"Tim Lysyk" wrote in message
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riverman wrote:
Certain mayfly nymph patterns insist on three tails. Has anyone done an
experiment where they have tied up several identical patterns, differing
only in the number of tails, and fished them in the same water? I'm
wondering if it really makes any difference at all.

--riverman


Not sure I would really care too much about how many tails a nymph pattern
has. If the live mayfly nymph is a swimmer, the tails will get pressed
together as it swims anyway. For the imitations, I tend to use hackle
fibres, antron, or pheasant tail fibres.

I am more inclined to worry about tails on a dryfly pattern if I am trying
to imitate an adult that sits on the surface of the water as the tails can
make an impression in the surface film that is likley visible to the
trout.

Good catch...I meant dry patterns. I had just been looking at that Japanese
site Willi posted and 'nymph' was in my brain.

--riverman