More Nymphs 01/08/2013 Photo Album

On a guided fishing trip on private water of the Arkansas River in September my guide introduced me to the twenty incher stonefly imitation. I made some in October, but resolved to tie more during my winter tying sessions. Over the weekend I produced additional twenty inchers to increase my inventory to 20 entering the 2013 season. Hopefully the fish love the look of these as much as I do. I had some success on a couple late outings on the Arkansas River, and this fly has been around for quite a while in Colorado, so it is a proven producer.

Top View of Twenty Incher Nymph

20 Twenty Inchers Stashed

Another fly that I tied and tested during 2012 is the salvation nymph. Until I returned to the Conejos River in July, I did not know what this fly was called, but I attempted to tie some by using a purchased fly as my model. These turned out rather nice and I used them with some success in October and November. I’m now in the process of tying additional quantities with the goal of entering the season with 25, and I’m considering using this fly in situations where I would normally use copper johns or beadhead pheasant tail nymphs.

Side View, Love the Flash

A reader of this blog suggested that I use black peacock ice dub for the thorax so I purchased a pack and have been implementing that adjustment to my salvation nymph ingredient recipe. I love the look of this fly and hopefully the fish will like it even more. I’m also considering some color variations on the salvation nymph theme.