20 Incher Nymph
(and variations)
Hook: TMC 200R #4 to #14 hook or curved nymph hook
of choice.
Tying thread: 6/0 black or brown thread.
Bead: (Optional) Brass or Tungsten matched to hook. I use a Black Nickle colored bead.
Weight: (Optional) Non-lead wire. Wound on half the hook shank and butted up against the bead.
Tail: Brown Turkey Biots (I also use Flex-Floss, Life Flex or other rubber like material. I use the same material to create two antenaes.)
Rib: Silver oval tinsel or wire (or substitute with Brown/tan floss).
Abdomen: 4-5 strands of Peacock hurl.
Underbody: (Optional for larger flies) Dark Hare’s Ear or Squirrel Dubbing.
Thorax: Dark Hare’s Ear or Squirrel Dubbing.
Legs: Hungarian Partridge Feather (I also use Pheasant Tail Fibers).
Wing Case: Pheasant Tail or Turkey Tail Fibers.
This is a great Stone Fly imitation. I would definitely use a bead and add weight to it. You want to fish it deep. The fish will usually smack this fly hard. Not many tippy tap takes here. You want to make sure the fly is weighted to get it down deep where stone fly nymphs crawl along the bottom.
To tie this fly begin you want to place 8-10 wraps of ‘lead free’ on the upper half of the hook shank behind the eye. If you’re using a bead, butt the wraps up right behind the eye. Start your thread on the hook shank and create a seamless tapper from the bend up to the eye. Bring your thread back down to the bend of the hook.
Put a small pinch of dubbing on the hook to be used to separate your biot tail. Tie in your biots so that they splay out from the body. Wrap the butt ends down onto the hook and cut off the tag end if required. Next tie in your rib. You can use silver tinsel or brown/tan floss. I prefer the dark floss for a darker subsurface profile. This is a great attractor pattern so the silver tinsel works great too. Next, tie in 4-5 fibers of Peacock hurl at the rear of the fly. Palmer them forward and cover approximately half of the hook shank. Now rib the in the opposite direction. You have half the fly completed. Next, tie in a piece of turkey tail to be used for your wing case.
Get a partridge feather with barbs long enough to create the oversized legs of a stone fly. Remove the fluff at the base of the feather and stoke/preen the fibers towards the heavy stem. You’re now going to tie the feather in by the tip (dull side facing up) with the heavier stem portion of the feather towards the rear of the fly. Clip off any of the excess tip. Next, dub the thorax of the nymph using dark hare’s ear or squirrel dubbing. Now pull the partridge feather over and bind it down behind the hook eye or bead if you’ve used one. You should have a nice set of legs on the nymph. Now pull the turkey fibers forward and tie it off behind the bead or eye. Tie and clip off the excess. Dub a short length of thread and wrap it around the back of the bead or eye to finish off your fly. I also like to put a drop of UV resin on the wing case for durability and to give it a nice little sheen.
‘Into the Riffle’ has a great video on how to tie this pattern below:
If you have any questions about this fly or would like to submit a Fly of the Month I can be reached at 203 305-3850 or at pdinice@frontier.com .
Tying thread: 6/0 black or brown thread.
Bead: (Optional) Brass or Tungsten matched to hook. I use a Black Nickle colored bead.
Weight: (Optional) Non-lead wire. Wound on half the hook shank and butted up against the bead.
Tail: Brown Turkey Biots (I also use Flex-Floss, Life Flex or other rubber like material. I use the same material to create two antenaes.)
Rib: Silver oval tinsel or wire (or substitute with Brown/tan floss).
Abdomen: 4-5 strands of Peacock hurl.
Underbody: (Optional for larger flies) Dark Hare’s Ear or Squirrel Dubbing.
Thorax: Dark Hare’s Ear or Squirrel Dubbing.
Legs: Hungarian Partridge Feather (I also use Pheasant Tail Fibers).
Wing Case: Pheasant Tail or Turkey Tail Fibers.
This is a great Stone Fly imitation. I would definitely use a bead and add weight to it. You want to fish it deep. The fish will usually smack this fly hard. Not many tippy tap takes here. You want to make sure the fly is weighted to get it down deep where stone fly nymphs crawl along the bottom.
To tie this fly begin you want to place 8-10 wraps of ‘lead free’ on the upper half of the hook shank behind the eye. If you’re using a bead, butt the wraps up right behind the eye. Start your thread on the hook shank and create a seamless tapper from the bend up to the eye. Bring your thread back down to the bend of the hook.
Put a small pinch of dubbing on the hook to be used to separate your biot tail. Tie in your biots so that they splay out from the body. Wrap the butt ends down onto the hook and cut off the tag end if required. Next tie in your rib. You can use silver tinsel or brown/tan floss. I prefer the dark floss for a darker subsurface profile. This is a great attractor pattern so the silver tinsel works great too. Next, tie in 4-5 fibers of Peacock hurl at the rear of the fly. Palmer them forward and cover approximately half of the hook shank. Now rib the in the opposite direction. You have half the fly completed. Next, tie in a piece of turkey tail to be used for your wing case.
Get a partridge feather with barbs long enough to create the oversized legs of a stone fly. Remove the fluff at the base of the feather and stoke/preen the fibers towards the heavy stem. You’re now going to tie the feather in by the tip (dull side facing up) with the heavier stem portion of the feather towards the rear of the fly. Clip off any of the excess tip. Next, dub the thorax of the nymph using dark hare’s ear or squirrel dubbing. Now pull the partridge feather over and bind it down behind the hook eye or bead if you’ve used one. You should have a nice set of legs on the nymph. Now pull the turkey fibers forward and tie it off behind the bead or eye. Tie and clip off the excess. Dub a short length of thread and wrap it around the back of the bead or eye to finish off your fly. I also like to put a drop of UV resin on the wing case for durability and to give it a nice little sheen.
‘Into the Riffle’ has a great video on how to tie this pattern below:
If you have any questions about this fly or would like to submit a Fly of the Month I can be reached at 203 305-3850 or at pdinice@frontier.com .
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