Posts by Fly Fishing the Sierra

Frenchie Pink Materials to Order Material, click the link Hook Thread Head Weight Body Thorax Tail Ribbing Collar Hot Spot Frenchie The Frenchie nymph is a variation off the Beadhead Pheasant Tail nymph. I am not sure who came up with this variation as both the English and the French have used this pattern for…

CDC Red Tag Materials to Order Material, click the link Hook Thread Head Ribbing Body or Tail Thorax Collar Hackle Euro Nymphs Euro Nymphs are generally a nymph with an oversized tungsten bead and some leadfree wire behind the bead. They are tied on wide gap competition style hooks, particularly jig hooks, utilizing a sparse…

BWO Iron Lotus Materials to Order Material, click the link Hook Thread Head Weight , 4-5 wraps behind bead Body , coated with Thorax Tail Ribbing Wingcase Collar Hot Spot Egan’s Iron Lotus Egan’s Iron Lotus was created by Lance Egan of Salt Lake City, Utah. Lance was a member of the US National Fly…

Duracell Materials to Order Material, click the link Hook Thread Head Ribbing Body Tail Thorax Collar Hackle and Duracell The Duracell is a pattern created by Scottish angler Craig McDonald. This fly has been popular with competitive fishing in Europe for many years. Supposedly, the fly had a slogan attached to it, “No fly is…

Denny’s A.P. Emerger, Grey Materials to Order Material, click the link Hook Thread Ribbing Body Thorax Tail Wingcase Hackle Denny’s All Purpose Emerger Denny’s All Purpose Emerger is designed by Denny Rickards, of Fort Klamath, Oregon. Denny is a stillwater specialist who conducts seminars throughout the West on how to fish stillwater situations for maximum…

CDC Red Tag Nymph Materials to Order Material, click the link Hook Thread Head Ribbing Body Tail Thorax Collar Hackle CDC Red Tag Nymph This pattern is attributed to Andy Larkin of Cobble Hill, Vancouver Island in British Columbia. Andy is an innovative fly tier and is also involved in competitive fly fishing. The Red…

Burk’s Hexagenia Nymph Materials to Order Material, click the link Hook Thread Ribbing Body Thorax Tail Back Gills Wingcase Legs Burk’s Hexagenia Nymph This is a pattern designed by Andy Burk. Often, the first question that pops up with this pattern is, what is an “aftershaft”? An aftershaft feather is the smaller feather that is…

Burk’s Hunchback Infrequens (HBI) Materials to Order Material, click the link Hook Thread Weight Ribbing Body Thorax Tail Wingcase Legs Burk’s Hunchback Infrequens (HBI) This fly was originated by Andy Burk for PMD hatches on the Fall River in Northeastern California. Andy worked as a guide and noticed a drop-off on the hits of Pheasant…

Wonder Nymph, PMD Materials to Order Material, click the link Hook Thread Head Body Thorax Tail Wingcase , fluffy base Ribbing Wonder Nymph The Wonder Nymph is a pattern created by the late Brad “Dubbs” Downey, owner of Angler’s Edge in Fort Smith, Montana. Brad had been guiding on the Big Horn since 1983 and…

Pheasant Tail Nymph Materials to Order Material, click the link Hook Thread Body Tail Wingcase Thorax The Pheasant Tail Nymph (PTN) is a design of Frank Sawyer, who was the River Keeper of the Avon River at Lake House in England starting in 1925. Then, three years later, Frank signed on with a club of…