Floating Dragonfly Nymph for Fly Fishing Success

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This is my take on a truly floating version of a dragon fly nymph that I was introduced to when I was preparing for the 2016 Commonwealth Fly Fishing Championships in Canada.

Once wet this fly sits in the surface much like an emerging natural and can be retrieved with a staggered retrieve creating a very realistic wake, can be fished in conjunction with a sinking fly and retrieved from the depths or can even take the place of a booby.

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Materials

Hook Thread Caudal gills and Terminal appendages Carapace an wing buds Eyes Hind legs Mid and for legs Pad thorax
Knapek S size #6 to #10 Uni 6/0 same colour as the deer hair body Deer hair Pheasant hackle Booby eyes 4mm Montana Fly – Centipede legs Hackle 8xxx

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