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 Sulfur (Nymph)
Hook: Tiemco TMC 3761, sizes 14-18
Thread: Uni 8/0 Tan or Yellow
Materials
- Hook: Tiemco TMC 3761, #14-18
- Thread: Uni 8/0 Tan
- Tail: Pheasant tail fibers (3-4)
- Rib: Fine gold wire
- Abdomen: Tan-olive hare's ear or Sulfur dubbing
- Wingcase: Turkey tail
- Legs: Light partridge fibers
- Thorax: Sulfur yellow-tan dubbing
Tying steps
- Mount hook, lay tan thread base to bend.
- Tie in 3-4 pheasant tail fibers as tail.
- Tie in fine gold wire.
- Dub a slim tan-olive abdomen to the 60% mark.
- Rib with gold wire in 5 turns.
- Tie in turkey tail wingcase.
- Tie in light partridge legs on each side.
- Dub tan-yellow thorax, pull wingcase forward, whip finish.