TBH cheeky
This as a good buggy looking fly that has the advantage of having its hot spot on each side of the fly. I like to fish it on my top dropper as an “anchor fly” with one or two lighter flies below.
Nymphs
TBH collared adams nymph
Designed to imitate a caddis grub this fly has additional weight so that it can be fished bouncing along the bottom or close to the bottom. It is very easy to tie and whilst it is not tied to represent any particular caddis grub it has a form and function and of course the hot spot added by the collar which are attractive to fish.
Stonefly 2
Although this is a nifty way of representing legs on a fly, particularly a nymph, it is not used very often.
Church nymph
I can remember the first time I tied this fly. I had lost a few nymphs during the day and had limited resources on hand to make up some replacements. A little dubbing and a few church window feather (rein neck pheasant) later and the church nymph was born. It’s not dissimilar to many other nymphs I have seen.
Fuzzy nymph
This is just a great all round nymph and it’s definitely worth dedicating on row in your nymph fly box to a selection of flies in this pattern. I certainly use it to make sure that I have flies in two sizes covering those colours such as claret or olive that I don’t use very much but I want represented in my fly box. Whilst this nymph is not tied to represent the nymphal (sub imago or pupa) stage of any specific insect it is a good buggy looking fly and readily accepted by trout.