FLYMPH FORUM

Hi All;

Found this site from all the Postings on FAOL and love what I've seen so far. I'm guessing the only major difference between a standard wet fly and flymph is the absence of a distinct wing.

I'm really getting into tying these delicate wee wet flies but, I'm a little confused as to what constitutes a "Flymph". so far I've seen flies called "flymphs","soft hackles", "wingless wets", "Spiders", "Crickets", "Water Crickets", and last but not least "Bloa". Are thest all "Flymphs" by a different name?

Wayneb

Welcome Wayneb
That's a heck of a question to answer. If I may, I think you should start off here---http://www.flymph.com/------I do know what causes a Flymph-------a person is bitten with a undetermined bug that will infect him or her, for the rest of your life , hopefully

Regards

John Dunn

Hi,
I'll try not to be overly long. A flymph is a wingless wet fly. The term "flymph" was coined by Leisenring's student and friend Vern Hidy to denote a fly that represents a half adult fly and half nymph. Or the fly going through a change from nymph to adult = emerging fly. Hidy was one of the first to recognize the importance of this stage or transitional period.

Hidy's flymphs were generally dubbed body flies with various soft-hackles used to represent both wing and legs.

Mark

Good job, Mark. I was trying to figure out how to say what you said in as few words. Perfect explanation.

EP

Hi Guys;

So a basic Flymph is a wet fly with a dubbed body and soft hackle collar??

What are all the other flies? Such as a soft hackle that consists of a silk body and soft hackle collar

What's a "water cricket, water spider. Bloa" are these all just names attached to a wet fly pattern?

Wayneb

wayneb wrote:...So a basic Flymph is a wet fly with a dubbed body and soft hackle collar??

Yes. At least, I'll gues so...

wayneb wrote:What are all the other flies? Such as a soft hackle that consists of a silk body and soft hackle collar?

Spiders, basically...

As mentined before, this is very helpfull: http://www.flymph.com/html/articles.html
Enjoy!

wayneb wrote:So a basic Flymph is a wet fly with a dubbed body and soft hackle collar??

That's how Hidy tied his flymphs. For purposes of this forum, "flymph" is probably defined as any wingless wet.

wayneb wrote: What are all the other flies? Such as a soft hackle that consists of a silk body and soft hackle collar

That would probably get called a spider, although it qualifies for this forum.

wayneb wrote:
What's a "water cricket, water spider. Bloa" are these all just names attached to a wet fly pattern?

"Bloa" is actually a color - specifically that of the sky on an overcast day.

Thanks Guys!

Wayneb

Here's more reading on the subject if you are interested.

http://globalflyfisher.com/patterns/flymphs/

http://www.flyanglersonline.com/

Mark

I would consider a flymph an emerger pattern in modern terms. Exactly what Mark stats, it represents the stage where the insect is emerging from it's nymphal shuck to become an adult. Don't forget about them Caddis, these work great for those too, not just mayflies.