Callibaetis (Nymph)
A nymph fly imitating Callibaetis coloradensis, fished in April, May, June, July, August, September across the Rocky Mountain, Pacific Northwest, Southwest.
Open in Hatch Matcher →Quick facts
- Stage: Nymph
- Imitates: Callibaetis coloradensis
- Hook sizes: #14, #16
- Difficulty: Intermediate
- Water temp: 48–65°F
- Water types: Lake, Spring Creek
- Best months: April, May, June, July, August, September
- Regions: Rocky Mountain, Pacific Northwest, Southwest
- Target species: Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout, Whitefish, Grayling
How to tie the Callibaetis (Nymph)
Hook: Tiemco TMC 3761, sizes 14-16
Thread: Uni 8/0 Olive-Brown
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Tying steps
- Mount hook. Lay olive-brown thread base to bend.
- Tie in 3 speckled wood duck fibers as tail.
- Tie in fine gold wire.
- Dub a slim gray-olive abdomen to 60% mark.
- Rib with gold wire in 5 turns.
- Tie in mottled turkey tail wingcase and speckled partridge legs.
- Dub olive-gray thorax, pull wingcase, whip finish, head cement.