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Hogan's S&M Nymph
Hogan Brown developed the S&M Nymph as a small, thin and sparse mayfly nymph. A copper bead, a thread body ribbed with wire and a biot wing case over a slim Antron thorax keep it simple, and a few strands of Krystal Flash for legs add a little sparkle. It fishes well on western tailwaters and freestone rivers. Olive and brown are the usual colors, with purple as another option. It is a quick tie in sizes 14 to 18. Tied here on a size 16 hook.
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Materials
Copper bead, 3/32 to 5/64 inch
Copper · 3/32-5/64 inch
Natural pheasant tail fibers
Natural
Olive wire, small
Olive · Small
Olive Veevus 8/0 tying thread
Olive
Brown goose biot
Brown
Olive green Antron dubbing
Olive green
How to Tie the Hogan's S&M Nymph
- 1
Step 1
Slide the copper bead onto the hook and start the olive thread behind it. Wrap a thin thread base back to the bend.
- 2
Step 2
Tie in a few pheasant tail fibers at the bend for a slim tail and bind the butts along the shank. Trim the excess.
- 3
Step 3
Tie in the olive wire at the bend.
- 4
Step 4
Wrap the thread forward and back to build a slim, smooth body that tapers slightly toward the thorax.
- 5
Step 5
Rib the wire forward over the thread body in open turns, tie it off at the thorax and trim it.
- 6
Step 6
Tie in a brown goose biot on top at the front of the abdomen, pointing back over the body.
- 7
Step 7
Dub a thin layer of olive Antron onto the thread and wrap a small thorax up to the bead.
- 8
Step 8
Tie in a few strands of Krystal Flash at the thorax so they angle back along each side as legs.
- 9
Step 9
Pull the biot forward over the thorax as a wing case and tie it down behind the bead. Trim the excess.
Keep everything sparse; the fly is meant to be thin.
- 10
Step 10
Whip finish behind the bead, trim the thread and cut the Krystal Flash legs to length.
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