The March Brown Nymph - Fly tying with Geoff Johnston

This is my March Brown Nymph. This flat bodied stone-clinger nymph imitation has proved successful enough to earn it's place in my fly box over the last few years and it is normally my go-to nymph when the March Brown hatches in Eden during late March and early April.

Dressing:
Hook: Size 10 Kamasan B110
Thorax cover: 4 - 5mm strip of Brown Flexibody
Weight: 1 - 2mm strip of Veniard Adhesive Lead Foil
Tail: 6 - 8 Cock Pheasant Tail Fibres
Abdomen: Dark Brown Hare-Tron dubbing
Rib: Wide/broad Copper wire
Thorax: Hare's mask/Pearl Ice Dub mix


My name is Geoff Johnston. I am a full-time fly-fishing guide and tutor on the River Eden and it's tributaries. I also guide and teach on lakes in the Lakes District like Ullswater and Haweswater. For more information check out my website at http://www.theedenangler.co.uk/.

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