She looks like she can still see okayI'm getting a little lazy with the eyes...
She looks like she can still see okayI'm getting a little lazy with the eyes...
Do you tie the Martinez nymphs with a hotspot?I dislike doing the small stuff but I'd hate to be caught without on the day. Never my first choice to tie on.
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Not sure why I keep doing martinez nymphs when the doc spratleys seem better.
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No, I have not tried that, just plain. I found the ones tied round work better for me than ones with a green wing case also. Probably my tying skills, I have better luck with a bit less detail and being more impressionistic. I used to fish it as a stonefly, and still do on those rare occasions the fish just don't respond to the rubber legs like I think they should. It's a pretty good lake nymph when the heather or carey aren't so hot too, but I tend to use the doc more these days.Do you tie the Martinez nymphs with a hotspot?
Thanks Norm! I’m going to tie some in small sizes to use as follow-up flies.
Black Knight
Steelhead
Terry Hellekson
Hook - Single salmon
Thread - Fluorescent red
Tip - Dubbed with fluorescent red lamb's wool
Body - Black crystal chenille
Wing - Black marabou tied over the body
Topping - Black flashabou accent or krystal flash
Hackle - Black hen hackle
Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art - Terry Hellekson
Love that feather. What kind is it? I can just imagine that slowly pulsing....nothing could ignore it.My son wanted another Christmas fly this morning View attachment 46533