Blue Wing Olive

• Hook - snymph 2X sizes 14 - 18
• Thread - olive
• Tail - lemon woodduck fibers
• Rib - brown thread
• Body - medium olive rabbit dubbing
• Wingcase - grey goose wing quill fibers
• Thorax - med olive dubbing
• Hackle - brown partridge hackle

Breadcrust

• Hook - nymph 2X sizes 8 - 14
• Thread - black
• Body - burnt orange rabbit dubbing
• Rib - stripped ruffed grouse tail quill and fine copper wire
• Hackle - grizzly hen hackle or soft rooster hackle

Early Brown Stone

• Hook - nymph 2X sizes 10 - 14 wtd
• Thread - tan
• Tail - ginger goose biots
• Body - medium brown rabbit dubbing
• Wingcase - dark mottled tukey quill
• Thorax - medium brown rabbit dubbing
• Legs - brown hen hackle fibers beard style.

Girdle Bug

• Hook - nymph 3X sizes 6 - 10 weighted
• Thread - black
• Tail - black rubber hackle forked
• Body - black chenille
• Legs - black rubber hackle - 3 pr equally spaced on body

Comments - Classically tied all black, buy can use any colors.

Gold Ribbed Hare's Ear Nymph

• Hook - standard nymph hook - e.g., Mustad 3906B Tiemco 2302 sizes 8 - 16
• Thread - black
• Tail - hare's mask guard hairs
• Body - hare's ear dubbing
• Rib - fine oval gold tinsel
• Wing case - mottled turkey tail
• Thorax - hare's ear dubbing

Light Cahill

• Hook - nymph 2X sizes 10 - 18
• Thread - cream
• Tail - lemon woodduck flank fibers
• Body - red fox (aka - sandy fox, buff fox, cream fox)
• Wing case - lemon woodduck flank fibers
• Hackle - usually none or lemon woodduck flank tips of wing case wrapped back

Little Green Rock Worm (caddis)

• Hook - streamer 3X size 8
• Thread - black
• Rib - copper wire
• Body - bright green antron yarn
• Legs - dyed green guinea hackle
• Head - black ostrich herl

March Brown (American)

• Hook - nymph 2X sizes 10 - 14
• Thread - brown
• Tail - moose hair fibers
• Body - brown floss
• rib - stripped peacock herl
• Wing case - grey duck quill
• Thorax - peacock herl
• Hackle - brown hackle palmered over thorax-hen or soft rooster

Montana

• Hook - nymph 3X sizes 6 - 14
• Thread - black
• Tail - black hackle fibers
• Body - black chenille
• Wingcase - black chenille
• Thorax - yellow chenille
• Hackle - black hackle palmered over thorax (under wingcase)

Pheasant Tail - bead head

• Hook - nymph 2X long
• Thread - brown
• Tail - ringneck cock pheasant tail fibers
• Body - pheasant tail fibers wrapped
• Rib - copper wire
• Wing case - ringneck pheasant tail fibers
• Thorax - peacock herl
• Legs - ringneck pheasant tail (tips from wingcase)
• Head - copper bead
Comments - may tie without bead, can weight with lead wire underneath

Pink Shrimp

• Hook - shrimp hook Mustad 80250 or Tiemco 2457 sizes 12 - 18 wtd.
• Thread - pink
• Tail - fl. pink hackle fibers
• Rib - clear monofilament
• Shellback - ane strand of pearl flashabou with clear plastic over
• Body - fl. pink antron dubbing well picked out
• Antennae - fl. pink hackle fibers (optional)

Comments - can substitute orange, olive, grey or other colors for pink. Very effective pattern

Prince

• Hook - nymph 3X long
• Thread - black
• Tail - brown goose biots
• Body - peacock herl
• Rib - fine flat gold tinsel
• Wings -white goose biots
• Hackle - brown hen hackle or soft rooster

Comments - Weighted prince will incorporate several turns of soft lead wire. The bead head Prince nymph is best ties on a 2 or 3X dry fly hook to accomodate the bead head.

San Juan Worm - red

• Hook - Tiemco 2457 or Mustad 80200 size 10
• Bead - brass bead (optional)
• Thread - fl. red
• Body - fl. red ultra chenlle with ends burned

Tellico

• Hook - nymph 3X long sizes 10-16
• Thread - black
• Tail - natural guinea body feathers
• Case or shell back - ringneck pheasant tail fibers
• Body - yellow floss
• Rib - peacock herl (single strand)
• Hackle - furnace hen or webby furnace rooster hackle

Comments - Webby rooster hackles are easier to come by. Simply purchase a low grade rooster cape. The weighted version uses a few turns of soft lead wire.

White Larva (caddis)

• Hook - nymph 2X sizes 10 - 18
• Thread - brown
• Rib - fine gold wire (optional)
• Body - white wire, tubing, ultra chenille, or antron
• Legs - brown partridge hackle or hen hackle
• Head - peacock herl

Zug Bug

• Hook - standard nymph hook (1X long)
• Thread - black
• Tail - short peacock sword fibers
• Body - peacock herl
• Wingcase - lemon woodduck clipped short
• Hackle - brown, usually beard style, but splayed.

Comments - One of the most popular nymph patterns going. Effective as described and tied in the bead-head manner. The wooduck flank wing case hes been replaced by mallard flank these days.