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Rowley's PW Nymph
- Sizes
- #10–#12
- Imitates
- caddis larva · free-living caddis
- Origin
- Gilbert Rowley
A Polish-woven free-living caddis larva with two-color embroidery floss bodies (Rusty Brown top / Yellow bottom), natural SLF Squirrel collar, and yellow thread hot spot.
Recipe
This is one dressing. Tie it in other colors to match the hatch in front of you.
Workbench
Variants
Swipe to see In box and Add
| Size | Bead | Body | In box | Add to box |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #10 | — | — | — | — |
| #12 | — | — | — | — |
At the vise
Tying notes are not on file for this pattern.
Tying video
Fishing now on
Rivers whose hatch chart names this pattern this month. Names and sizes only.
Not named on this month's hatch charts.
On the water
Size 10: 4 strands of floss. Size 12: 3 strands. The weave is the magic; don't cheat it.
History
Rowley's PW Nymph is his take on a Polish Woven nymph — a pattern he didn't invent, but found his favorite color combination of after years of experimentation. By weaving two colors of embroidery floss together, the finished fly has a dark back and a light underbelly, which serves as both a free-living caddis larva imitation and a heavy anchor fly in larger sizes. The weaving technique looks intimidating, but after your first half-dozen it gets easy — and fun.