Hook: TMC 2457 #14
Thread: Sheer 14/0 Yellow/Brown
Body: Fly-Rite Extra Fine Poly, Golden Yellow & Rust, Rib: UTC Vinyl Rib MDG
Head: 2.5mm Tungsten Bead
Experimenting with colors and combinations to get some small nymphs that incooperate the vinyl rib pattern that I really like: it makes the body pop-out. The Rust body + Green Vinyl rib below is my favourite amongst these (both with and without the hackle)
Hook: TMC 2457 #10
Thread: UNI 6/0 Orange
Body: UTC Vinyl Rib Clear, ostrich herl
Wing: White CDC, Hareline Hare’s Ear Plus Dark Olive
Not quite sure where this came from: I had some ostrich herl and the clear vinyl rib on my desk, and then this just happened. I like the vinyl rib where the orange thread shows through, the ostrich herl together with the rather long CDC feather should also make this a very lively body, who knows: it might even catch a fish!
Hook: Knapek Midge Pupae #16 Barbless
Thread: Sheer 14/0 Brown
Body: Polychenille brown, Hareline Hare’s Ear Plus Chocolate Brown
Wing: White Yarn
Hackle: Whiting
This is more of a one-time experiment to see how the polychenille will act as a extended body on a mayfly. Have not tested out that before so it will be interesting to observe how it will behave in the river. The body together with the hackle and V-wing should be a ok profile on the water.
Hook: TMC 2457 #10
Thread: UNI 8/0 Green
Body: Hareline Hare’s Ear Plus Dubbin Dark Olive, UTC Vinyl Rib NYM Brown
Wing: White Mallard Flank
The visual clue from the vinyl rib on this nymph is what I think is great: the red agains the green makes it very tasty. The mallard flank should also give a hint of life when it comes into the water. This could also be done with a tungsten bead and/or some led to get it deep, but I have too much of those in my box, so I needed this to be something that didn’t go down too quickly.
Music for today: Dj Krush
Hook: Mustad 94840 #14
Thread: Sheer 14/0 White
Tail: White mallard flank
Body: Hends Superfine Grey
Wing: 2xCDC White
No-hackle CDC in white/light grey, especially good to tie when you come down in size since you don’t have to deal with hackle or complex patterns. Is a very visual fly for you to follow in a slow stream.
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