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I bought some size 18 hooks last week and surprisingly, they aren't too bad to work with. I've been banging out tons of flies lately, but I thought I'd share a modified copper john that has been working well this fall on the Bow. The sparkle flash for the tail instead of biots was taken from the Reece's Fusion nymph pattern, and is much quicker to tie on. This was tied on a Umpqua Tiemco Nymph hook (TMC2488H), size 18, which is a nice strong hook for reeling in those 20+ inchers. The red thread seems to work better than black, while the rubber legs give it some life. The body is made with peacock black ice dub, and the head is a 3/32" beadhead. This should also be a good pattern for the small mountain streams. I'll test them out next summer. Let's call this guy the Fishfreak CJ: