How to: Skip Nymph

Materials List:

• Hook: TMC 3761 #12 to #18
• Thread: 8/0 Uni rusty dun
• Tail: Pheasant
• Body: Hare’s ear
• Back: Pheasant
• Rib: Copper
• Thorax: Hare’s ear
• Wing case: Pheasant

About

This is a Skip Morris pattern, a cross between a hares ear and pheasant tail. It works well during the callibaetis hatches on the local lakes. Hebgen, Quake, and Henry’s lakes all have good callibaetis hatches starting in mid-July and lasting until mid-September.