First nymph in a long, long time

Hi,

I mostly fish dries or little midges. Trying to get some Red Fox Squirrel Nymphs ready for Spring in case........
Size 14.

http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/...h/IMG_1149.jpg

Nice looking fly. I'm sure it will hook, but unlike any red fox squirrel nymph I've ever seen.

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Originally Posted by jdConrad,MT

Nice looking fly. I'm sure it will hook, but unlike any red fox squirrel nymph I've ever seen.

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Thanks. I think the only difference is that I put a nymph case over the thorax???
How do you tie them??
Thanks again
Byron

I tie it with a partridge hackle. Kind of like a soft hackle, but without the slim soft hackle body. It is my all time favorite nymph. I really, really like like it tied without a bead.....big thumbs up on that.

I think it fishes well in the spring as a March Brown nymph or an early season brown stone (i.e. skawala), and then fishes well all summer as a caddis. I fish it with a split show about 6 inches above the fly instead of a bead.

Looks buggy enough to me.

This is my soft hackle version of the Squirrel Nymph
http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/...h/IMG_1151.jpg

Both are nice, fishy ties Byron !!!


PT/TB ;)

I really like version 2. In four or five weeks drop that thing in the Blackfoot River and good things are going to happen!

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Originally Posted by jdConrad,MT

I really like version 2. In four or five weeks drop that thing in the Blackfoot River and good things are going to happen!

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You live in a great place

Really good looking flies Byron! How about sharing your recipes? Maybe a FOTW or 2?

Cliff

Here is a Whitlock style Red Fox Squirrel Numph Pattern:

http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/...h/IMG_1159.jpg