Andre Puyans AP nymphs & classic patterns

[Norm Frechette]

Does anyone have any ideas on how the AP nymph series of patterns should be tied?

https://youtu.be/0sm_pKvIpss

https://drive.google.com/file/d/18BiOnM ... sp=sharing

[16pmd]

I knew Andy well and took a tying class from him years ago. The instructions in the Angler magazine article are the most accurate and almost complete. The dubbing wasn't put on in the usual fashion as in the Weilenman video. Andy made an elongated "noodle" of dubbing by first rolling the fur between his hands and tied the tip of it in at the rear of the hook. He then twisted the noodle around the thread with his fingers and specifies the direction he twisted it in (counterclockwise) because when you wrap the thread with the noodle wrapped around it while gripping the noodle and thread together with your fingers, each turn of the thread further tightens the noodle around the thread and the result is a tightly segmented abdomen. The wire rib is also not just wrapped around the dubbing in the usual fashion either. Instead, he ribbed the abdomen with the wire in between the tightened segments of the dubbed abdomen to emphasize the segmentation.

Also, on small sizes he used bronze mallard fibers instead of moose hair to make the tail, wingcase and legs. He was a meticulous and analytical tier so every move and material he used had a reason, so those details were important to him.

[JoeBolt]

What a great post, 16pmd. I don't tie, but your description is vivid.

[Hellmtflies]

Excellent 16PMD. Thank you for that information.