In all my instructing of fly tying and lure making classes, and when I’m just helping others figure out the basics in an unstructured setting, two nymphs kick off every course and provide a solid base ...

On such days, these are the nymph patterns that I like to have in my fly box. Hare’s Ear In fast water, slow water, or still water, hatch or no hatch, a Hare’s Ear is a good option.

There’s a row of crane flies — fly fisher Paul Furminger called them mosquito hawks as a kid. There are blue duns, an old fly-tying pattern that imitates a mayfly nymph and beside them, the ...

There you have it three useful, easy-to-tie fly patterns to help you get started. But once you begin tying flies and actually catch a few fish on your own patterns someth ...

PA Outdoor Life Tying a Stone Fly nymph with Tom Lienhard Hand crafted trout flies tied by an expert.