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Psycho Prince
The Psycho Prince is a Mike Mercer nymph and a take on the Prince Nymph idea. This purple version has a gold bead, a forked tail of brown biots, a purple Ice Dub abdomen under a pheasant tail back ribbed with copper wire, a short tuft of yellow Antron on top and white biots swept back over the body. A small brown dubbed collar finishes it behind the bead. Tie it in sizes 12 to 18.
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Materials
Brass bead, gold
Gold
Goose biots, brown (or turkey biots)
Brown
Copper wire, small
Copper · Small
Pheasant tail fibers, pulled over the back of the abdomen
Hareline Ice Dub, purple
Purple
Antron yarn, yellow (or McFlylon)
Yellow
Goose biots, white (or turkey biots)
White
Dubbing, brown, for a small collar behind the bead
Brown
How to Tie the Psycho Prince
- 1
Step 1
Slide the gold bead onto the hook, start the black thread behind it and wrap back to the bend.
- 2
Step 2
Tie in two brown biots at the bend, one on each side, so they flare apart into a forked tail. Trim the butts.
- 3
Step 3
Tie in the copper wire at the bend and bind it along the shank.
- 4
Step 4
Tie in a small bunch of pheasant tail fibers at the bend, extending back past the hook, for the back.
- 5
Step 5
Dub a purple Ice Dub abdomen forward, leaving room behind the bead for the wing, legs and collar.
- 6
Step 6
Pull the pheasant tail fibers forward over the top of the abdomen and tie them down at the front of the body.
- 7
Step 7
Rib the copper wire forward over the pheasant tail and abdomen in open turns. Tie off the wire and trim it and the pheasant tail.
- 8
Step 8
Tie a small bunch of yellow Antron on top at the front of the abdomen for the wing.
- 9
Step 9
Tie in a white biot on each side so the pair sweeps back over the body in a V. Trim the butts.
- 10
Step 10
Dub a small brown collar behind the bead to cover the tie-in wraps.
- 11
Step 11
Trim the Antron wing short, whip finish behind the bead and cut the thread.
Watch Tying Tutorial
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yuK07y_PKoA
Credit: InTheRiffle