Martinez Black Nymph

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Martinez Black Nymph

Post by tie2fish » Fri Apr 10, 2015 8:21 am

I saw reference to this pattern on another forum and was impressed with both its looks and reported success at catching fish. So, I looked it up in Mike Valla's "The Founding Flies" book and tied it more or less to the recipe he gives. Substitutions used are noted in parentheses:

Hook: Mustad 9671 nymph hook (Daiichi 1710), Sizes #8 - #12
Thread: Black 6/0
Tail: Specked guinea hen body feather
Rib: Small oval gold tinsel (later versions reportedly used copper wire)
Body: Black seal fur or lamb's wool (used black wool; don't know if it's lamb or adult)
Wing case: Green raffia (dark olive Swiss straw)
Thorax: Black chenille
Hackle: Gray Hungarian partridge

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Re: Martinez Black Nymph

Post by ScottP » Fri Apr 10, 2015 10:38 am

Real nice fly; like that guinea tail a lot.

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Re: Martinez Black Nymph

Post by gingerdun » Fri Apr 10, 2015 10:38 am

Bill, this looks great. I'd be tempted to try a few other colors in the brown, red, orange, yellow, and olive ranges—just to see what happens.
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Re: Martinez Black Nymph

Post by letumgo » Fri Apr 10, 2015 11:28 am

Nifty! Looks like a very effective fly. I plan to give these a try and report back.
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Re: Martinez Black Nymph

Post by DUBBN » Fri Apr 10, 2015 7:28 pm

Right up my alley! That bug has everything I look for in a Soft Hackle that I intend to dredge with. Profile, color, and a great hackle. Extremely well done Bill!
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Re: Martinez Black Nymph

Post by DOUGSDEN » Fri Apr 10, 2015 8:37 pm

Wow Bill!
This one is tops! I needed something big and juicy and pushin' a lot of water out of the way this evening when I came to call on the pond and it was a tad muddy from the recent heavy rains. This pattern would have been perfect! Your tying, like always, is superb! Keep us fed Bill with your wonderful works!
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Fish when you can, not when you should! Anything short of this is just a disaster.
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