‘Nymphs’ Archives
Fishing a Team of Three Nymphs Upstream – Tying your Droppers
I mentioned the other day that one of my favourite techniques - one which was taught to me by the great Oliver Edwards when I was in my early teens, fishing the River Ure at Masham - on Northern rivers early in the season (April / May / June) is fishing a small team of three nymphs upstream, in fast flowing water, below about knee height. In [...]
Pheasant Tail Nymph (PTN) – Fly-Tying Tutorial Video
Another must have under the surface fly is the Pheasant Tail Nymph (PTN), which, when fished upstream in a fast flowing river for brown trout is often a deadly pattern, as it is retrieved slowly on a figure-of-eight in a small still water. Below we have a tutorial video which takes you through tying the Pheasant Tail Nymph. This is another [...]
The Gold Ribbed Hare’s Ear (GRHE): Fly-Tying Tutorial Video
Another day, another fly-tying tutorial video from the excellent David Cammiss - today we have the Gold Ribbed Hare's Ear (often abbreviated to GRHE for obvious reasons!) which is another 'wet' fly designed to be fished below the surface. The gold ribbing adds ballast to the fly, making it a good top-dropper fly for you upstream nymphers in [...]
Fly-Tying for Beginners – the Diawl Bach
The Diawl Bach, or Little Devil, is an important all-round fly for fishermen of small stillwaters and reservoirs - it will even prove a successful pattern on many rivers - for trout fishermen. The Diawl Bach is not an imitative fly, rather it is a general "attractor" pattern which mimics key features of the intended creature - in this [...]
