Prince Nymph 11/21/2020 Photo Album

My post of 12/03/2020 provides a materials table for my version of the prince nymph. Numerous videos demonstrating the tying steps for a prince nymph are available on YouTube. I like the Charlie Craven version; however, I deviate from Charlie’s method of attaching the white goose biot horns. I tie the biots on top of the shank with the tips facing forward, and then after I wrap the folded hen hackle, I bend the white tips back over the top of the body and secure them with some tight wraps behind the eye. Wrapping the folded biots seems to create a much stronger mount. Previously I simply tied the biots down with the tips facing rearward, but this method resulted in spinning and the loss of one or both tips after landing a few fish.

A Classic

If you review my post of 11/17/2020, you will learn of two seasonal applications of the prince nymph. Historically usage during spring caddis hatches and green drake emergences have yielded excellent results. My post of 12/06/2019 also does a nice job of describing some of my modifications to the tying steps and the seasons when the prince nymphs provide outstanding results.

10 New Prince Nymphs

As a result of my renewed confidence in the prince nymph, I depleted my supply during 2020. This encouraged me to sit down at my vice to construct four size 12’s and six size 14’s for the upcoming season. I am convinced that a prince nymph imitates stoneflies, egg laying adult caddis, and green drake mayfly nymphs. I call that a versatile fly.

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