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Squirrel Nymph
Dave Whitlock's Squirrel Nymph uses fox squirrel body hair and tail as dubbing for a buggy, all-purpose nymph. The guard hairs create movement and trap air bubbles, while the mottled coloration suggests stonefly nymphs, caddis larvae, and mayfly nymphs simultaneously.
Sizes#10 · #12 · #14 · #16Beads3mm · 3.3mm · 3.5mmBead colorsGold beadBodyNatural fox squirrel
Recipe
- HookNymph hook (TMC 3761) · Tiemco
- BeadTungsten bead 3.3mm Gold
- ThreadBlack tying thread 8/0 or 70 denier · Semperfli
- TailSquirrel tail guard hairs
- BodyPine squirrel dubbing · Wapsi
- RibGold wire small
- BodySquirrel dubbing, picked out (thorax) · Wapsi