Posts by Fly Fishing the Sierra

Tung Teaser Materials to Order Material, click the link Hook Thread Head Body Thorax Tail Wingcase Flashback with Legs Ribbing Tung Teaser The Tung Teaser, designed by John Barr, is an excellent all purpose nymph that is heavily weighted. The pattern was inspired by the Prince Nymph but John wanted something more durable while maintaining…

Bubbleback Emerger PMD Materials to Order Material, click the link Hook Thread Head Body Thorax Tail Wingcase and Shellback and Ribbing and Bubbleback Emerger Loopwings on emergers have been around for some time. Swisher and Richards demonstrated this technique using Hen Back fibers, Craig Mathews used Antron fibers, and Oliver Edwards demonstrated loopwings using CDC…

Trigger Nymph, PMD Materials to Order Material, click the link Hook Thread Head Body Thorax Tail Wingbud Legs Trigger Nymph The Trigger Nymph is a pattern designed by Mike Mercer of Redding, CA. Mike wrote about this pattern in his book, Creative Fly Tying (2005), and described how the pattern evolved based upon fishing experiences…

Split Case PMD Materials to Order Material, click the link Hook Thread Body Thorax Tail and Legs Wingcase Wingbuds Ribbing Split Case Mayfly Nymph Certain mayflies will split their wingcase while emerging from the water column. This exposes the wing and is a triggering mechanism for many trout to strike. Joe Mitchell of Heber City,…

Sloan’s Mighty May – PMD Materials to Order Material, click the link Hook Thread Head Body Thorax Tail Wingcase with Ribbing Legs Sloan’s Mighty May Sloan’s Mighty May is designed by Dave Sloan of American Flyfishing out of Sacramento, CA. Dave developed this pattern while guiding on the Pit River in Northern California. He noticed…

Schmidt’s Hex Nymph Materials to Order Material, click the link Hook Thread Weight Eyes Body Thorax Tail Shellback Wingcase Legs Schmidt’s Hex Nymph This fly was developed by Ray Schmidt in the mid-70’s for fishing steelhead in Michigan. The pattern become one of his signature flies and the pattern became popular in the Northern Sierra…

Skinny Nelson Materials to Order Material, click the link Hook Thread Head Body Thorax Tail Flashback Ribbing The Skinny Nelson is a pattern designed by Tracy Peterson of Corvallis, Oregon. Tracy developed this pattern on the Bighorn River while guiding in Montana during low flow conditions. He named it after a close friend. Originally, it…

Perdigon Purple Hot Spot Materials to Order Material, click the link Hook Thread and Hot Spot Head Weight Body coated with Tail Wingcase Ribbing Perdigon Nymphs Perdigon Nymphs were developed by Spanish anglers fishing the fast streams of the Pyrenees. They are a simple pattern to tie and extremely effective since they get down into…

Milt’s Hexagenia Nymph Materials to Order Material, click the link Hook Thread Eyes Body Thorax Tail and Gills Wingcase and Shellback Ribbing Legs Milt’s Hexagenia Nymph The late Michael Fong wrote a nice article about Milt’s Hexagenia Nymph for “Fly Fisherman Magazine” entitled, “Western Hex Fishing”. I believe it was in the mid-Nineties. He highlighted…

Rag Hex Nymph Materials to Order Material, click the link Hook Thread Eyes Body Thorax Tail Wingcase with Legs Mercer’s Rag Hex Nymph Mercer’s Rag Hex Nymph was developed by guide Mike Mercer of Redding, California. Mike developed this fly based upon a new body material called EZ Bug Yarn by Hugh Beglin and marketed…