Flymphs?

Just wonderin wut Flymphs are and what they are for. Some patterns are welcome to.
Ryan

Flymph;
"The cross breeding of wet fly and a nymph,creating a fish catching device".
I would describe it as a soft hackle nymph.Hope this helps.CJ

From Vernon Hidy, who coined term "flymph":
A wingless artificial fly with a soft, translucent body of fur or wool which blends with the undercolor of the tying silk when wet, utilizing soft hackle fibers easily activated by the currents to give the effect of an insect alive in the water, and strategically cast diagonally upstream or across for the trout to take just below or within a few inches of the surface film."

Some paatterns: [url=http://search.freefind.com/find.html?id=3528604&pid=r&mode=ALL&query=flymph&t =s:6494c]http://search.freefind.com/find.html?id=3528604&pid=r&mode=ALL&query=flymph&t =s[/url:6494c]

Hey Ryan,

Hope the following helps. [url=http://www.flyanglersonline.com/flytying/fotw2/102703fotw.html:fbca0]http://www.flyanglersonline.com/flytying/fotw2/102703fotw.html[/url:fbca0] [url=http://www.flyanglersonline.com/features/advancedff/part1.html:fbca0]http://www.flyanglersonline.com/features/advancedff/part1.html[/url:fbca0]
Warm regards, Jim

Flymph refers the speed of the fly as it passes your ear on the forward part of the cast . Flymph= Fly mph or fly miles per hour. If the fly stops abruptly and You experience an incredible burning sensation in your earlobe Flymph is deemed to be zero and you will be scored accordingly .

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Here are a couple of flymphs for you, although they may not be heavily hackled enough for the pernickety.
http://pic6.picturetrail.com/VOL170/...5/49873947.jpg
Iron Blue Flymph
http://pic6.picturetrail.com/VOL170/...5/72001640.jpg
McCaskie's Green Cat

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Donald/Scotland

There is also the SHWAPF (swept hackle, wingless, all purpose fly)
By Al Campbell...many different variations.
http://www.flyanglersonline.com/flyt...2/shwapfly.jpg
SHWAPF

http://www.flyanglersonline.com/flyt...rs/shwapfd.gif
Water Boatman(Left) Flesh Fly (Right)

http://www.flyanglersonline.com/flyt...ced/smnv12.jpg
Sandy Mite

http://www.flyanglersonline.com/flyt...ed/tucscud.jpg
Fizzle

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[url=http://www.flyanglersonline.com/flytying/advanced/part3.html:ce742]http://www.flyanglersonline.com/flytying/advanced/part3.html[/url:ce742]

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[This message has been edited by Steven H. McGarthwaite (edited 18 March 2005).]