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Diawl Bach original

The Little Welsh Devil.

Nymph
Very easy

  1. Cover the hook shank with tying thread

  2. Tie in the tail

  3. Tie in the rib over the hook bend

  4. Tie in the herl over the hook shank

  5. Wind the tying thread forwards to just behind the hook eye

  6. Follow by the herl in tight turns. Do not twist it.

  7. Tie the herl down and trim it

  8. Follow by the rib in 4-6 open turns

  9. Tie it down and trim it

  10. Tie in the false hackle

  11. Create a small head

  12. Whip finish

  13. Varnish

brown trout
rainbow trout (landlocked)
Hook Kamasan B170 (light wire) or B175 (heavy wire) sizes 8 to 14
Thread chesnut brown
Tail a few barbs of brown hackle
Rib copper wire
Body 2-3 strands of peacock herl
False hackle a few barbs of brown hackle
Head Tying thread

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