104
Gilled Mayfly Nymph	p. 105
Direct Dubbed Loop Bodies	p. 106
Basic Caddis Larva	p. 106
B/H Basic Caddis Larva	p. 107
Basic Caddis Pupa	p. 106
Trapped-Loop Bodies	p. 108
Basic Stone	p. 108
B/H Basic Stone	p. 109
General Stone	p. 108
B/H General Stone	p. 109
Chenille Dubbing Loop Bodies	p. 110
Fur Caddis Pupa	p. 110
B/H Fur Caddis Pupa	p. 111
Fur Mayfly Nymph	p. 110
B/H Fur Mayfly Nymph	p. 111
Noodle Dubbing Loop Bodies	p. 112
Muskrat	p. 112
Noodle Stonefly Nymph	p. 112
Bead, Pulled, Stacked, Spun and Woven Bodies	p. 114
Glass Beads Bodies	p. 114
Glass Bead Larva	p. 114
Brass and Glass Bead Larva	p. 115
Glass Bead Caddis Pupa	p. 114
Pulled Bodies	p. 116
Deep Sparkle Pupa	p. 116
B/H K.F. Deep Pupa	p. 117
Deep Sparkle Pupa	p. 116
B/H Deep Sparkle Pupa	p. 117
Stacked Wool Bodies	p. 118
Glo Bug	p. 118
Wool Dragonfly Nymph	p. 118
Spun Deer-Hair Bodies	p. 120
Strawman	p. 120
Floating Dragonfly Nymph	p. 120
Overhand Weave Bodies	p. 120
Woven Caddis Larva	p. 122
Woven Stone Fly Nymph	p. 122
Index	p. 124
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