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Nymph

Euro Tungsten Surveyor

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Difficulty Icon Easy - 3-5 Min
Water Category Icon Coldwater

Tying Video

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Tying Recipe
  • Hook: Allen J100BL #10 – #16
  • Beadhead: Slotted Tungsten Beadhead
  • Wire: Silver Brassie Wire
  • Thread: UTC 70 Denier
  • Tail: White Hungarian Partridge Feathers
  • Dubbing: Mixed Polar Ice Dubbing (primarily white)

You can substitute the following without many issues:

  • Tail: Coq De Leon Fibers or White Schlappen Fibers
  • Dubbing: Mixed Polar Ice Dubbing (primarily white) or any SLF dubbing or rainbow dubbing that has a mixture of color.  The idea is to variate the colors in the dubbing as much as possible helping it to pick up all colors and “survey” the waters for willing trout.

The primary variations are in the dubbing mixture and coloration related to the dubbing.  Mix and match until you find something you like.

The euro tungsten surveyor is a hefty pattern that is well-weighted and an all around excellent attractor pattern. Combining a heavy fly with an attractor pattern is always a good combination when euro nymphing because it will help get your other flies deep, attract fish to your rig and catch fish all at the same time. Because it’s body is all dubbing you can load up the fly with lead weight underneath and the beadhead making this fly a deep water contender. Works great in fast water where fish like seeing patterns that look less like bugs and more like “some kind of random food”. It’s also great because you can tie this in small 18’s and 20’s and still get it deep. Often times as euro anglers we have to fish bigger flies in order to get more weight and get deep, this fly you get the best of both worlds if you wanna stay small but still get deep.

If you add different weights to them, make sure to notate that somehow. I use a red hot spot for flies that are light, orange hotspot for medium and blue for deep. That way I know the weight to expect from a glance in my box.

This is a great anchor fly in 2 or 3 fly set up.  Fish this fly if you can’t figure out what the fish are eating or if you just get to a river and you’re trying to establish a feeding pattern in the fish.  It is a great attractor that gets fish to move and though it may not be the best fly to throw all day, until you have a better idea, it’s likely the best idea.

