1. Hares Ear Nymph It’s hard to find a more generic nymph pattern than a Hare’s Ear. Black, tan, and olive are staple colors that allow you to mimic a wide range of aquatic nymphs. 2. Prince ...

Also, stonefly nymphs are found on the stream bottom rocks in various stages of development and nymph patterns are typically fished successfully year-round on waters that have open regulations.

A simple pattern that imitates cranefly larva, the Killer Bug also passes for smaller worms and stonefly nymphs, especially in the swift waters of spring creeks. This is a personal favorite of mine.

Popular patterns to exploit this opportunity would be nymphs like Pat’s Rubber Legs in black, brown or mottled tan. Kaufmann’s stonefly nymph in black or yellow will deliver the desired results. The ...

We started fishing in the morning using rubber-legged stonefly nymphs. Woodruff prefers a right-angle leader set up using heavy 30-pound saltwater mono from the fly line.