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Milt’s Hexagenia Nymph – a strong belief in a bold fly
Milt’s Hexagenia Nymph
Tying Instructions
1.Form a thread base on the hook, finishing with thread 1/8 inch behind the hook eye.
2. Secure monofilment nymph eyes 1/8 inch behind the hook eye, securing on top of the shank with crossing wraps. Super Glue the eyes in place.
3. Attach copper ribbing wire to the shank, finishing with thread directly above the hook barb.
4. Dub a heavy abdomen halfway to the hook eye.
5. Attach a saddle hackle butt section on top of the hook shank at the midpoint. (Milt prefers saddle hackle butts from furnace or natural brown genetic saddles with a silvery, medium dun coloration)
6. Using a bodkin to separate fibers, wind the rib through and over top of the saddle butt. Tie off just forward of the abdomen.
7. Snip the Saddle Hackle about 3/16 inch behind the bend of the hook to represent a tail.
8. Dub a foundation thorax to within 1/8 inch of monofilment eyes to help support the turkey wing. Tie in the mottled turkey wing case strip just behind the eyes.
9. Dub a heavy thorax over the Turkey wingcase to the start of the abdomen and back to just behind the eyes.
10. Bring the Turkey Wingcase over the thorax and secure with thread wraps just behing the eye.
11. From beneath the thorax attach a section of mottled Turkey Flat for legs just behind the eyes.
12. Adjust the fiber lengths to sweep behind the thorax about 1/2 the shank length.
13. Pull the mottled turkey back out of the way and dub the eye area with a dubbing noodle.
14. Pull the remaining mottled turkey wing case material over the head area between the eyes. Tie off and whip finish.
| Materials
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| Hook | TMC 200R #4-8 |
| Thread | Danville Yellow 6/0 |
| Eyes | Black Chain Bead Eyes |
| Body | Golden Stone Haretron |
| Thorax | Golden Stone Haretron |
| Tail and Gills | Medium Ginger Saddle Hackle (Butt Section) |
| Wingcase and Shellback | Mottled Oak Turkey Tail |
| Ribbing | Copper Wire |
| Legs | Turkey Flat, Tan |
Milt’s Hexagenia Nymph
The late Michael Fong wrote a nice article about Milt’s Hexagenia Nymph for “Fly Fisherman Magazine” entitled, “Western Hex Fishing”. I believe it was in the mid-Nineties. He highlighted fishing Lake Almanor with Guide Milt Jensen who created this fly.
His recipe called for a ribbing of “36 Gauge brass beading wire” and using a wrapped Ginger or Brown Saddle Hackle for the legs. He mentioned that Milt preferred Furnace Saddle Butts for the gills and tail but also used a natural brown saddle with a silvery, medium dun coloration. Michael also called for an epoxy finish to be applied to the wing case and head carapace for a glossy appearance. Michael indicated that this fly could be fished in open water for the trout but that smallmouth bass would like to hit this fly around structure.