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jeremymcon
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I was reviewing Dynamic Nymphing in preparation for a day fishing with lv2nymph, and I came to the section where George Daniel gives a few examples of nymphs. I remember thinking that the woven Czech nymphs were really cool looking, but when I first read the book I hadn't started tying flies yet.
I found a video on youtube that demonstrates how to weave nymphs, and it was surprisingly simple! The thing I need to work on is how to keep the top and bottom of the nymph even.
I tied my flies with some uni yarn that I just happened to have on hand, but the pattern actually uses uniflex floss. I can see lots of possible variations on this pattern. I think eventually I'm going to try a scud pattern with a floss or yarn back, woven with clear mono over a dubbed body.
This nymph was tied using chartreuse and brown ultra wire rather than uni-yarn.
The large nymph in this picture is a size 6. The pattern in the book says that the fly should be tied from size 6 to 12! Size 6 seemed ridiculous to me, but I happened to have some size 6 scud hooks, so I tied one just for fun.
I found a video on youtube that demonstrates how to weave nymphs, and it was surprisingly simple! The thing I need to work on is how to keep the top and bottom of the nymph even.
I tied my flies with some uni yarn that I just happened to have on hand, but the pattern actually uses uniflex floss. I can see lots of possible variations on this pattern. I think eventually I'm going to try a scud pattern with a floss or yarn back, woven with clear mono over a dubbed body.
![20131004_170343.jpg](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-vyMNOz8Sa20/Uk8tNqSkKOI/AAAAAAAAB3Y/qY_b9xQzhy0/w415-h553-no/20131004_170343.jpg)
![20131004_162535.jpg](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-bjSUMlW2k90/Uk8kRf9-k3I/AAAAAAAAB1w/-wY7DNQZFaM/w415-h553-no/20131004_162535.jpg)
![20131004_162546.jpg](https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-hyIyl1BDuWc/Uk8kUmJgnMI/AAAAAAAAB2E/Use6ixDGPX0/w415-h553-no/20131004_162546.jpg)
This nymph was tied using chartreuse and brown ultra wire rather than uni-yarn.
![20131004_162337.jpg](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-pCoNa1NDO0o/Uk8j0q93BOI/AAAAAAAAB08/Oy3H6YkNFB0/w415-h553-no/20131004_162337.jpg)
The large nymph in this picture is a size 6. The pattern in the book says that the fly should be tied from size 6 to 12! Size 6 seemed ridiculous to me, but I happened to have some size 6 scud hooks, so I tied one just for fun.
![20131004_162757.jpg](https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-JSd4b2sTeo4/Uk8k1oU4LzI/AAAAAAAAB2o/iI-Eqd8WyRM/w415-h553-no/20131004_162757.jpg)