What nymph to tie
I have primarily tied dries and wooly buggers. Never tied a nymph. What is the easiest one to start with, fewest materials and lowest skill level. I admit it I have to build confidence. It would be a bonus if it worked in western waters. Thanks guys!
A caddis larva, otherwise known as a green rockworm, is real easy to tie and productive out here in the Sierra. Green dubbed body,short darker thorax, and a black collar with guard hairs picked out for legs. A black bead head is good to get it down.
Greg
Pheasant tail nymphs
Green or Brown hares ear
Prince nymphs are all good starters that do not take a lot of materials
Partridge and Peacock or any soft hackle while not common and maybe to some a little out of style are real easy ties that still work quite well today as they always have.
<be gentle , Mark>
midstream,
You might want to try [url=http://www.flyanglersonline.com/flytying/beginners/:c6d17]this[/url:c6d17] before you go any farther. When you get to lesson 7 you will see the easiest possible nymph. When you get to lesson 20, you will not want to stop and you will be on your way to being a competent tyer able to leap medium sized buildings in a single bound.
Enjoy the journey.
mcsteff
Mcsteff,
Thanks for pointing that out, why didn't I think of it. Midstream, they will all be easier than dry flies.
You know, one of my most effective nymphs is a small woolly bugger. I think in fact it was originally intended as a hellgramite immitation. But tied in the right colours it could easily be a hexagena, damsel, etc. I've got a very small bugger that does a good immitation of an isonychia mayfly nymph.
Note that these nymphs are good swimmers so the flowing marabou tail is the perfect choice.
IMHO....peacock body and soft hackle of your choice.
Pheasant tail and hare's ear are easy to tie. They also catch fish.
Plain old Gold ribbed hare's ear.Great fly to learn how to tie nymphs. All the elements are in it....and even if the first few don't come out quite the way you want they will still work!
Midstream,
I would suggest the gold ribbed hare's ear which is a great all around fly. Once you have learned to dub the hare's ear dubbing for this fly, you can use the same method for hundreds of other flies. BTW, most basic nymphs are pretty easy to tie, at least after a little practice 8T
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