Czech Nymph Revisited

[DonAndersen]

Guys,

 

Watched the Czech nymph thing with interest. Am I mistaken here but few of the flies offered are truly Czech nymphs. They must be very heavily weighted. None of the offerings appear to be. The Czech nymph is both a nymph and a fly presentation. Czech nymphing cannot be done with W/O heavily weighted flies.

Maybe you should have renamed the contest - lightly weighted Caddis nymphs.

 

regards,

 

 

Don

[bulltrout]

mine had an underbody of flat lead wire as described in the Czech Nymph article in the current flyfishing and tying journal (pg. 28)...

[dryfly]

Don..see my webpages....two lead shots should qualify.

[ladystrange]

mine is also weighted under the dubbing with lead wire for the length of the fly and technically double wrapped at the thorax but it was a small hook. i cant find the box at the moment for the size

[hydropsyche]

Lead tape as per Oliver Edwards. I had to pick it up at the Golf Pro shop. I see they sell it at the Fishin Hole now, but they didn't last year. You're 100% right, Don, but its hard to see how heavily weighted a fly is if you use lead tape and sparse dubbing.

 

At least I think mine was a Czech. It was with all the other Czechs I tied. Now you forced me to have to take my razor blade out and check.

 

This one is a 100% Oliver Edwards pattern, so I know its heavily weighted/double wapped as per Essentials vid. I don't have to take a razor blade to this one.

 

[DonAndersen]

Guys,

 

Got any use for some crow feathers. I'm eating the rest of the bird.

 

Don

[bulltrout]

it's all good don...we won't hold it against ya...

[maxwell]

is that why you didnt vote don

[Brownstone]

...I was kinda thinking the same thing Don, pass me a drumstick...

[DonAndersen]

Maxwell,

 

 

Didn't vote 'cause all the flies were well tied and looked good. I'd fish 'em all.

 

Don

[reevesr1]

Amen to that, Don. I did vote, but picking a favorite was probably a waste of time. They are all great.

[ladystrange]

could all vote for me