jeremymcon
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I was reviewing Dynamic Nymphing in preparation for a day fishing with lv2nymph, and I came to the section where George Daniel gives a few examples of nymphs. I remember thinking that the woven Czech nymphs were really cool looking, but when I first read the book I hadn't started tying flies yet.
I found a video on youtube that demonstrates how to weave nymphs, and it was surprisingly simple! The thing I need to work on is how to keep the top and bottom of the nymph even.
I tied my flies with some uni yarn that I just happened to have on hand, but the pattern actually uses uniflex floss. I can see lots of possible variations on this pattern. I think eventually I'm going to try a scud pattern with a floss or yarn back, woven with clear mono over a dubbed body.
This nymph was tied using chartreuse and brown ultra wire rather than uni-yarn.
The large nymph in this picture is a size 6. The pattern in the book says that the fly should be tied from size 6 to 12! Size 6 seemed ridiculous to me, but I happened to have some size 6 scud hooks, so I tied one just for fun.
I found a video on youtube that demonstrates how to weave nymphs, and it was surprisingly simple! The thing I need to work on is how to keep the top and bottom of the nymph even.
I tied my flies with some uni yarn that I just happened to have on hand, but the pattern actually uses uniflex floss. I can see lots of possible variations on this pattern. I think eventually I'm going to try a scud pattern with a floss or yarn back, woven with clear mono over a dubbed body.
This nymph was tied using chartreuse and brown ultra wire rather than uni-yarn.
The large nymph in this picture is a size 6. The pattern in the book says that the fly should be tied from size 6 to 12! Size 6 seemed ridiculous to me, but I happened to have some size 6 scud hooks, so I tied one just for fun.