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Swapmaster: Bob Haering from Michigan, USA
Black Beauty
tied by Kurt Standifird, Utah, USA

Black Beauty Instructions:

Simply attach thread and gold wire close to the eye of the hook. Wrap the thread back to the bend, covering the wire. Wrap thread back up to about the 3/4 mark making the body and completely covering the wire. Palmer the wire up to the 3/4 mark and tie off. Apply small amount of dubbing at the 3/4 mark for a thorax. Whip finish and you're done.

Simple fly but has been very effective for me on the Green River here in Utah.

Pattern

Hook: Standard Nymph 18-24
Thread: Black 8/0
Body: Black Thread
Ribbing: Gold Wire
Thorax: Small ball of fine black dubbing