nymphs

[Warm Water Fly Fisher]

what are your favorite nymph patterns for warm water, besides the GRHE and the PT? I'm tying up a bunch of flies to get ready for spring, and would like to have a good variety of nymphs with me.

Thanks
Warm Water

[dixieangler]

Do you want to know? Do you really want to know?

Here it is (tie it in a size 10 all black), link below:

[url=http://www.flyanglersonline.com/flytying/beginners/part14.html:37e8e]Marabou Damsel Nymph[/url:37e8e]

[Philly]

I guess you could consider a Green Weenie a nymph. I had a lot of luck with it. Also, I like a black Flymph, or soft hackles like a Partridge and Orange, Partridge and Green/Chartruese.

[Bluegill222]

I'm a big soft hackle guy, especially very early and very late in the season when the fish are not moving their fastest. Soft hackles create a lot of movement in the water even when retrieved very slowly, or just fished on a slow drop or dead drifted in the local creeks.
Peacock, black, and olive seem to be best for me in cold weather, with various brighter colors (and hare's ear) doing well once it warms up a little.

[Gandolf]

Hi Warm Water Fly Fisher,

Besides the two you list, I also like a nymph listed earlier, the maribou damsel. The one I tie is from the American Fly Tying Manual by Dave Hughes, and is different from the Al Campbell tie, but also seems to work well.

Another couple of favorites are the gray hackle peacock (which is really a wet fly), and chenille bugs of various types. The Jitterbee recommended in earlier posts has done well for me in the few times I have fished it.

I am not really a very good bluegill fly fisherman, but have a good time trying.

Regards,

Gandolf

[biot midge]

I caught a lot of nice gills and redears on these last spring, as well as a few bass. http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a248/ ... 610001.jpg
Here are a few that fell prey to them. http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a248/ ... 210010.jpg
Steve

[Eight Thumbs]

I love size #12 Gurgle Pops on top in white, yellow, chartreuse and olive. When I have to go deeper, I like soft hackles (both weighted and unweighted) in sizes #10 and #12. Peacock and brown, white chenille and white hen hackle, yellow chenille and yellow hen hackle are my go to flies. I sometimes change the chenille for dubbed bodies of hare's ear or even Hedron Flashabou Dubbing. The Flashabou dubbing really adds sparkle and visability. Soft hackles are great! 8T

[meadowlark2]

In fresh water, I fish mostly ponds...the Prince nymph is the best all around nymph I have found...both beadhead and straight.

[Joe Hyde]

Biot Midge, YOU THE MAN!

That fly's chartreuse racing stripe and four long wiggly rubber legs can't help but drive bluegills clean out of their skulls.


Joe
"Better small than not at all."

[Peter F]

For fishing subsurface I like to use "Fur-buggers". See the fly of the week for the "Woolly Fur-bugger". Size 10 works well. I also like a version that I often tie smaller (size 12) called a "Hare and Herl Bugger".

http://www.flyanglersonline.com/flytyin ... 6fotw.html

http://www.fishingwithflies.com/HareandHerlBugger.html