Posts Tagged ‘Lake nymphs’
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Unlike the majority of nymphs that I tie my lake nymphs are not flies that I generally fish in running water and I keep them in my lake fly box rather than my nymph fly box which is river oriented. They have specific sight fishing, bank fishing or loch style fishing applications.
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{{+1}}Bibio variant{{-1}}
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Whilst the Bibio fly may have been originally designed as a blow fly representation it has found its place as a great top dropper fly in lakes where fish are midge feeders. That of course begs the question do fish take them as midges, or do they take them as some other insect more like a fly, but which spends part of its life cycle in the water, that just happens to hatch as the same time as a midge?{{end}}
Last Updated: January 31, 2011
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Categories: Flies, Loch flies, midge, Midge pupa, grubs & snails, My 'trout' lake wet fly box, Wee wets
Tags: flies, lake, Lake nymphs, midge, premium, trout 
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{{+1}}Stick caddis – Chatto’s tie{{-1}}
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This is the lava of a Caddis fly (or Sedge) and is common from September through to December particularly in the flooded margins of lakes. Can be fished relatively static as a prospecting fly with a very slow retrieve or used as an ambush fly when polaroiding.{{end}}
Categories: Flies, Foam and poly flies, My 'trout' lake wet fly box, NymphsTags: Lake nymphs, Nymphs, premium 2 Comments »
{{+1}}Church nymph{{-1}}
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I can remember the first time I tied this fly. I had lost a few nymphs during the day and had limited resources on hand to make up some replacements. A little dubbing and a few church window feather (rein neck pheasant) later and the church nymph was born. It's not dissimilar to many other nymphs I have seen.{{end}}
{{+1}}Mudeye – Chatto original{{-1}}
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Most fly fishers will have one or more flies that they use to represent Mudeyes and these include Craigs Night-time, Tie Happy Tickler and Micks Mudeye. An alternative Mudeye representation is set out below. It incorporates many of the features of the flies mentioned above and utilizes two of my favorite fly tying materials, Peacock herl and Ring neck Pheasant (Church Window) feathers.{{end}}