Czech - Nymphs

The cold weather has kept me out of the rivers so I have had some time on my hands . I am working on Czech-Nymphs. I tied this Nymph with a thin skin back and Davy Wotton Squirrel Dubbing. I would like to know if I am getting this right . The Fly Fishermen I know don,t Euro-Nymph .


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That's a killer looking nymph! Very very fishy. This may be redundant, but make sure you tie up a variety of czech nymphs in various size/weights and color variations/hotspots so you can accommodate a variety of water types and feeding cycles. Many times Czech or Euro Nymphing is less about the dressing and more about how the presents in a "team".

I think I'm going to go tie a handful of those right now.

That looks great. Is that a 37160 hook? You may want to see the FOTM I did for a Czech nymph. Perhaps a scud type hook (2457, 2499) might give a more traditional look, but yours is great nonetheless.

Thanks for the feedback Alan and Dejon - The hook is a 37160 mustad . I think I can figure out the color variations from the patterns listed in the Czech Nymph book by karel Krivaniec . I am confused about the range of hook sizes to use. Could you tell me the range of sizes you would use assuming the 2457 or 2499 hook.

Hook sizes range from 10 - 18. Green and tan with and without hot spots are really popular.

wwelz,

The only suggestion that I would make for that fly is to make the dark head much smaller in relation to the body. I make the head maybe 1/10th of the body size.

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