Montana Nymph

The Montana Nymph is a nymph that has a lot of adaptability in its tying variations due to its size. You can get really creative here and use materials in every way you can imagine.

• Hot Spot: Add a red or pink hot spot (like in the video) to add a bit of extra fishiness.
• Beadhead: Equipping your hook first with a cone or bead-head is a great way to add some weight to your fly for those high-water conditions.
• Rubber Legs: Don’t hesitate to add a pair, or a couple pairs, of rubber legs to this pattern. Some hypothesize that the hackle already looks like legs, but you really can’t go wrong adding in more legs with something this buggy.
• Unweighted: Tying this fly slightly smaller and without lead wire is an effective way to fish the winter months without snagging bottom every cast. Stoneflies are in a lot of watersheds and additionally, this is a big bug providing the illusion of a lot of protein; some fish simply will not pass this fly up, even in the dead of winter.