Regional Hatch Chart Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Region: West, Northwest, East, Southeast, Midwest
Annelid
Sizes: #10 - #16
Region: West
Ant
Sizes: #12 - #20
Region: Northwest
Ant
Sizes: #12 - #20
Region: East
Ant
Sizes: #12 - #20
Region: Southeast
Ant
Sizes: #12 - #20
Region: Midwest
Ant
Sizes: #12 - #20
Region: West
Beetle
Sizes: #12 - #18
Region: Northwest
Beetle
Sizes: #12 - #18
Region: East
Beetle
Sizes: #12 - #18
Region: Southeast
Beetle
Sizes: #12 - #18
Region: Midwest
Beetle
Sizes: #12 - #18
Region: West
Blue Wing Olive
Sizes: #16 - #24
Region: Northwest
Blue Wing Olive
Sizes: #16 - #24
Region: East
Blue Wing Olive
Sizes: #16 - #24
Region: Southeast
Blue Wing Olive
Sizes: #16 - #24
Region: Midwest
Blue Wing Olive
Sizes: #16 - #24
Region: West
Brown Drake
Sizes: #10 - #14
Region: Northwest
Brown Drake
Sizes: #10 - #14
Region: East
Brown Drake
Sizes: #10 - #14
Region: Midwest
Brown Drake
Sizes: #10 - #14
Caddis
Sizes: #10 - #22
Region: West
Callibaetis
Sizes: #12 - #18
Region: Northwest
Callibaetis
Sizes: #12 - #18
Region: East
Callibaetis
Sizes: #12 - #18
Region: Midwest
Callibaetis
Sizes: #12 - #18
Cranefly
Sizes: #8 - #16
Region: West
Damselfly
Sizes: #8 - #14
Region: Northwest
Damselfly
Sizes: #8 - #14
Region: East
Damselfly
Sizes: #8 - #14
Region: Southeast
Damselfly
Sizes: #8 - #14
Region: Midwest
Damselfly
Sizes: #8 - #14
Region: West, Northwest, East, Midwest
Dragonfly
Sizes: #8 - #14
Region: Southeast
Dragonfly
Sizes: #8 - #14
Region: West
Golden Stonefly
Sizes: #8 - #16
Region: Northwest
Golden Stonefly
Sizes: #8 - #16
Region: East
Golden Stonefly
Sizes: #8 - #16
Region: Midwest
Golden Stonefly
Sizes: #8 - #16
Region: West
Grannom Caddis
Sizes: #10 - #16
Region: Northwest, East, Midwest
Grannom Caddis
Sizes: #10 - #16
Region: West, Northwest, Midwest
Green Drake
Sizes: #8 - #14
Region: East
Green Drake
Sizes: #8 - #14
Region: West, Midwest
Green Sedge
Sizes: # - #
Region: Northwest
Green Sedge
Sizes: # - #
Region: East, Southeast
Green Sedge
Sizes: # - #
Region: West, Northwest, Midwest
Green Stone
Sizes: #12 - #18
Region: East, Southeast, Midwest
Helgrammite
Sizes: #12 - #14
Region: East, Midwest
Hendrickson
Sizes: #10 - #16
Region: West, Northwest, East, Southeast, Midwest
Hexegenia
Sizes: #6 - #12
Region: West, Northwest, East, Southeast, Midwest
Hopper
Sizes: #6 - #16
Region: East
Isonychia
Sizes: #12 - #18
Region: Southeast
Isonychia
Sizes: #12 - #18
Region: Midwest
Isonychia
Sizes: #12 - #18
Region: East
Light Cahill
Sizes: #12 - #20
Region: Midwest
Light Cahill
Sizes: #12 - #20
Region: Northwest
Light Cahill
Sizes: #12 - #20
Region: West
Little Black Caddis
Sizes: #14 - #20
Region: Northwest
Little Black Caddis
Sizes: #14 - #20
Region: East, Midwest
Little Black Caddis
Sizes: #14 - #20
Region: Southeast
Little Black Caddis
Sizes: #14 - #20
Region: West, Northwest, East
Little Black Stone
Sizes: #14 - #20
Region: Midwest
Little Black Stone
Sizes: #14 - #20
Region: West, Northwest
Mahogany Dun
Sizes: #14 - #20
Region: East, Midwest
Mahogany Dun
Sizes: #14 - #20
Region: West, East
March Brown
Sizes: #10 - #14
Region: Northwest
March Brown
Sizes: #10 - #14
Region: Midwest
March Brown
Sizes: #10 - #14
Region: West, Northwest, East, Southeast, Midwest
Mayfly
Sizes: #6 - #26
Region: West, Northwest, East, Southeast, Midwest
Midges
Sizes: #14 - #26
Region: West, Northwest, East
October Caddis
Sizes: #8 - #12
Region: West, Northwest, East, Southeast, Midwest
PMD
Sizes: #14 - #20
Region: East, Southeast
Quill Gordon
Sizes: #12 - #16
Region: West
Red Quill
Sizes: #12 - #16
Region: East
Red Quill
Sizes: #12 - #16
Region: West, Northwest
Salmonfly
Sizes: #6 - #14
Scud
Sizes: #10 - #18
Region: West, Northwest
Skwala Stone
Sizes: #12 - #16
Sowbug
Sizes: #10 - #18
Region: West
Spotted Sedge
Sizes: #16 - #22
Region: Northwest
Spotted Sedge
Sizes: #16 - #22
Region: East, Southeast, Midwest
Spotted Sedge
Sizes: #16 - #22
Region: West, Northwest
Spruce Moth
Sizes: #10 - #14
Region: Northwest
Stonefly
Sizes: #4 - #16
Region: West
Stonefly
Sizes: #4 - #16
Region: Northwest
Stonefly
Sizes: #4 - #16
Region: East
Stonefly
Sizes: #4 - #16
Region: West, Northwest
Trico
Sizes: #18 - #26
Region: East, Southeast, Midwest
Trico
Sizes: #18 - #26
Region: West, Northwest, East, Southeast, Midwest
Water Boatman
Sizes: #8 - #16
Region: West, Midwest
Yellow Sally
Sizes: #12 - #18
Region: Northwest
Yellow Sally
Sizes: #12 - #18
Region: East, Southeast
Yellow Sally
Sizes: #12 - #18

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