In this week’s “How to Tie” video feature, Cheech with Fly Fish Food ties a Perdigon style nymph that pairs perfectly with your bushy dry fly of choice this summer, the Ribby Pellet.
Learn About This Fly:
Difficulty: Easy
If you aren’t taking advantage of rising trout this summer, you are definitely missing out. In trout fishing, there are very few sights as beautiful as a trout coming up to sip a dry that is cruising down the river. Many anglers have learned that although tricking a fish to eat on top is the dream, it is not always practical. When you fish on top, you miss other areas of the water column where trout tend to feed 90% of the time, which is why the dry dropper rig has become so popular. The Ribby Pellet is an easy Perdigon style nymph that you can add to the back of a larger dry or hopper, allowing you to be as efficient as possible and trick the trophies only feeding subsurface.
Simple is tied into the DNA of this pattern. The body is composed of thread, which will give you the opportunity to tie a wide array of variations without sacrificing time. Adding a hot spot is a subtle yet effective addition to any nymph that can draw the attention of trout in slightly off-color water and turn a slow day into chaos. The only recommendation I have is to be careful while working with resin for the first time due to it being very messy and difficult to get out of feathers.
As I alluded to earlier, fishing this under a dry fly will undoubtedly give you the biggest thrill. Substitute an indicator for a bushy dry fly, such as a Chubby Chernobyl, and watch your mind be blown at the productivity of the dry dropper. There are several ways to build this setup, but the most common is tying tippet directly from the hook to the eye of the nymph. The Ribby Pellet will turn the heads of trout not looking up this summer, all while keeping your options open with a dry fly on top, truly giving you the best of both worlds!
Ingredients:
- Hook: Hanak H 400 BL Jig Hook – 14
- Thread: UTC Ultrathread 140 Denier – Olive
- Bead: Hanak Round+ Slotted Tungsten Beads – Gold – 3.5mm
- Tail: Whiting Coq De Leon Tailing Packs – Dark Pardo
- Hot Spot: UTC Ultrathread 70 Denier – Fl. Orange
- Resin: Solarez UV Cure Resin – Bone Dry .5 Oz
Now you know how to tie the Ribby Pellet!
Video and ingredients courtesy of Fly Fish Food.
