Copper JohnInvented by John Barr in the mid 90's. It's easy to tie and very effective when you need a heavy simple nymph pattern. By changing the color of the Copper Wire you can easily make variations to cover different situations better. Mr. Barr ties his fly to a TMC 5262 2x long nymph hook but I like to use a shorter one since I mostly use this pattern on small flies when I need them to sink well and I like the look of the shorter ones. TMC 3769SP-BL #16 has proved to be a go...
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