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NYMPHS & WET FLIES

I keep flies like Carixia, Snails, Spiders, Shrimp "spawn run" flies in my Nymph box because I fish them ostensibly in the same way that I fish my nymphs.
Detailed below are the flies that I carry in my "Nymph Box", the sizes that I carry and the colours that I carry.
 

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RECIPE
PREFERRED
SIZE
PREFERRED COLOUR
NYMPHS:


FUZZY NYMPH
 #10 & #14
 Black, Olive, Brown, Adams, Red Tag
CHATTO'S BAG FLY
#10

Olive, Brown

BEADHEAD
 #10 & #14
 Black, Olive, Brown, Adams, Red Tag
CONEHEAD BOMB
#10
Black, Olive, Brown, Adams, Red Tag
 LEAD HEAD
#10 
Brown
PHEASANT TAIL NYMPH
 #12 & #16
 
FLASHBACK
 #14
 Black, Brown, Olive
CADDIS GRUBS
 #12
 
CHATTO'S MUDEYE
#10

DAMSEL
 #10
 Dark Olive, Light Olive
CHATTO'S STICK CADDIS
 #12
Yellow
"WETS":
 
 
SNAIL
 #14
 Mottled brown/olive
CORIXIA
 #12 & #16
 
SCUD
#10

SHRIMP SHELL SHRIMP
 #10
 
SPIDER
 #12 & #16
 Black & Peacock, Carrot and Grey
PRE & POST "SPAWN RUN"


EGG SACK FRY
#12

BEAD CHAIN EGG SAC FRY
#12

EGG FLY
#12

BEAD CHAIN EGG FLY
#12

PLASTIC BEAD
#14

LEAD EGG
#10

 

Detailed below are nymphs that I no longer carry in my fly boxes but the recipes are still of interest and given the right circumstances they are still very handy flies. Click on the pictures for more details.

 


CHATTO'S
 NYMPH

 

BEAD HEAD
SAND CADDIS

DAMSEL "A"
 

TOM JONES
 

CHURCH NYMPH

FLOATING NYMPH

STICK FLY

STONEFLY

 

       
 
Copyright © 2005 Stephen Chatterton / Fish on Fly P/L - All rights reserved.
Last modified:26-Jun-2008.

 

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