I know some nymphs are tied to be fuzzy, and some to be “waxy” - for lack of a better word. Is there any guideline for what kinds are which?
Hi Herefishy,
Well, fuzzy can be used to mimic the type of body the nymph has. For example, I like to tie my gold ribbed hare’s ears fuzzy. This is partly because the gills on the mayfly nymph, which the GRHEs represent have gills on the abdomen, and these appear fuzzy. The thorax of the mayfly nymph has legs, so the dubbing on the thorax is picked out to represent these.
On the other hand, the stonefly has its gills on the thorax, and it’s abdomen is smooth, so you see stonefly nymphs that have waxy appearing abodmens. The thorax then should be picked out to represent the gills on the thorax.
That said, I am not sure how picky all trout are, and I like to pick out the dubbing on my stonefly nymphs anyway. I just plain like some of my stonefly nymphs to be “buggy” nymphs.
At any rate that is one reason that you see some nymphs waxy and some fuzzy.
Regards,
Gandolf