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Golden Nymph

Here is my off-the-cuff attempt at a Golden Nymph pattern... With a twist.
The segmented body is made from amber glass beads!
Hook, #8 streamer, bent to give an "animated" look to the bug.
Dubbing, brown and grey
Legs, Guinea hackle
Shell back, yellow Guinea hackle
Head, iridescent glass bead
Tail, yellow Guinea quill, lacquered

The tail gills, shell back and thread joining the head were lacquered, to give a shiny look. But the cool deal is the glass beading for the abdomen.
Can you say, "translucent?"
The fish will probably tear this to shreds, but I don't care - it looks wicked.

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Comment by David, aka, "McScruff" on December 7, 2013 at 6:31pm: I found the original that inspired this one, Its been around a while.

http://globalflyfisher.com/patterns/gold_nugget/

Comment by Allen Morgan on December 7, 2013 at 6:23pm: Oh, man, that looks nice and buggy! I may have to try and duplicate it!

Comment by David, aka, "McScruff" on December 7, 2013 at 5:59pm: I'll look for the one I saw originally and post the link.

Comment by DAVID L EITUTIS on December 7, 2013 at 5:50pm: HOWEVER YA CAME UP WITH THIS ONE DAVID I'M GLAD YA DID. WILL TRY TO DO IT TOMORROW and went to town this after noon and came up with some very light colored pink beads and hope they fit the hook.....great bug Scruffy.........

Comment by Jeffrey D. Abney on December 7, 2013 at 5:35pm: Looks nice.....wish I had it today......looks fishy!

Comment by David, aka, "McScruff" on December 7, 2013 at 5:25pm: Okay, I didn't dream this up on my own. I've seen variations on this theme, i.e., glass beads, around the internet.
If you recall, I used beads on a soft hackle a week or so ago. That I did dream up.
In this case, I was inspired to adapt the materials I had on hand.
Sorry if I gave the wrong impression.

Comment by DAVID L EITUTIS on December 7, 2013 at 1:39pm: THANKS DAVID AND just really impressed me the material use and IMAGINATION USED , you got this pattern down buddy and if ya had those beads in a pastel pink I'M SURE SIR JEFFREY WOULD BE CALLING YA !!!!!

Comment by Leo Nguyen on December 7, 2013 at 1:38pm: Terrific looking fly! By the way, you just nailed one of the Lake Perris' nymphs, minus the head's of hair. This nymph is deadly during the early of spring near the weedline with a dropshot. You are becoming a fly tying masters.

Comment by David, aka, "McScruff" on December 7, 2013 at 1:35pm: Had I not tied them tight in place, they would click and clatter I'm sure. But, I put a spot of dubbing at the rear when I tied in the tail, and this forces them together.

In fact, these particular beads are a tad oversize for the scale. But as proof of concept, it works.
From here, I'll go to the size I envision for this - #12
To get there, I'll have to get some smaller beads, and I can see the need for brown and green.

My aim here is not to DUPLICATE any one particular creature. After pouring over many pics of the common aquatic nymphs in my region, I noticed they all shared similar attributes. Body configuration, color, habitat, etc.
This common "look" is what I'm intent on re-creating. I tied some very generic nymphs this past summet, pretty shabby things, really. But they caught fish! I'm just refining that idea.

Comment by DAVID L EITUTIS on December 7, 2013 at 1:16pm: OH MAN MC SCRUFF GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGREAT LOOKING BUG AND WISHED I HAD THOUGHT OF IT ......VERY INNOVATIVE USE OF MATERIALS THERE BUDDY . JUST PLAIN OUTSTANDING ..........

ACTUALLY this should be vvvvvvvvvery durable due to materials used !!!