Golden Stonefly Nymph

This pattern represents various yellow/brown stonefly species found east and west. I had very high success with this pattern on heavily fished streams in Pennsylvania and Maryland. The brown wire really enhances the segmentation with a lifelike color scheme. While a little on the time consuming side to tie, if you break it down to a body, then thorax step tie, then things really pick up steam. Enjoy!

Golden Stonefly Nymph from William Grobe on Vimeo.

Mutant Ninja Stonefly Nymph

I pieced this "semi" realistic stonefly pattern together from several popular patterns to come up with a different take on a stonefly imitation. The pattern is a little complicated, but not overly time consuming once you tie a few. The Nymph Stretch Skin body provides great segmentation and I like the soft feel it has when a trout would bite down on it. You can change the colors and materials to match any stonefly imaginable.

Mutant Ninja Stonefly Nymph from William Grobe on Vimeo.

PRINCE NYMPH - TYING INSTRUCTIONS

The Prince nymph is one of the most common attractor nymphs out there, but it is hard to argue with it's fish catching prowess. Maybe it lies in the white "horns", or the subtle peacock herl flash, or even the ubiquitous subaquatic shape, or maybe it is all that wrapped into one pattern. The bottom line is that this fly catches fish east to west, in many sizes, so it was an obvious choice to launch our fly tying video series! Please enjoy this initial installment.

Prince Nymph from William Grobe on Vimeo.