The Hitched Hoglouse takes a different and more imitative approach using a series of clove hitch knots to create the characteristic sideways pointing legs of this common crustacean.
Nick Thomas
Nymph
Easy
- Run on the thread at the eye and take down the shank in touching turns.
- Tie in a piece of mono or wire on either side of the hook and coat the thread wraps with superglue.
- Catch in a piece of organza ribbon at the bend and tie down up the shank.
- Whip finish and remove the thread.
- Cut a length of floss and separate out the strands.
- Form the overlapped loops for a clove hitch, pass over the hook eye and down to the organza. Pull the knot tight.
- Continue adding hitches, butting the knots against each other working up the hook.
- Invert the hook, pull all the knots tight and add a small amount of superglue along the knots to lock them in place. (Put a drop of glue on a piece of paper and apply with a toothpick run along the knots.)
- Reattach the thread behind the eye, fold the ribbon forward and tie in.
- Remove the waste end of the ribbon, build a neat head, whip finish and cut the thread.
- Coat the organza ribbon and the head with UV resin and cure.
- Trim the legs to length.
brown trout
grayling
| Hook | Partridge Czech Nymph #14 |
| Thread | Sheer 14/0 brown |
| Body | Heavy monofilament |
| Back | 3mm brown organza ribbon |
| Legs | DMC S712 satin floss |
