FLY
Teeny Nymph
Teeny Nymph recipe
| Hook | Any Wet Fly Hook, Size #14-2 (Wholesale Fly Company M6, size #10 as tied) |
|---|---|
| Thread | 8/0 Veevus, White |
| Body | Cock Ringneck Pheasant Tail, 6-20+ fibers depending on hook size |
About this fly
The Teeny Nymph was first tied by Jim Teeny in May 1962, with its commercial availability in 1971. Initially designed for trout, it marked the start of Jim Teeny's fishing career and has since been credited with setting world fly fishing records. Jim Teeny himself has stated that he has not fished with any other fly since creating the Teeny Nymph (and its variants), underscoring its reliability and versatility. This pattern has been used successfully in various contexts, including tenkara fishing, and is noted for its ability to catch fish in diverse environments from mountain streams to large rivers. Jim Teeny often states that the Teeny Nymph catches fish in every water and every season, which seems to have some truth to it. Jim ties these using a variety of colors of thread and dyed pheasant tail, giving the pattern a rather unusual ability to imitate a wide variety of bugs. The possibilities are almost unlimited. For trout, recommended colors include Natural (Brown), Black, Caddis Green, Antique Gold, and Ginger. For salmon and steelhead, colors such as Fluorescent Pink, Ginger, Black, Fluorescent Green, Red, Purple, and Flame Orange are recommended. This pattern is deceptively simple, it's just thread and pheasant tail fibers. The most difficult part is tying the pheasant tail so that the barbs are the "correct" length at the end (they should just brush the point of the hook). I usually tie the original pattern in size #12-14 and use the "double" variant for larger sizes
Tied for: Trout (general)
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