BC Tel Fly Nymph

Fishing Tips

Creator of this trout fly: Don Haaheim

Tier of this trout fly Type: Don Haaheim

Country of origin for this trout fly: Canada

This trout fly is designed on and fished on Still Water, Rivers & Stream,

Pattern Dressings

The first challenge is to obtain a small quantity of the classic yellow, blue and green BC Tel poly rope! You really don't need much, a couple of feet will do! However, it is wise to be discreet and ask your friendly telephone outside plant employee for a small amount rather than snipping away at rope left for the weekend at telephone construction sites! Once obtained, separate a few inches of the rope fibres from one end. Start the fly by attaching 8 or 10 blue fibres to form a tail. If you wish, the tail and throat hackle fibres can be kinked by drawing the strands over the back edge of a knife blade. Next place a piece of gold mylar along the hook shank before attaching and winding on a dozen green poly fibres from the hook bend to the hook eye. Continue by winding the gold mylar in about 7 turns from the hook bend to the hook eye and tie off. Then place a few strands of blue poly and tie it in at this point to form a throat hackle. Next lay a clump of yellow poly strands along the top of the fly to form a wing and tie off at the hook eye. The final step is to wind in a few turns of peacock herl at the front of the hook to make a head, tie off, cement and you have just finished the BC Tel polypropylene wet fly that does catch fish!