Nymphs

The black hares ear is an effective imitation for black stonefly nymphs and other dark nymphs. I have had incredible success using a #8 Black hares ear during the giant black stonefly hatch in late April and May in the Adirondacks. Fishing it...

The Golden CDC prince is a weighted variation of the classic Prince nymph. The addition of CDC adds realistic movement and traps tiny air bubbles creating a unique effect. I have had enough success with this fly that I decided to add it to my website!

The Isonychia is a fast swimming and very fun nymph pattern to fish. Casting this pattern around boulders and giving it action often produces aggressive strikes.

The Mini Muddler is a Fran Betters variation of the classic Muddler Minnow. It can be fished as a dry fly imitating a caddis or stonefly. I like to fish it with a slight skittering action up and across the current. Fished in the surface film it...

Every season I experiment with new patterns. The Silver and CDC has proven itself as an effective stonefly nymph and general attractor pattern. My clients and I have found it especially successful in stained and high water.

The copper John has become one of the most popular modern fly designs. John Barr created a very durable fast sinking pattern that effectively matches many mayfly nymphs.

The Hares ear nymph is a staple in most fly boxes all over the world. This Ffy catches fish!

The Montana stone fly is a simple effective pattern and a standard pattern in many fly boxes.

The Hot spot nymph is an effective attractor pattern. It's often one of my go to patterns for tandem nymph rigs.

The Pheasant Tail nymph can be used to imitate a wide variety of aquatic nymphs.

The Prince nymph is one of my favorite nymph patterns. If I could only pick one fly to bring to the river it might be the Prince.

This is a big and heavy attractor nymph pattern that I started tying this spring. After catching many fish and selling a ton of them at the local fly shop I decided it was time to introduce it to my website. I love to use it as the Anchor fly on a tandem rig.

The Zebra midge is an effective and simple midge pattern to use when the fish are feeding below the surface on tiny nymphs. Its bead head breaks the surface film of the water and helps it sink to the appropriate depth.

I use this nymph as a prospecting fly with a lot of luck in pocket water.

The bead helps the nymph sink to where the fish are. It is great on a two fly dropper rig or alone. I catch more fish on this classic pattern then any other nymph.

The bead head picket pinn can be fished as nymph, a wet fly or a streamer. I have fished it on a dead drift on the swing and swimming it up current all with success. Its a versatile pattern and has been a long time favorite of many anglers.

This is a classic nymph pattern responsible for catching many trout.