How many tie...

[OldLefty]

Nymphs to suggest species-specific nymphs for mayflies?

 

[afishinado]

+1

 

[GenCon]

I do, lots of them.

GC

 

[gutcutter]

Me too.

 

[Heritage-Angler]

Guilty....

 

[SBecker]

Sometime? Lol

 

[FrequentTyer]

What else would I do?

 

[Jake41]

Guilty as charged

 

[J55tyger88]

I try to...

 

[turkey]

I've been known to do this.

 

[JackM]

There are only two nymphs and a lot of bad ties.

 

[lv2nymph]

Yep, just not lately.

 

[sniperfreak223]

sometimes, but not often. I fish freestoners with much less selective fish than the trout some people fish for here though.

 

[nfrechet]

why, dont you?

 

[sipe]

I'm pretty new to tying, so most if my ties are suggestive of general body shape and color rather than a species specific pattern. Recently my most tied patterns are: frenchies, BHPT, CDC hare and copper, rainbow warrior, zebra midges, UV scuds, prince, etc.

I really have been enjoying the tying almost as much as the fishing, but I'm not ready to start tying one fly for one bug.

 

[Fishidiot]

Yes.
(And also species specific streamers)

 

[Dale49]

Outside of hot spots, two types of nymphs with gray and brown-olive body color with and without CDC soft hackle.

 

[chromid]

Species specific nymphs no, just the basics......specific emergers yes....dries, duh, definitely.....

 

[afishinado]

I tie both and fish both. Often I fish 2 nymphs. One usually is a generic type nymph, let's say a HE or a PT and the other is often a more or a hatch matcher selected based on what will be hatching or what is a common or prevalent insect in the stream I am fishing.

At times the near-enough nymph works best, while other times the hatchmatcher draws more strikes. I will say a good strategy is to fish the matching nymph before the hatch occurs since they become active well before hatching and the fish my be keying on them.

I think Old Lefty baited us all in his OP....just waiting for the sting of the hook! :-o

 

[PennypackFlyer]

I tie them all, all together as in some kind of concoction.