The Nymph-IT tying thread has fast become one of my favourite tying materials. It’s replaced things like pheasant tails in my normal tying regime – the colours are fantastic and can be incorporating into almost any fly you can think of. The chestnut brown jig pictured above has been a favoruite of mine for years, and now has been updated with this versatile material.

The pink and red jigs were both favoured by the chalkstream grayling, however, the UV pink went somewhat dull when wet, so the addition of a mirage underbody soon sorted that out and started to take plenty of grayling in faster runs.

Pink UV Jig

Hook: Fulling Mill Jig Hook
Bead: 3mm Black Tungsten Bead
Thread: UV Pink Nymph-IT
Tail: Glo Brite Floss
Underbody: Lrg Mirage Tinsel
Body: UV Pink Nymph-IT
Hackle: Flo Pink CDC
Thorax: UV Pink Ice Dub

Chestnut Brown Jig

Hook: Fulling Mill Jig Hook
Bead: 3mm Copper Tungsten Bead
Thread: Copper Brown Nymph-IT
Tail: Coq De Leon
Body: Copper Brown Nymph-IT
Hackle: Natural CDC
Thorax: 45 Hends Glister

Ron’s Vimto Jig

Hook: Fulling Mill Jig Hook
Bead: 3.5mm Red Tungsten Bead
Thread: Copper Purple Nymph-IT
Tail: Coq De Leon
Body:  Copper Purple Nymph-IT
Hackle: Natural CDC
Thorax: UV Pink/Hares Ear Dubbing