I can’t remember where I first saw a fly similar to this, but the thing that made me want to tie it is how versatile it is. You can easily fish this as a dropper, an emerger, or even a dry fly if you tied it on a lighter hook. The fly is pretty simple […]
This is a variation on a classic wet fly called the starling and purple (or snipe and purple). In this version, we use holographic tinsel for the body instead of purple thread, and purple dubbing instead of black dubbing. We also use a slightly different hook shape, for no other reason than we like the
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The Prince Nymph has been around since the 1930s, and it has morphed many times and has as many variations as any other fly—the original used black ostrich herl instead of the now-used peacock herl. Here, I use a gold bead and lead-free wire to add weight, and forego the brown feathers in favor of
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The Booby fly isn’t really a fly at all, it’s more of a category of flies. There are certainly as many varieties of boobies as there are wooly buggers, and we’re not just talking size and color. Some people tie these very simply with a marabou tail, some silver tinsel, a marabou body, and the
One of the most popular nymph patters for Grayling in the UK, the Pink Grayling Bomb uses two beads for extra weight, while imitating a pink shrimp. You can fish it in tandem with another nymph, tight-line style, or Euro nymphing.https://www.youtube.com/embed/5tQRIa9m0CA?embed=share
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Ties by Karson Eskeland, this is a nymph variation of the Purple Haze dry fly. The dry fly and nymph get their names from the striking purple body and thorax, which may or may not imitate the natural hues of insects during certain life stages. Regardless of whether or not this is an attractor or
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“This fly I created is the best of both worlds, while it’s extremely buggy it’s also realistic, with a 3.8 mm tungsten bead it puts itself in front of a fish quicker.” – Karson Eskeland CDC is a wonderfully buggy feather that can be dubbed in a dubbing loop, wrapped like hackle, or tied on
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This month’s competition is a simple one! All you have to do is upload a nymph pattern to The Fly Index by clicking here. One winner will get a gift card to Fly Fish Food. Rules: 1. Upload an image, description, and all the materials used to tie the nymph. 2. Include your name and email/Instagram
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The dry fly quill body emerger is a highly effective fly pattern, particularly when targeting trout during insect hatch periods. This versatile and impressionistic fly imitates the transitional stage of aquatic insects as they emerge from their nymphal form to the adult stage. The quill body emerger’s name is derived from its distinct feature: a
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Fly Fishing Report Fly Fishing the River Bush With only a few days left of the season on the River Bush I was determined to make the most of the couple of hours I had available to myself this morning. A heavy mist was just lifting as I made my way to the river, giving
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