Blackburn Tellico Nymph

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BLACKBURN TELLICO NYMPH

 

Hook: 2X Nymph #6-12

 

Thread: Brown/Black

 

Tail: Brown hackle fibres 2/3 shank length

 

Wing Case: Turkey wing strip, full length top of body

 

Rib: 2-3 peacock herls spiraled full length (under wing case)

 

Body: Dirty golden yellow dubbing (hare's ear plus golden)

 

Hackle: Brown hackle palmered on forward 1/3 of body(under wing case)

 

This pattern was originated by Richard Blackburn of Tennessee to imitate the Golden Stonefly Nymphs that are common in the fast rocky streams of the Smokies.

 

Reference Information

http://www.uky.edu/~agrdanny/flyfish/ljdecuir/tellico.htm

[Kirk Dietrich 0]

I like it. I have good luck with a regular Tellico on bream, great fly/color combination.

 

Kirk

[lykos33 0]

Nice....as usual!!! Definitely looks to be a fish getter...

[bad fish rising 0]

good steelhead fly

[Will K 0]

Interesting history. I always fished tied the Telico on a standard length wet or nymph hook to be more of a universal mayfly nymph... worked great hear in New England... never thought of a long one! Great info. thanks for sharing it.

[hambone870 0]

I love stones and this look quite new for me, thanks for sharing. Is the wing case just a strip of feather from a turkey? Pardon my ignorance I'm new.

[gpd4 0]

Hambone, yes - but it's probably coated with Fleximent or Softex first. Flytire or 'King of Google' makes it look easy...

[hambone870 0]

Thanks gpd4

[flytire 0]

yes it is one 1/4 inch wide strip of turket feather. it can also be reinforced by using wire or mono as a rib and spiral wrapped along side the peacock herl.