Jcb68 0 Report post Posted March 13, 2019 Hello all, I have been tying Woolly Buggers for a couple months now ...at least 25 if not more. Anyway I am looking for my next fly to tie either a streamer or a nymph. Any suggestions would be much appreciated Thanks in advance Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fshng2 0 Report post Posted March 13, 2019 I suggest tying the Gold Ribbed Hare's Ear. As Charlie says it won't win any beauty contests, but is one of those flies that you may never want to be without. http://www.charliesflyboxinc.com/flybox/print.cfm?parentID=55 Tip: To have more options to fish with. Add a little colored dubbing/yarn to your hare's ear mix, like dark brown, olive, pale yellow or black. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Charlie P. (NY) 0 Report post Posted March 13, 2019 Can't argue with that one. Another easy tie but VERY effective is the Casual Dress Nymph. Smaller sizes for trout (down to 14) and up to size 6 for bass. Mimics dragonfly and stonefly nymphs. https://news.orvis.com/fly-fishing/video-tie-casual-dress Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
spiralspey 0 Report post Posted March 13, 2019 I would have said g.r.h.e too, it's one of the first patterns I ever learned to tie, and it catches fish everywhere. The hardest thing for me to learn was getting the body proportions right, I would always end up with a tiny thorax and wing case. Once you get it down, though, you can sub all kinds of materials and colors and the variations are endless. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chugbug27 0 Report post Posted March 13, 2019 +1 on the grhe. (If you find the grhe too hard at this point try tying some midges first, easy peasy. Those work year round on most tailwaters:) http://www.flytyingforum.com/index.php?showtopic=87824&page=2 Charlie's flybox is a great resource, above. On the grhe there's also a really nice 50 Shades article by Lost Coast / SST blog (click on the # in the blog to get specific recipe and instructions on each of the 50) with an SBS posted here by Scott, and another really nice history from Crackaig: http://www.flytyingforum.com/index.php?showtopic=87701&view=&hl=&fromsearch=1 http://sstflies.blogspot.com/2017/12/50-shades-of-hares-ear-first-25.html?m=1 http://www.flytyingforum.com/index.php?showtopic=80343&hl=%2Bgold+%2Bgibbed+%2Bhare%26%2339%3Bs Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CasualAngler 0 Report post Posted March 13, 2019 How about the Killer Bug? https://tenkaratalk.com/2012/04/confessions-of-a-killer-bug-addict/ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sandan 0 Report post Posted March 13, 2019 Pheasant tail Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Poopdeck 0 Report post Posted March 14, 2019 The GRHE is my number one trout catcher. Easy to learn easy to tie and you don't really need much more for trout. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dave G. 0 Report post Posted March 14, 2019 When I first learned to tie I had the Fly Tyers Index spiral bound book of fly patterns from Orvis and in it was a progression of about 6 different flies with which when you finished that progression you had been exposed to the techniques or had a taste of the skills to tie any fly in the index. The first in the series was the Woolly Bugger as I recall, the second the GRHE. From the Hairs Ear it's an easy jump to your first dry fly. When it comes to nymphs the Hairs Ear is sometimes all you need to catch fish. Add in the rib or remove the rib, shorten the tail, lengthen the tail, change tailing materials, change wing case materials, change ribbing materials, add a little hackle and those are the steps to other nymphs all spun off the basic skill set required to tie a GRHE, the basic nymph skills are there in the Hairs Ear. I've tied them tiny ( down to size 20) and big and everything in between. I tie them original brown, I tie them olive and I tie them gray. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chugbug27 0 Report post Posted March 14, 2019 Fur : feather Grhe : PT Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Philly 0 Report post Posted March 14, 2019 I haven't tied a GRHE in a while. I did quit using the rib when tying them. When I was mixing up my dubbing I started adding cut up gold Angel Hair to the mix. Still had better luck with the PT nymph. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jcb68 0 Report post Posted March 14, 2019 Thank You all!!! Great flies i will start this weekend. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Flicted 0 Report post Posted March 15, 2019 I have always recommended GRHE, Pheasant Tail, and Montana Nymph as starter nymphs. For the same reasons others have stated, they each teach different techniques and they are all fish catchers. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DarrellP 0 Report post Posted May 15, 2019 Carey special. Easy, effective lake fly. Minimal ingredients. Help you learn soft hackle tying in a larger size. Clouser minnow or Black nose Dace, to learn Bucktail. I recommend getting proportions and techniques on larger flies, then going smaller. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DFoster 0 Report post Posted May 16, 2019 I agree with both the G.R.H. E. and the American Pheasant Tail. The skills you will develop to tie either or both translate well to so many other flies. There probably hundreds of variations of each fly out there. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites