by Tim Flagler
Detailed instructions for tying a Bead Head Baetis Nymph.
Recipe
Hook: 2X-long nymph hook (here, a Dai-Riki 730), sizes 18 and 20.
Bead: Gold bead, 5/64-inch.
Thread: Yellow olive, 8/0 or 70-denier.
Tails: Coq de Leon fibers.
Body: Stripped peacock herl.
Wingcase: Dyed golden-yellow pheasant tail fibers.
Thorax: Olive rabbit-fur dubbing.

