Atherton Dark Nymph

17 days ago
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Hook: #4-16 nymph
Thread: black
Tail: Furnace hackle barbs
Rib: gold oval tinsel
Abdomen: gray and claret dubbing (originally muskrat and seal)
Wingcase: blue (originally died goose quill)
Thorax: same dubbing as abdomen
Legs: Furnace hackle clipped top and bottom

Head cement recipe:
Goop
Xylene (epoxy thinnner)

Instructions:
Fill a quart jar half full with Xylene
Squeeze a tube of Goop into the Xylene
Shake until the Goop is dissolved; add Xylene to desired consistency

Apply with a pin or needle dipped in the liquid

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