whats in your nymph box?

[bobberdown9321]

i am not much of a nymph fisherman but want to gtet into it i would like to know your 5 favorite all around nymph flys and your rig for them. thank you for any help

[clacksteel]

It really depends what kind of nymph fishing you're going to be doing. I most likely will change the nymphs I have depending on where I'm fishing (lake, river, etc). I will always carry variations of the pheasant tail and hare's ear no matter where I'm fishing.

[mandinga]

Fav Nymphs-
Prince
Phaesent tail
Flashback phaesent tail
Burkes Intimidator

#1 favorite ZUG BUG.

[WyEm]

My go to nymphs 90% of the time are beadhead pheasant tails and beadhead hares ears. To fill out my top five would also include scuds, stones, princes. I fish a two nymph set up with a larger nymph tied to my tippet followed by smaller on a dropper tied to the bend in the hook of the larger nymph. For example, on the Deschutes, I might tie a stone on top followed by a hares ear or pheasant tail dropper. On the Crooked, my mix would be scud and hares ear or pheasant tail or even two scuds. I've had some amazing days on the Deschutes and Crooked with Prince nymphs, but I also tend to catch more whitefish on that nymph than other nymphs.

[Oncorhynchus]

I second all above posts, top two nymphs are pheasant tail and hare's ear both with bead heads. Hare's ear 14-16 and PT 16-18, tungsten beads on the smaller flies seem to improve catches. These two flies will catch fish anywhere, streams or lakes. Three other good nymphs: stone fly, caddis larvae, and green rock worm. If I have never fished a water before a tie on a bead head Hare's ear 14 tan followed by a bead head PT 18. Great searching patterns.

[Meskel]

Double beaded hairs ear is also a good one to have. I have had good success with it on smaller rivers. Prince nymph and copper johns have also been very reliable.

[Chromaflage]

Pheasant Tail
Hares ear
Prince Nymph
Rock work
Lightning bug

These 5 patterns in various colors.

CrF

[Steve L.]

Prince
Flashback Pheasant tail
Soft Hackle
Hare's Ear
Stone Fly
Bead head Cased Caddis
Rock Worm

anything 16 or larger tied by yours truly
anything smaller, store bought ( couldn't afford the microscope to tie these )

[bighugetrout]

powerbait
worm
pautzke egg
rooster tail
wedding ring

[Blue Tip Spinner]

powerbait
worm
pautzke egg
rooster tail
wedding ring

i think you meant to post that on the community board.

my favorite 5 in order:

hare's ear (no bead)
BH pheasant tail
prince nymph
stone pattern (black or golden)
egg pattern

[mpruet]

Being fairly new to flyfishing, I have a few staples that I use when nymphing:
Pheasant Tail
Hare's Ear
Rock Worm
Caddis Emerger

I will use them differently based on the water I am on. When on the Met, I will tie a larger Pheasant Tail on my tippet and then tie a Hare's Ear or some other small variation onto a dropper at the point where the leader and tippet meet.

When on the D, because you can use lead, I will tie whatever I want my primary nymph to be and then put two small split shot up above my Surgeon's Knot on the leader.

Good luck, once you hook a fish on a fly rod, you will never want to go back to gear fishing, at least that is what happened to me.

[SCR Steelheader]

i i'm not sure if even know 5, because i usually have about 15 bead head prince nymphs and 15 beades hares ears, and thats it, and seem to do just fine.

[MTL]

Prince
Hare's Ear
Caddis
Stone
Midge nymph (dropper)
Copper John (dropper)

[blazerman]

Hare's Ear
Pheasant Tails (nonflashback, flashback)
Caddis Pupa
Zug Bug
Copper John


All those in various colors where applicable, with beads and without. I'm assuming were talking about Rivers and not Lakes.