How to Tie a Caddis Buckskin Nymph

A nymph fly is an imitation lure depicting an insect in the underwater larval stage. Tying on a nymph that can sink -- and attract fish feeding at lower levels -- often proves successful for anglers. Tying the caddis buckskin nymph is a good way to create a fly that imitates a range of insect larvae. The buckskin nymph is an older fly pattern effective in a range of fishing situations.

Things You'll Need

  • Fly tying vise
  • No. 16 or No. 22 fly hook
  • Bead
  • Head cement
  • Tan fly-tying thread
  • Brown or black hackle
  • Bucktail strip
  • Scissors
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Instructions

    • 1

      Place one or two drops of head cement on the shank of the hook just below the eye. Slide a gold-bead head on the hook and down to the cement.

    • 2

      Place a No.16 or No. 22 fly hook in the jaws of a fly-tying vise. Position the hook with the shank on top and the point on the bottom.

    • 3

      Wrap the shank of the hook with tan fly-tying thread. Form the wraps around the shank beside the bead head, and wrap them down the bend of the hook. Wrap the thread back up to the bead head, and then halfway back down the shank.

    • 4

      Place black or brown hackles on the shank of the hook; extend them past the bend. Secure the hackles in place with the fly-tying thread.

    • 5

      Wrap a thin strip of tan buckskin around the shank of the hook. Secure the buckskin in place with the tan thread. Begin wrapping the buckskin just below the bead head, and work down the shank to the bend. Secure the buckskin with the thread as you go.

    • 6

      Tie off the thread. Cut it free from the nymph with a pair of scissors.