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3. prince nymphs: what are they supposed to be?, Page 2

Ah, I see the green-tails are made out of peacock fibers accdg to Falsiflys link!

Guys...I don't want to get us back on the topic of talking with them fishes, but the Zug in the right size would make a passable Iso nymph imitation. Unfortunately...the little trout are staying mum on this topic. And maybe I should too! :)

I can see the cased caddis idea as well. For this to make sense I would think it would need to be weighted somehow and bumped along the very bottom.

The Prince, as well as a dark and light version of the hare's ear nymph, tossed up towards the bank could maybe cover some of the stones that migrate to the edges looking for the exit and "love"...

A weird aside...Have you ever tried to "make" an adult stone crawl down anything? This is one of those things that have always peaked my childish curiosity...They are completely oriented to crawl up something, never down. It can't be done...:) Explain that one Ranger Rick!

These are the same sort of things that drive my fishing partner crazy..."Damn it Spence! Are you going to fish or play with the stoneflies?" It also "bugs" him that I'm prone to find the most difficult feeder during a nice hatch and spend way too much time on him...There can be head-and-shoulder rises all up and down the stream and the obsessive-compulsive Spence is mesmerized...

One time we were hiking downstream and I spotted what appeared to be a fair fish feeding way up under an overhanging shrub...Somehow, not sure if wind or something else, a small twig of the shrub would catch the water just behind this fish and get tugged down in to the river a bit...Then it would lift away and be clear of the river for a few moments...So here's the puzzle...If the fish takes the fly there is no problem. If he lets it pass there is the possibility of a serious snag...My friend Bill just shook his head and started downstream...He knew I had to give it a try..."Incorrigible!!!" I thought I heard him mumble as he moved off downstream...

I just stood there staring at the unsolved equation watching the fish feed and every so often the twig getting tugged in to the river...I became one with the rhythm and the river (he,he!) and cast...The fish was a tad over 14" and I yelled down to my friend and he turned and I held up that little Brown like he was two-feet long...He just waved me off and shrugged his shoulder...He was head-hunting and looking for this fish's grand-dad. I was grinning ear-to-ear like the 10 year old I was for that moment.

Hmmm...Not sure what that had to do with Prince Nymphs and Zug-Bugs...Sorry! For such an obsessive, why can't I stay on topic??!

Spence

Adirman - Yeah, those are the "sword" fibers I was talking about, which are quite different from peacock herl. For important starters, much softer in the stem for increased movement. Yes, the tan speckled stuff on top is the trimmed duck flank wingcase, which imitates the pads covering the future wings of the adult fly.

Spence - You keep hitting the bullseye with words why many of us enjoy this game so much! Kudo's buddy....

Kurt

Entoman;

Thanks buddy, i really earned alot from you guys via this thread!!

You're very welcome.