{"id":6095,"date":"2026-04-17T07:00:39","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T21:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canberra-anglers.asn.au\/blog\/?p=6095"},"modified":"2026-04-17T04:51:50","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T18:51:50","slug":"fly-tying-wednesday-22nd-april-2026-olive-perdigon-sunken-ant-euronymphing-leaders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canberra-anglers.asn.au\/blog\/fly-tying-wednesday-22nd-april-2026-olive-perdigon-sunken-ant-euronymphing-leaders\/","title":{"rendered":"Fly Tying Wednesday 22nd April 2026 &#8211; Olive Perdigon, Sunken Ant, Euronymphing Leaders"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>See below for the recipes from Lachy (our tying lead for the night) for; Olive Flash Perdigon, Sunken Ant and Euro Nymphing Leaders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Keyword wetfly<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Olive Flash (or Gasolina) Perdigon<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Hook<\/strong> &#8211; Size 14 or 16 jig hook &#8211; eg. Hanak 450\/460\/470, Dohiku HDJ<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Bead<\/strong> &#8211; Tungsten 3.0mm (for sz 16) or 3.5mm (for sz 14) in copper colour<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Thread<\/strong> &#8211; Black 70 Denier thread or nano silk 50-100 Denier<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Tail<\/strong> &#8211; Coq de Leon dark or medium pardo (use what you have)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Body<\/strong> &#8211; Hends 233 Krystal Flash Dark Brown (has a green shine)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Resin<\/strong> &#8211; Thin and clear UV resin (eg Solarez Bone Dry)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Wing case<\/strong> &#8211; Black UV resin \/ nail polish \/ sharpie (optional)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Sunken Ant<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Hook<\/strong> &#8211; Size 16 or 14 scud caddis pupa hook &#8211; eg Dohiku 644, Hanak 300 series eg 333.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Bead<\/strong> &#8211; Tungsten black nickel (2.0mm-3.0mm)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Thread<\/strong> &#8211; Black UTC 70 and Rusty Brown Uni 8\/0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>CDC<\/strong> &#8211; Brown or Dark Brown<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Resin &#8211; Thin and clear UV resin (eg Solarez Bone Dry)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Euro Nymphing Leaders<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Butt Section<\/strong> &#8211; Can vary significantly. Usually VERY long ~ 9-10m. A large variety of mono lines gives ample opportunity to experiment. Some options include: Maxima Fibre Glow \/ Chameleon \/ Ultragreen, Pierre Sempe Mono line (avail from <a href=\"https:\/\/flyfinz.com\/product\/pierre-sempe-sighter-indicator\/\">FLyFinz<\/a>), Sunline Hi-Vis &#8211; Orange mono, Soldarini Camou Line (Boss is getting some in), Adams Euro Nymph Mono line (from US &#8211; Tactical Fly Fisher)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Sighter\/Indicator<\/strong> &#8211; Many options with makes and colour. Good to start with Rio Two-Tone Indicator in hi-viz pink and yellow. Can also use Sakura Indicator Markers available from Officeworks (on order). You can also tie on a \u2018backing barrel\u2019 which is a uni knot tied with fluro backing of your choice and you leave on a longish tag\/s. This is to help with sighting your line.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Tippet Ring<\/strong> &#8211; Normally go for 2.0mm tippet ring<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Knots<\/strong> &#8211; Use either blood knots or double uni knots for joining the butt section to sighter. I use either a 16-20 knot or double Davey knot to tie the butt section to the fly line and when tying to the tippet ring &#8211; most often the 16-20 knot with thinner lines.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Hint<\/strong> &#8211; When starting, go for a thicker butt section until your technique and confidence builds, then go thinner. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Leader Recipes<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Beginner\/Standard<\/strong> &#8211; 9m 15-20lb Maxima &#8211; 1m 3X (7lb) Indicator (can also add a backing barrel [uni knot] if desired) &#8211; Tippet ring &#8211; fluro tippet, start with1.5m of 5X to a single weighted nymph<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Thin<\/strong> &#8211; 9m 6-8lb Maxima\/Sunline &#8211; 1m 4X (6lb) Indicator &#8211; Tippet ring &#8211; 5X to 6X fluro tippet about 1.5 times max water depth <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Micro<\/strong> &#8211; 9-10m &lt;0.20mm mono eg Pierre Sempe\/Soldarini\/Adams &#8211; use Sakura paint marker for indicator &#8211; Tippet Ring &#8211; 6X to 7X about 1.5 times max water depth<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Here is a diagram of the leader setup and a material that Lachy found at Boss that is ideal for the Perdigon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"701\" src=\"http:\/\/canberra-anglers.asn.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/screenshot_20260417_064600_adobeacrobat5751365730976416317-1024x701.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6097\" srcset=\"https:\/\/canberra-anglers.asn.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/screenshot_20260417_064600_adobeacrobat5751365730976416317-1024x701.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/canberra-anglers.asn.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/screenshot_20260417_064600_adobeacrobat5751365730976416317-300x205.jpg 300w, https:\/\/canberra-anglers.asn.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/screenshot_20260417_064600_adobeacrobat5751365730976416317-768x526.jpg 768w, https:\/\/canberra-anglers.asn.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/screenshot_20260417_064600_adobeacrobat5751365730976416317-624x427.jpg 624w, https:\/\/canberra-anglers.asn.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/screenshot_20260417_064600_adobeacrobat5751365730976416317.jpg 1062w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/canberra-anglers.asn.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/10000328373095648866029355327-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6096\" srcset=\"https:\/\/canberra-anglers.asn.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/10000328373095648866029355327-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/canberra-anglers.asn.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/10000328373095648866029355327-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/canberra-anglers.asn.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/10000328373095648866029355327-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/canberra-anglers.asn.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/10000328373095648866029355327-624x832.jpg 624w, https:\/\/canberra-anglers.asn.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/10000328373095648866029355327.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>See below for the recipes from Lachy (our tying lead for the night) for; Olive Flash Perdigon, Sunken Ant and Euro Nymphing Leaders. Keyword wetfly Olive Flash (or Gasolina) Perdigon Sunken Ant Euro Nymphing Leaders Leader Recipes Here is a diagram of the leader setup and a material that Lachy found at Boss that is [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6095","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-fly_tying","category-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7aQnH-1Aj","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/canberra-anglers.asn.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6095","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/canberra-anglers.asn.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/canberra-anglers.asn.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canberra-anglers.asn.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canberra-anglers.asn.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6095"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/canberra-anglers.asn.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6095\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6099,"href":"https:\/\/canberra-anglers.asn.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6095\/revisions\/6099"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/canberra-anglers.asn.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6095"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canberra-anglers.asn.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6095"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canberra-anglers.asn.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6095"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}