April 17, 2020 · 8:28 am

Atherton #2 Nymph

I have always been intrigued by John Atherton’s flies. He has an interesting history, so I recommend anyone interested, dive into some reading about Mr. Atherton.
Here are detailed instructions from Tim Flagler for tying John Atherton’s #2 Medium Color Nymph.

Materials list:

Hook: Fulling Mill FM50 85 size 14
Thread: UTC 70 Denier tan
Collar: Hungarian Partridge
Tail: Pheasant Tail natural
Rib: Small Gold French Tinsel
Abdomen and Thorax: Natural Hare’s Mask Dubbing
Wing Case: Strung Saddle fiber blue

2 Comments

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2 Responses to Atherton #2 Nymph

  1. Fred Klein
    April 17, 2020 at 3:39 pm

    These nymphs are very unique. They look like they’ll fish well blue seems like a good color for browns in small amounts . Great video