Bright Sulfur (Nymph)
A nymph fly imitating Ephemerella invaria, fished in May, June, July across the Northeast, Midwest, Southeast.
Open in Hatch Matcher →Quick facts
- Stage: Nymph
- Imitates: Ephemerella invaria
- Hook sizes: #14, #16, #18
- Difficulty: Intermediate
- Water temp: 55–65°F
- Water types: Freestone, Spring Creek, Tailwater
- Best months: May, June, July
- Regions: Northeast, Midwest, Southeast
- Target species: Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout
How to tie the Bright Sulfur (Nymph)
Hook: Tiemco TMC 3761, sizes 14-18
Thread: Uni 8/0 Yellow
Materials
- Hook: Tiemco TMC 3761, #14-18
- Thread: Uni 8/0 Yellow
- Tail: Cream pheasant tail fibers
- Rib: Fine gold wire
- Abdomen: Bright yellow-cream dubbing
- Wingcase: Light turkey tail
- Legs: Light tan partridge
- Thorax: Bright yellow dubbing
Tying steps
- Mount hook, lay yellow thread base to bend.
- Tie in cream pheasant tail fibers as a short tail.
- Tie in fine gold wire.
- Dub a bright yellow-cream abdomen to the 60% mark.
- Rib with gold wire.
- Tie in light turkey tail wingcase.
- Tie in tan partridge legs.
- Dub bright yellow thorax, pull wingcase, whip finish.