Barry Ord Clarke presents a comprehensive tutorial video on how to tie nymph flies and patterns. This video provides step-by-step instructions that are easy to follow, making it an excellent resource for both beginners and experienced fly tiers.
The video covers everything from selecting the appropriate materials to creating realistic and effective patterns. Barry demonstrates how to tie various types of nymphs, including the traditional and modern styles, using different techniques and materials.
With his clear and concise instructions, Barry guides viewers through each step of the process, ensuring that they have a thorough understanding of the techniques used to create the nymph flies and patterns. The video also includes helpful tips and tricks, such as how to properly position the hook and how to tie in materials securely.
Whether you are looking to improve your fly tying skills or simply want to learn a new technique, Barry’s video is an excellent resource. It provides a wealth of information and practical advice that is sure to enhance your fly tying abilities.
The scruffy squirrel nymph is a great all rounder and a good alternative to a hares ear. The combination of squirrel dubbing and a rib of Ultra lace tubing makes a very buggy morsel that ticks all the boxes for … Continue reading Scruffy Squirrel nymph
A very quick and easy variant of the classic pheasant tail nymph, using only a sparse amount of materials. One for the box in various sizes and colours. Continue reading Magic Glass Pheasant tail nymph
A damsel nymph tied in the Montana nymph style. A great pattern, especially for still waters and as a stalking bug. Tie it in your favorite colours and the more weight you add at the head the more aggressive the … Continue reading How to tie Montana Damsel nymph
Another easy nymph technique for a long slender nymph body style that with a little adjusting will work for most larger mayfly nymphs. Hook: Mustad R75 # 10 Tying thread: UTC 70 Flou Green & Sheer 14/0 Brown Tail: … Continue reading Ultra Lace Mayfly nymph
A nice technique for making realistic mayfly nymph abdomen with simple materials. Continue reading How to tie Gill Abdomen nymph
An extremely mobile nymph, that uses only marabou and a copper wire rib. Although very simple the technique has to be learned in order to tie it correctly. Once you have seen this pattern wet or swimming, you’ll be tying … Continue reading Generic Marabou nymph
An nice little wet pattern that imitates a diving egg laying caddis fly. The small Tungsten bead head will put this caddis where it needs to be. The wing and collar creating a trapped air bubble effect. Again a few … Continue reading Bead Head Diving Caddis/sedge nymph
A little variant of Andre Puyan’s famous Muskrat mayfly nymph. Muskrat Nymph pattern recipe Hook: Mustad S60 nymph hook # 8-14 Tying thread: Sheer 14/0 Brown Tail: Moose body hair Rib: Copper wire Abdomen: Muskrat fur Wing case: Moose body … Continue reading Muskrat Nymph
One of the first patterns I tied and fished. The original had a Raffia shell back. This quick and easy pattern is still catching fish for me today, in both fresh and salt water. Although chocolate & vanilla is my … Continue reading Chocolate & Vanilla Chomper nymph
This is a diving or egg laying caddis that is fished just under the surface with long slow pulls. The combination of partridge hackle and hen mallard breast feathers is a real fish attractor. Buy MUSTAD signature hooks Buy VENIARD … Continue reading Diving caddis/sedge pattern
Not only one of the first flies you should learn to tie, but also tied in 2 or 3 sizes, one of the most important flies to have in your box. There are so many hares ear variants out there, … Continue reading Hares Ear nymph Variant
A quick and easy tie for a # 16 BWO nymph that has saved many a day for me. Buy MUSTAD signature hooks Buy VENIARD product on AMAZON:Fly tying tools and materials shop TRIDENT FREE SHIPPING OVER $20:Buy SIMMS fishing … Continue reading A little blue winged olive nymph
A nice, not so difficult semi realistic nymph, for one of the largest mayflies. This one has a couple of good techniques that you can use in other patterns. Buy MUSTAD signature hooks Buy VENIARD product on AMAZON:Fly tying tools … Continue reading Danica nymph pattern
A buggy rubber leg hares ear, that works great as a generic nymph. Tie them in light and dark hares ear with your choice of colour for the wing case. A very popular nymph for the big sea run browns … Continue reading Tying a Rubber leg hares ear nymph
When gammarus shrimps are attacked by a parasitic worm, the parasite is visible from the outside as a red/orange dot. Thanks to this hot spot, fish not only see it better, but also find it more attractive! Only fish that … Continue reading How to tie Hot Spot Gammarus
A real quick & easy tie for a super effective attractor pattern. It also includes a couple of good to know techniques that can be carried over to other patterns. Continue reading Yellow Damsel fly
A bright heavy duty caddis larva with a transparent abdomen and body veiling. Perfect for late season trout and grayling that are holding deep. Buy MUSTAD signature hooks Buy VENIARD product on AMAZON:Fly tying tools and materials shop TRIDENT FREE … Continue reading Magic glass caddis larva
Probably the most important water beetle when it comes to still waters. The water boatman is a quick and simple tie although semi realistic. Buy MUSTAD signature hooks on AMAZON:Buy VENIARD product on AMAZON:Fly tying tools and materials shop TRIDENT:Buy … Continue reading Water Boatman – still waters fly
