Nymphs
FREE Fly Tying Demo This Saturday
This Saturday I will be giving a free fly tying demo at our local fly shop here in Logan Utah. I will be touching on attractor nymphs, including Egan’s Frenchie, Iron Lotus, and a few of my favorite original patterns. I’m planning on finding time to talk about the Provo River, and effective patterns I use while guiding. For me it is tough to talk about attractor nymphs and not include European style nymphing, so I’m sure I will throw that into the loop as well (since it is my favorite fly fishing topic to talk about). It starts at 10:00 AM this Saturday, so if you are in the area, feel free to stop in.
Thanks,
Gilbert
Euro Nymphing Fly Box: Dragon Warrior
This is the first fly in which will be a series of flies that you will find in our European nymphing fly boxes. We will explain which hook and tungsten bead sizes we use.
I wanted to start with the Dragon Warrior for a few reasons: it’s one of our favorites, it catches fish like crazy, and because I just watched Kung fu Panda 2 just the other day. This fly was originally created to match the color combination of Po (flabby panda!). We have been fishing it for about a couple years now and it has produced fish in every river that we have fished it. It is very effective in french style nymphing in the smaller sizes(16 and 18).
Here are the sizes that we carry with us to every river:
Size 16 with a 3/32(2.5mm) tungsten bead
Size 18 with a 5/64(2.0mm) tungsten bead
You could try some other larger or smaller sizes but these two sizes have been perfect for us. Check out our fly tying tutorial of the Dragon Warrior to learn how to tie it. You wont be sorry. Tie it up in the two sizes we mentioned and make sure you have plenty of them.
I also make sure I have plenty of Rainbow Warriors. This is the same fly but with a pearl tinsel as the abdomen instead of a black holographic tinsel. I carry these in the same sizes I mentioned above for the Dragon Warrior. Refer to our video of the Rainbow Warrior for additional tying instructions.
Prince Kohler
Here is another Prince variation for you. This pattern came about by using proven patterns, like the prince nymph, and using some different materials to make it a little different. This pattern has worked well in the french style euro nymphing when some baetis are hatching in a size 16. It has been a very effective pattern year round and I know you won’t be disappointed if you tie it up!
Recipe: Hook: Scud size 12-16 Bead: Silver tungsten to match hook Tail: Black biots Abdomen: Peacock herl Rib: Small silver wire Wing: White Biots Collar/thorax: Olive and peacock ice dubbing mixed together.
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