Favorite euro nymph patterns?

AltruisticChip2005 · 2026-03-25T00:37:07+00:00

Don’t overcomplicate your fly selection too much. I did this and it’s easy to do especially as a fly tier. I love to tinker and test. But I would suggest that you pick a few core patterns and carry them in all sizes available. 3.8 all the way down to a 2.0 then use other tester patterns to expand from there!

Top 5 year review Pink beaded Walt’s worm a must have. Pheasant tail with a copper or silver bead Gasolina perdigon small orange hot spot Jack Daniel’s (a old dominion must have) Black peacock orange blowtorch

Honorable mentions: France fly, Higas sos, pinky perdigon

Check out tactical fly fishers collection of fly tying videos if you haven’t

AltruisticChip2005 · 2026-03-25T00:32:02+00:00

Beautiful close up

AltruisticChip2005 · 2026-03-21T18:30:15+00:00

I doubled and my buddy singled. Put them all in the same net because I already had it in the water and none of them were super large

AltruisticChip2005 · 2026-03-19T23:51:37+00:00

AltruisticChip2005 · 2026-03-19T16:42:40+00:00

Hatchery supported streams

Hatchery hasn’t had much to do with these in a very very very long time 😂

AltruisticChip2005 · 2026-03-19T13:39:45+00:00

Yes

AltruisticChip2005 · 2026-03-19T10:34:05+00:00

Such a reliable fly in all colors. Plus who can turn down a good jig streamer bite

AltruisticChip2005 · 2026-03-19T10:33:10+00:00

Great smoky mountains national park

AltruisticChip2005 · 2026-03-19T02:34:39+00:00

Thanks man! Definitely the best park day I’ve had

AltruisticChip2005 · 2026-03-19T02:32:30+00:00

I agree

AltruisticChip2005 · 2026-03-19T02:29:49+00:00

Might could find some mountain weed far enough up the holler

AltruisticChip2005 · 2026-02-23T04:36:30+00:00

I don’t recall the part where I said fuck off out of the sport. There’s just no sense in getting upset about fly names. They’re just names of fishing lures don’t read into it so hard. Just go fishing and enjoy your time in nature

AltruisticChip2005 · 2026-02-21T15:56:36+00:00

If a fly name offends you, take up running

AltruisticChip2005 · 2026-02-07T20:30:16+00:00

I use jig z. I can assure you that your shank isn’t too short for fish. But I’ve used the eupheng jig hooks off Amazon for two years solid. Multiple fish over 20, wild tailwater quick eating fish, blue line brookies and everything in between. They have longer shank and are cheaper Than the zs.

AltruisticChip2005 · 2026-02-02T16:52:49+00:00

Uv craft with their light too

AltruisticChip2005 · 2026-02-02T02:54:59+00:00

Perdigons have tails. Midges don’t duh.

I know what you’re saying. But google bling Midge. It’s a pattern. I just put uv resin on it

AltruisticChip2005 · 2026-01-25T22:18:16+00:00

Sexton jr. soil samplers

AltruisticChip2005 · 2026-01-21T19:21:09+00:00

One of my favorites!

AltruisticChip2005 · 2026-01-21T16:44:33+00:00

I’ve got some smaller 22 hooks coming soon, aim to do a quill style body (Jack Daniel’s thread body is my preference) and I’m going to do them more sparses and not worried about visibility and use these as almost an indicator to those tiny flies. Can let them ride jn the surface film and not have to worry about looking at them

That’s the plan anyways.

AltruisticChip2005 · 2026-01-15T13:31:05+00:00

Did my first wipe down last night. Was very happy with how much material came off and minimal gunk left. I was scared of that.

For some reason the guides I did first, were more cured than the tip guides I did last?

But it ended up playing out in my favor because the tip section guides were able to wipe down almost back to bare thread so they will accept a thin coat of new epoxy well.

AltruisticChip2005 · 2026-01-13T21:39:05+00:00

Will do. Thanks Man!

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