Teal Prince Nymph

[superfly]

Brian, Will you share your recipe for a TEAL PRINCE. Matt

[Brian Wise]

Here you go, and pictures below....

Teal Prince (in order of materials onto hook)

#16-12 Nymph Hook

Silver Bead

Black Thread

Black round Rubber Legs (two strands still stuck together)

Silver Holographic Tinsel

Teal Peacock (actually called "bright green")

Cream colored saddle hackle

White Round Rubber Legs (two strands still stuck together)

Keeping the rubber legs stuck together makes it a lot easier getting them on the hook, just pull them apart to form the "V" when you are done with the fly. The main reason I put the rubber legs on there instead of biots is because I hate working with biots.

Brian

[superfly]

Brian, Great looking fly! Thanks for the recipe and the pics. I understand your frustrations with working with biots. The rubber tail/wings I take it help cut down on tying time. I look forward to tying some. Princes are my go to fly on the Eleven Point. A yellow Prince seems to work well in the fall and winter on the 11point. Something maybe to try on the North Fork. Matt

[Brian Wise]

Yeah, the biots help tying time a whole lot! They also hold up better after a bunch of fish. I don't tie Princes with biots anymore....

Brian

[Oldschoolcane]

Really a great pattern, thanks for sharing that with us Brian. Used to be, I 'd fish stoneflies on the NF. Whats would you consider a good consistent stonefly pattern for these waters?

Tim

[Brian Wise]

Journeyman,

90% of the time if I am nymphing I will be fishing a stone as the lead fly of a two nymph rig. I kind of put a twist on the Kauffman Stonefly....

You'll have to excuse the quality of the tying, I just pulled these out of my box....

Brian

[Oldschoolcane]

Brian, I think the flies look great and the pictures are perfect. I like the light blue background as its shows off the fly really well.

Thank you. Any thoughts on the size of the hook to be used as we go into the fishing season, would you go with a smaller pattern in spring and then use a larger fly for late summer?

Thanks,

Tim

[Brian Wise]

I want to say the Stones in the photos are 2XL #10's but don't quote me. The killer thing, 15 turns of lead along with the bead!

I usually do go a little bit smaller early in the season for the goldens but hold pretty strong using the bigger darker stones pretty much all year.

[Oldschoolcane]

2x and 15 turns of lead, you certainly wouldn't want to get hit in the head on a windy day with that one! Thanks. Heres a link to another stonefly pattern that you may enjoy.

http://www.fishingwithflies.com/KaufmannStoneflies.html

Tim