Orangina

Orangina

contributed by Tomas Hudsky

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Materials

HookJig hook #16
BeadHanák Fluo+ Orange Slotted Tungsten 3.5mm
ThreadUni 8/0 Black
TailCoq de Leon
ButtUV orange thread
AbdomenBrown half-round Magic Glass (Hends Body Glass)
ThoraxIce Dubbing UV Black

Notes

A weighted tungsten-beaded nymph with a Coq de Leon tail and Magic Glass abdomen, fished for trout, pikeminnow and whitefish on the Thompson and Kootenay rivers. It works well for euro nymphing and also on a long line.

Published in January 2026 (Vol 59 No 1), page 13.