I recently wrote a fishing column in the Boulder Daily Camera about the Superfly contest in Gunnison.  Last month one of the two flies I was permitted to use was featured in the Front Range Anglers Newsletter.  In the article I talked briefly about the second fly indicating it had produced fish all summer.  I’d didn’t get to use it in the contest because I lost it on the first fish I hooked.  On the day prior to the contest it took 18 fish.

Anyway, a number of people have asked me about the pattern.  It’s a beadhead nymph that I call the Brightboy.  It’s incredibly simple to tie and it has worked very well on every stream that I’ve tried it.  I just use it in one size, 16 , tied on a heavy wire hook with a tungsten or regular nickel bead. I’ve tried a lot of different shades but olive seems to work the best for me.

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