Rubber grub grub, three bugs in a tub. A super quick and easy grayling grub for fishing fast flowing pocket water with great effect. Continue reading Rubber grub grub
This slender little pheasant tail with a copper wire abdomen is a combination of two classics. A great pattern for a generic nymph, that is easy to tie, in even the smallest sizes. A must for all fly boxes. Buy MUSTAD signature hooks Buy VENIARD product on AMAZON:Fly tying tools and materials shop TRIDENT FREE SHIPPING OVER $20:Buy SIMMS fishing products:EPIC water filters Very useful thing when fishing:Trouts fly fishing Premier Fly Shop & Outfitter:Polarized fishing sunglasses RHEOS 55$:TheRiversEdge flyfishing shop – Bozeman Montana:Buy STANLEY products. Free Shipping on all orders!Buy BEST fly tying VISEBuy PREMIUM fly fishing flies – … Continue reading Copper John fly
Something for the weekend! A quick semi realistic generic mayfly nymph, that can be tied in various colours and sizes to match the hatch. Buy MUSTAD signature hooks Buy VENIARD product on AMAZON:Fly tying tools and materials shop TRIDENT FREE … Continue reading Ultra quick mayfly nymph
As avid fly fishermen, we are always on the lookout for new and exciting ways to catch fish. One of the most effective ways to catch fish is by using free swimming blood worms. These worms are a favorite food … Continue reading Free swimming blood worm
A mixed media nymph that is a real easy tie but still ticks all the boxes for a good large burrowing mayfly nymph imitation. The main trigger features of the nymph are accentuated to give it a higher attractor factor. Continue reading Large mayfly nymph
This little blue winged olive nymph normally tied in sizes 16-20 is a quick and easy tie that works well as a generic pattern for most small mayfly nymphs. Continue reading Blue winged olive nymph
One of the best selling nymphs in North America and rated by many as one of the top ten must have trout flies! A quick and easy pattern that can be tied in just about any colour wished, with a … Continue reading Lightning Bug nymph
This heavy up side down CDC mayfly nymph is a variant of Marc Petitjean’s MP 2404, that incorporates an off bead used as a keel to keep the nymph fishing the correct way. Continue reading MP 2404 mayfly nymph – Petitjean
A twisted Antron yarn segmented abdomen makes this easy caddis larva a nice alternative to dubbed bodies. Continue reading Antron yarn caddis pupa
A floating CDC mayfly nymph that will fish as an emerger with the tail and abdomen under the surface, the thorax being held high with the CDC bubble wing case. Change the colour and hook size to match your hatch. Continue reading Floating mayfly nymph
A quick and easy pheasant tail nymph with a UV hot spot attractor wing case. For those cold days grayling fishing. Continue reading Hotspot pheasant tail nymph
Killer bug classic Grayling pattern from nymph expert and legendary river keeper Frank Sawyer still doesn’t disappoint, but if you follow Sawyer’s tying instruction, the killer or (grayling) bug as it was originally named, could and should only be tied … Continue reading Killer Bug
The Willy Wonker of Gammarus patterns. A great looking scud pattern that is not only extremely easy to tie, but also a deadly pattern for both fresh and salt water. Gammarus Jelly bean scud pattern Hook: Mustad C49S # 6-14 … Continue reading Gammarus Jelly bean scud
Although similar to a Montana nymph, Teds stone fly will work when the Montana won’t! This cracking still water pattern is an easy tie, even for the beginner. Hook: Mustad R73 # 6Thread: BlackTail: Brown goose biotsBody: Brown olive chenilleThorax: … Continue reading Tying Ted’s stonefly nymph
A nice technique for making realistic mayfly nymph bodies with simple materials. This technique makes a very realistic segmented nymph abdomen. Continue reading Gill abdomen mayfly nymph technique
Another quick melt glue pattern for the adventurous tyer. Buy MUSTAD signature hooks Buy VENIARD product on AMAZON:Fly tying tools and materials shop TRIDENT FREE SHIPPING OVER $20:Buy SIMMS fishing products:EPIC water filters Very useful thing when fishing:Trouts fly fishing … Continue reading Melt glue Rhycophila larva
Hares ear, partridge, tinsel and a bead head. A great combination of fish catching materials all wrapped up in one easy nymph pattern. Continue reading Hares ear Partridge nymph
This is a semi realistic pattern with all the features of the real stone fly nymph but easy to tie and a good pattern to get started with if you haven’t tied semi realistic patterns before. Semi realistic stone fly … Continue reading Semi realistic stone fly nymph
A semi realistic antron caddis pupa thats a real easy tie. Just learn the technique and change the colour of Antron to match your hatch. Antron caddis/sedge pupa pattern recipe Hook: Mustad C49S # 10-16 Tying thread: Sheer Cream or … Continue reading Antron caddis/sedge pupa
This is a simple stone fly nymph that plays on the basic features of the nymph to give a realistic profile. Simple stone fly nymph pattern Hook: Mustad R 75 # 12 Tying thread: Grey Tail: Pheasant tail Underbody: Lead … Continue reading Simple stone fly nymph
This extremely animated nymph is excellent when stalking larger trout or even used as an attractor or searching pattern when nothing is going on in the surface. Damsel nymph stalking bug pattern Hook: Mustad C67S # 8-10 Tying thread: Sheer … Continue reading Damsel nymph stalking bug
