Favorite Small Stream Brookie Nymphs?

On streams that are rarely fished you can use just about anything. I tend to use green BH San Juan worms since I can easily track them by sight to ensure a proper drift and a quicker hook set.

However near me there are a few small streams that get a ton of pressure. On those streams the green fly doesn’t work well. Instead a BH pheasant tail nymph or a BH March Brown nymph works best. I’m not sure how many of those insects are in the stream but a more natural fly works best for me. Those are my “go to” flies.
 
I agree if I end up using a dropper off a dry it's just basic a pt or haresear wd40 or walts worm. Iv tried all these fancy Flys and the basics just work. Copper John iv becoming a big fan of too recently
 
I haven't been given the opportunity to post this in a few years so I thank you.

Cigarette butt fly and hemlock branch fly. They are not picky.
 
JGR that's about the most menacing-looking fish face I've ever seen. I'm happy to not be a green weenie.
 
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