Blog & Latest Updates
Fly Fishing Articles
Insects by Common Name
> > Water Penny nymph
The Specimen
The Discussion
| Wbranch | January 18th, 2014, 12:59 pm | |
 Posts: 2733 | I'm pretty sure there are no current flies tied specifically to imitate the Water Penny. I really don't know if they are a significant food source to trout. If I was to tie one I would just use a pair of those round Velcro tabs about 1/2" in diameter and put one tab on the bottom of the hook shank and add some glue and put the other half on top and press them together so the Velcro hook and loops mesh and the glue is distributed well. After the glue dried I could color the top and bottom with various waterproof pens and trim the diameter to match the size of the natural. | |
| Catskill fly fisher for fifty-five years. | ||
| LowBudget | January 20th, 2014, 11:28 am | |
| Afton, NY Posts: 25 | Like many flies, my musings on a water penny larva fly was more about a fly for the fisherman than perhaps for the fish. Now that I've had time to think about one, I am thinking about a round tab of brown leather (I have some from an old jacket) over a bit of light brown / white mohair mix. I could envision a trout downstream of a disturbance of the stream bottom, caused by wading fishermen or a herd of deer, slurping up some random water pennies dislodged from their attachment to gravel and rocks. Adding a pattern on top made by waterproof pens as Wbranch suggests would be a nice finishing touch. Ed | |
| Ed Low Budget Fly Tying and Fishing author of "Behind the Fly" http://edengelman.com/BTF.html | ||
| Wbranch | January 20th, 2014, 10:26 pm | |
Posts: 2733 | Well go tie up a couple and post pictures of your creations. | |
| Catskill fly fisher for fifty-five years. | ||
Quick Reply
You have to be logged in to post on the forum. It's this easy:
Related Discussions
| Title | Replies | Last Reply |
| Hot glue for nymph bodies? In Fly Tying by Roguerat | 0 | |
| Re: Water Penny (ventral image) In Psephenus Beetle Larva by LowBudget | 2 | Jan 18, 2014 by LowBudget |
| Re: Waders In Gear Talk by Flytyerinpa | 7 | Apr 9, 2022 by Flytyerinpa |
| Re: strange green worm In the Identify This! Board by Trtklr | 2 | May 23, 2009 by Wbranch |
| Re: Nymph and Dry Fly Rigs In General Discussion by Hellgramite | 4 | Jan 6, 2010 by Cdcaddis18 |
| Re: Emergers In General Discussion by Martinlf | 3 | Apr 20, 2007 by Riverratben |
| Re: West Branch of the Delaware In Fishing Reports by Martinlf | 3 | Jul 10, 2011 by Martinlf |
| Re: Springtime fun In the Photography Board by Crepuscular | 7 | May 2, 2013 by Jmd123 |
| Re: Fly Fishing Survey In Gear Talk by Sup3rfly | 8 | Oct 14, 2016 by PABrownie |
| Re: Tools we use In Fly Tying by JAD | 15 | Feb 24, 2009 by Wbranch |
Troutnut.com is copyright © 2004-2024 Jason
Neuswanger (email Jason). See my FAQ for information about use of my images.
privacy policy
privacy policy