Palewatery Blog » nymph http://www.palewatery.com/blog Fly Tying & Fly Fishing by Jim Lees Wed, 02 Sep 2015 05:26:45 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.38 Predator Fibre Jig http://www.palewatery.com/blog/predator-fibre-jig/ http://www.palewatery.com/blog/predator-fibre-jig/#comments Mon, 04 May 2015 02:37:16 +0000 http://www.palewatery.com/blog/?p=346 Predator Fibre Jig For the clearer water that comes with the more settled conditions that late spring and early summer brings to my local rivers. Covers the Blue Winged Olive hatch as well as the Baetis hatches throughout the year. Hook: Partridge SUJ Jig Hook, #18. Bead: 2.5mm slotted, Natural Tungsten. Thread: Semperfli Nano Silk … Continue reading Predator Fibre Jig →

The post Predator Fibre Jig appeared first on Palewatery Blog.

]]> http://www.palewatery.com/blog/predator-fibre-jig/feed/ 0 Streamer Nymph http://www.palewatery.com/blog/streamer-nymph/ http://www.palewatery.com/blog/streamer-nymph/#comments Mon, 30 Mar 2015 02:25:53 +0000 http://www.palewatery.com/blog/?p=337 Streamer Nymph Based on a fly by Robert Mckay this is basically a super heavy nymph used to control the drift of a team of nymphs through fast water, rather than being purely sacrificial the extra movement and flash on this fly means it fishes like a dead drift mini streamer. Hook: Partridge of Redditch … Continue reading Streamer Nymph →

The post Streamer Nymph appeared first on Palewatery Blog.

]]> http://www.palewatery.com/blog/streamer-nymph/feed/ 0 Hare Copper Jigback http://www.palewatery.com/blog/hare-copper-jigback/ http://www.palewatery.com/blog/hare-copper-jigback/#comments Mon, 30 Mar 2015 01:32:48 +0000 http://www.palewatery.com/blog/?p=328 Hare Copper Jigback This fly was shown to me by one of the best river anglers I’ve had the privelage to fish with, Davie Park, and has probably accounted for more Grayling over the last winter than any other fly. I’ve no doubt it’ll prove to be a great point fly on a Trout leader … Continue reading Hare Copper Jigback →

The post Hare Copper Jigback appeared first on Palewatery Blog.

]]> http://www.palewatery.com/blog/hare-copper-jigback/feed/ 0 Olive Teardrop Nymph http://www.palewatery.com/blog/olive-teardrop-nymph/ http://www.palewatery.com/blog/olive-teardrop-nymph/#comments Mon, 30 Mar 2015 01:14:12 +0000 http://www.palewatery.com/blog/?p=325 Olive Teardrop Nymph Hook: Fulling Mill Short Shank Special #14 Weight: Tungsten Teardrop Large Thread: Semperfli Nano Silk 12/0 (50D) Orange Tails: Dk Olive Cock Abdomen: Uni Stretch Olive Thorax: Hends Spectra Dubbing Olive

The post Olive Teardrop Nymph appeared first on Palewatery Blog.

]]> http://www.palewatery.com/blog/olive-teardrop-nymph/feed/ 0 Sedge Larva Jig http://www.palewatery.com/blog/sedge-larva-jig/ http://www.palewatery.com/blog/sedge-larva-jig/#comments Mon, 30 Mar 2015 00:30:47 +0000 http://www.palewatery.com/blog/?p=308 Sedge Larva Jig Hook: Partridge Patriot Jig SUJ #14 Weight: Slotted Tungsten Bead 3mm Thread: Semperfli Nanosilk 12/0 white Body: Creamy yellow yarn with a little Possum dubbing twisted into it. Hackle: Starling and sparse CDC Black

The post Sedge Larva Jig appeared first on Palewatery Blog.

]]> http://www.palewatery.com/blog/sedge-larva-jig/feed/ 0 Nano Buzzer http://www.palewatery.com/blog/nano-buzzer/ http://www.palewatery.com/blog/nano-buzzer/#comments Sun, 19 Jan 2014 13:47:04 +0000 http://www.palewatery.com/blog/?p=168 Continuing to play around with the new Semperfli Nano Silk Ultra 30D thread I thought I’d have a go at a little buzzer with it, the fly below is the result. Nano Buzzer Hook: Mustad R30 #24 Thread: Semperfli Nano Silk Ultra 30D Grey Rib: Semperfli Nano Silk Ultra 30D Red Cheeks: Glo Brite No7 … Continue reading Nano Buzzer →

The post Nano Buzzer appeared first on Palewatery Blog.

]]> http://www.palewatery.com/blog/nano-buzzer/feed/ 2 Baetis PT Nymph http://www.palewatery.com/blog/baetis-pt-nymph/ http://www.palewatery.com/blog/baetis-pt-nymph/#comments Sun, 19 Jan 2014 05:56:34 +0000 http://www.palewatery.com/blog/?p=154 Baetis Nymph There are a great many fly patterns to imitate Baetis nymphs, nymphs of the upwing flies in general really, some are very intricate and beautiful pieces of imitative work and others like the Pheasant Tail, Grey Goose or Gold Ribbed Hares Ear nymphs which though very simple are also great fish catchers. This … Continue reading Baetis PT Nymph →

The post Baetis PT Nymph appeared first on Palewatery Blog.

]]> http://www.palewatery.com/blog/baetis-pt-nymph/feed/ 8