Hook: Mustad 94840 #12
Thread: Sheer 14/0 Black
Tail: Pheasant Tail, Hare’s Ear Plus Chocolate Brown
Rib: UTC Ultra Wire Small Olive
Wing: Mallard Flank
This is a variant of the Simple Pheasant Tail Nymph from yesterday: only added a bit of Mallard Flank on each side. When it gets wet it will stay next to the body and give a bit more life to it.
Hook: Mustad 94840 #12
Thread: Sheer 14/0 Black
Tail: Pheasant TailHare’s Ear Plus Chocolate Brown
Rib: UTC Ultra Wire Small Olive
A very simple nymph that doesn’t take much material or time to tie up:
I realized the last time I was in a shallow river that I only had weighted nymphs that went straight to the bottom: tying up this together with some variants on the same theme to not be there again the next time!
Hook: Mustad 94840 #18
Thread: Sheer 14/0 Brown
Tail: Whiting Bronze Brown
Body: Taimen Beaver Dubbing Brown
Wing: 2xCDC
The no-hackle CDC is very easy and with a bit of floatant it sits very nicely in the surface film. I tend to tie these with a white wing (for moving water it does help for visibility), but keep a variety of colors at hand in sizes from #22 up to #14. They are easy to tie, only involves 3 materials and will catch fish!
Hook: Dai-Riki 305 #10
Thread: UNI 8/0 Black
Tail: Golden Pheasant,
Body: Red Floss, Black Floss wrapped around
Wing: Turkey Biot, Lt. Olive
Chin: Whiting Bronze, Brown
My first attempt on a classic wet-fly, took what material I had at hand and proceeded to get something together that wasn’t half bad. Been looking into traditional wet-fly fishing lately and my next project will be to tackle some of Bergman’s “Trout” patterns
This nymph blend from Wapsi was one of the first dubbing packages that I bought and I have gone through quite a few packages, I don’t know if it is because I started out with this or if it is because I really like it! The blend is easy to work with and gives a life in nymphs (and slender emerger bodies) that I appreciate.
The blend is a good mixture between fine and long fibers
Dubbing on the thread is very easy: can be applied both in a thin and quite a thick layer on the thread
Dubbed on a Mustad 94840 #14 here, the long fibers tend to stick out and give lots of life to the body
On a Dai-Riki 135 #14 hook, with Hareline Scudback 1/8″ and Ultra wire wrapped. Here the blend comes through to its name and creates long nice legs on the fly
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