I've been having a play with a nymph to see what happens when you put legs on one!

I made a standard hares ear type (I used squirrel though!) nymph with a 2.8mm Black Tungsten bead and added a couple of legs to put a bit of movement and silhouette into it.
I think it could have done with a bit more squirrel round the head.
The legs sat well behind the thorax and I think looked good in the end.

Now, to how it fishes!
I went out for a couple of hours last Sunday onto the River Colne on the Bull Hotel stretch at Fairford.
Damn cold it was, but the water was clear and running well.
Tried it on point with a small pink necked nymph on the dropper.
The fly did look good in the water and if putting a small amount of movement into the fly the legs 'jig' about.

after a couple of hours moving about to different swims I believe it could have done with a bigger bead to get it down but I did a get a couple of takes on it from small Grayling.

No conclusions on whether the legs are of much use. Will try again when the water is a little slower (if the rain ever stops!!).

And back to the bench to improve and add more weight.

Hey!!!
Iv'e started my first Blog! Not a clue what I'm supposed to do but it should be fun and I hope to show the world some of my Pathetic attempts at fly tying and will always welcome advice, as long as it does not involve doing things with my flies that require inserting them where the sun doesn't shine!