Sulphur Perdigon

Detailed instructions for tying a Sulphur Perdigon.
Recipe:
Hook: Barbless jig hook (here, a Lightning Strike JF2), size 14.
Bead: Gold slotted tungsten bead, 7/64-inch.
Weight: Lead-free round wire, .020.
Thread/underbody: Yellow, 8/0 or 70-denier.
Tails: Wood-duck flank feather fibers.
Rib: Gold Ultra Wire, small.
Body: Golden brown Antron yarn.
Wingcase: Black UV-cure resin (here, Solarez).
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[@Cardsandstoagies]

Great pattern! For perdigon style flies, keeping bulk down is the key to the function. A teardrop shape is what you are after! I think adding lead wraps is unnecessary as it adds bulk.

[@atthefiveforks8077]

As always another great video.... Love tying and fishing the perdigon nymphs. Thanks for this one

[@toddh6102]

Love your short vids. To the point and always spot on.

[@HalfInsaneOutdoorGuy]

this remains one of my most favorite nymphs.

[@joeduca8582]

Wow that nymph is a real gem! You nailed it. Now I know the reason for Natural vs Prince. Plus you answered my question in the the comments.

[@jonhart-dj7fn]

so cool going to ,,just started tying flies again ..this looks great ty for sharing wonderful tutorials and great tips !

[@t_man785]

I love all of the perdigons they not only look good but catch fish!

[@navydonald]

As usual excellent!

[@silvertip8k278]

When I thought you did it all...you come up with this... I'm sure others do it...but the blending of colors...and this patterns simplicity and also being very functiona, l makes it truly a work of art...thanks.. Ps...this have fly is also a super pattern for here in Colorado....for our golden stones...cheesman canyon...one of these in say 12 or 14...and a cheesman emerger size 18 about 20 inches below .... Or maybe a green caddis emerger..?? Thanks again...I've been following you about 10 years?.

[@SurfSkagit]

Great to see one Perdigón 👌👌👌variation it arrives to one of the tightlinevideo tutorials. For the purist, the tails are not there to 100% represent the natural insects, on the Perdigón pattern the tails called “cercos” for the Spanish, proportions to match hook shank are not a must. The general pattern, the tail is there to help balance the pattern under water, is generally slightly shorter than hook shank and from more stiff fibers, (the original GALLO DE LEÓN, from El Valle del Curueño from the León region), from the very early stages of the evolution of the fly to today’s variations, the tail never change at competition levels, it was what the French together with Spanish competitors chose to put them on the top 3 high level nymphing fly patterns to help them to lead in the game. Thank you for sharing.

[@captainkoo]

Interesting ! So much to learn about this great sport ! Thanks

[@gbossaboy]

Some nice realistic body colors with this technique. Thanks.

[@garyweglarz]

Nice tie. thanks.

[@Matt-hq9ie]

Great fly thank you

[@No_NetMan]

Please do more "match the hatch" euro flies!

[@kayakuprising5914]

Beautiful

[@oldsmugglerflyfishing]

Great choice for tail. I have seen a lot of tyer using coq de leon, but I think it's better to use another material.

[@MatthewEvey]

Nice fly, but wouldn't the wing case be upside down since it rides hook point up?

[@ronaldruneric4804]

Tim -- I don't understand this dressing. This example is tied on a nymph hook; won't it be presented to the trout upside-down? If so, should the black wing case be on the top of the shank, as shown?

[@ronaldruneric4804]

OH -- I see your response below. Never mind.

[@laxslacker]

I haven’t seen a colored UV resin until now, what a cool and unique tool! Where do you get it?

[@tightlinevideo]

A number of companies are making them now, this on is from Solarez.

[@handcannon1388]

@@tightlinevideo I've never seen it either, and I use Solarez. I think he means from what purveyor, or did you get this direct as a freebie (prototype trial) from Solarez?

[@HalfInsaneOutdoorGuy]

is this of your own design and making? if so what do you now, today, substitute for the UV glue? multiple coats of Sally Hansen's Hard As Nails do the same thing? Thank you!

[@rayray8212]

How has this sulphur pattern perdigon worked out for you? Has it been effective during the sulphur hatch and/or pre hatch period?

[@decoeric]

Will this work without a slotted bead? I see a ton of these Euro-Nymph patterns calling for slotted beads. What's the disadvantage of using a non-slotted bead?

[@Ugghahbuggah]

Nice

[@user-kv3by2ok4t]

What does the fly imitate?

[@hankvana2149]

Nice one Tim! Question: Tied on a jig hook the fly will ride hook-point up, should the "wing case" not be on the other side?

[@tightlinevideo]

The real question is "do natural nymphs drift downstream in a horizontal orientation with their wing cases facing upward?" The answer is no, they are constantly bending and twisting their bodies and what is up or down seems to have little importance to them (I stare into fish tanks way too much). If I get the chance, I'll post a short video that illustrates what I mean. Anyway, thanks for the question, it's definitely worthy of discussion.

[@hankvana2149]

@@tightlinevideo Thanks Tim! That makes sense. Would like to see videos of the activity in your fish tanks.

[@zakb.9269]

@@tightlinevideo I kind of disagree with this theory. Not all flies are dead that fish eat - these things live and thrive in their natural state. Most likely your jig nymph will be near the stream bottom, the whole point of a jig nymph is to ride point up - these nymphs swim just fine especially near the stream bottom. Yes it probably doesn't matter when catching fish and I hate being a nag but what is the point of using a jig nymph if you are not going to tie it with the wing case on the hook point side? You can put a bead, lead on a regular hook and get the same result if you put the wing case where you did. - The fly is beautiful though.

[@tightlinevideo]

All good points Zak, but in practical application does it really matter? In other words is a trout going to refuse a nymph because the wing case is on the "wrong" side, I doubt it. My reason for using jig hooks is the same as yours "they ride hook point up" but I like this only because they tend to get hung up on the bottom less often, not how the fly appears to the trout.To me, the purpose of the black wing case is to add contrast to the pattern, kinda like another trigger. It is a good bit easier to apply to the fly as I did in the video as opposed to on the other side.@@zakb.9269

[@zakb.9269]

That’s what I said I didn’t want to sound like a nag. Fish won’t care 99.9% of the time on a pattern like this, I agree.

[@Gulgonful]

Tim will you please tie a Kebari?

[@josejulianjambrinadiego9250]

black is on the wrong side. you must think how swin the perdigón 🤗consejo de pescador español. los dos perdigones pescaran pero mucho mejor a mi modo imitando el saco alar.

[@flyfishingeasternsierras8664]

Jose Julian Jambrina Diego it isn’t a huge deal and it would look ugly on the other side. It’s tradition to have it on the top, even on inverted jig hooks.

[@steveyates1136]

Cheap hook may save money, but it won't work out in the end

[@timgraves9482]

Bb k on . .

[@dryfly1614]

Dry fly or you aint no fisherman Please quit it

[@mikekuczynski1552]

It is dry , then you put in the water and catch fish .