Most modern nymphs include a strong orange or pink hotspot just behind the bead. It works very well, but in clear water or on pressured rivers this bright collar can sometimes be too much, especially when grayling and trout inspect the fly closely.
In this variation, I prefer a more discreet approach which I learned from a Spanish fisherman. Instead of adding a visible orange collar, I insert just a few UV-reactive orange thread fibers between the thorax wraps. These fibers stay hidden inside the dubbing but flash beautifully when light reaches them.
The advantage is simple:
you keep a clean, natural silhouette, but the fly still offers a subtle trigger—enough to catch a fish’s attention without spooking it.
This small tying trick works especially well in autumn, when grayling and trout feed carefully in crystal-clear pools and slow currents. If you like nymphs that combine realism with just the right touch of attraction, this method is worth trying at the vise and on the river.
Materials:
- -Hook: Demmon Jig Hook Supreme J00 size16
- -Bead: TroutLine Premium Micro Slot Tungsten -silver in 3.5mm
- -Thread: Sumo Power Thread 30DEN– Black for body,
- -Hot Spot: Orange UV-Reactive (TroutLine Hot Spot Thread)
- -Body: TroutLine Peacock quill, varnished or coated with UV resin (optional)
- -Thorax: TroutLine Squirrel dubbing
- -Collar: CDC natural gray – very sparse
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