rw wrote:

As an exception, rubber legs on a stonefly or salmonfly nymph look
pretty good to my eye.

Some good patterns have rubber legs. Bitch Creeks, rubber-legged stones.
I think they are woirth it if you fish water that has lots of stoneflies.

I don't like bead heads, either. They're only good, IMO, for adding
weight. I'd rather add my own weight in the amount I want. Also, I want
the nymph to float *above* the weight. That's why I like to use Frog's
Fanny or the much cheaper hydrophobic Cabosil in the dubbing.

I like bead heads. I use them a lot, especially as a dropper attached to
dry fly.


I tie my nymphs in a minimalist style. YMMV.


I like to as well, but I don;t think that the bead heads or rubber legs
overly complicate a pattern.

Tim Lysyk