One Fly To Rule Them All - The Versatile, Humble, Effective and Dependable CK Nymph
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- Опубликовано: 23 сен 2023
- If a fly fisher was allowed to have only a dozen types of flies, or maybe a half a dozen or even perhaps only one; what fly would they choose?
If I had to choose one and only one fly, that fly would be versatile, humble, understated, impressionistic, effective, trustworthy, dependable, hardworking and easy to tie?
In this video, Andy Leitzinger talks about a most favorite, indispensable fly pattern, the CK Nymph.
To learn about the CK Nymph directly from its creator, Chuck Kraft, I’ve provided a link to his RUclips video where he talks about his fly.
• CK Nymph tied by Chuck...
Thank You Chuck! 
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Proof you dont need expensive tools to tie. Love your Thompson and non ceramic bobbin and hand whip finishing. Young tiers pay attention!
They probably won’t 🤣🫢😬🤷🏼♂️ found this refreshing bc I took a break of about 14 years and things have definitely evolved…..and there’s nothing wrong with that. Hopefully the new anglers/tyers learn and appreciate the history. It
Is a big part of it IMO.
Very happy to see another video. I love these! Thank you very much.
This is not only tying but also sharing all experience of angling! Thank you so much!
Interesting fly, excellent history and tying demonstration. Will definitely give this pattern a try. Thank You and Take Care
Another great video. I caught my first brookie on a CK nymph. It was introduced to me by Colby Trow at Mossy Creek Fly Shop. I haven’t fished it as much recently but this video reminds me to add more to my box and tie it on more often. Thank you.
I enjoy the music in your videos! My husband and I will be staying in Central PA for three weeks starting the end of April. Of course Pennsylvania is on our schedule. I will be tying up the CK nymph to carry in my boxes. Thank you for sharing your vast knowledge, it is deeply appreciated.
Thanks for this vid. I tied up 4 size 12s but had no mallard for tails so used golden pheasant tippets instead. That was the only change.
Went out for my first outing of the trout season here in New Zealand on our local braided river the Wairau River here in Marlborough.
Injuries and surgery have kept me away from the river so I was keen to see if I could cast still let alone try this pattern. Found a driveable 4WD access, set up, walked up to a likely riffle, cast to test the shoulder and cast again to hook up on a fat little 3lb sea run hen brown trout.
Landing the fish proved firstly my shoulder wasn’t ready yet but also this pattern is excellent.
I’m looking forward to trying it upriver on our larger resident brown trout when I’m more healed than I am now.
Thanks again for sharing this pattern.
That is so cool that the CK Nymph delivered your first trout of the season on the Wairau! I say at times that a trout is a trout. But some of the big browns taken on that river seem otherworldly. Hope your shoulder heals and you can return to the river.
Andy Leitzinger
I tie mine with a tungsten or brass bead. Sometimes with tail, sometimes not - can't say I've noticed a huge difference one way or the other. Using it with a dry has been very effective in my area. When nothing else is working, I usually will go with one of these.
Just found your video last night and had to tie it this morning! Easy fly to dress and I will be seeing if it works as well as it looks here in the Pacific Northwest. Going to tie a half dozen now but had to let you know my thanks right now.👍👍👍
I am returning to fly fishing after a long hiatus. Also I am doing my best to learn how to tie flies. Your presentation is the best I have watched on RUclips. I appreciate your background comments, detailed materials discussion and clear assembly demo. Cudos on the quality of audio and the video. Needless to say, I am now subscribed to your channel. I will be acquiring some of these flies and heading to the AuSable river ASAP.
Robert,
Thanks for the feedback. Which Ausable? New York or Michigan? Let me know how your fishing was?
@@apennsylvaniajournalwithan9866 l live about an hour drive south of Grayling Michigan which is near the headwaters of both the AuSable and the Manistee rivers. Lucky me!
Stream trout season is mostly on hold until next spring but I can concentrate on Steelhead and Salmon in miles of rivers that remain open year round. Life is good.
@@apennsylvaniajournalwithan9866 I fished the Ausable in NY quite a bit when I was a kid. Lived about 2 hours from it and would go a few times a year with my Dad. Got to meet Fran Betters in his shop and watch him tie some flies. This was back in the mid 90s. Now I'm near Durango CO. Pretty nice spot for flyfishing
I was just wondering the other day when you might post again. Great video and thanks for sharing. I may have to tie a few of these up if I can ever find the time.
THANK YOU FOR THE QUICK AND EASY NYMPH PATTERN .I TIED A FEW TO START AND I WILL ADD MORE AS I GO .THANX AGAIN FROM CALGARY, ALBERTA CANADA. THIGHT LINES !👍
You are welcome.
Very interesting fly...i've tied a couple and now waiting for the waters to reside a bit so I can give them a try. I was the one asking about the "no refusal" emerger in one of your other videos. Hoping that fly might make the next tying video?? Thanks for the great information. I really appreciate when those that have great knowledge and experience are willing to share it....thats not always the case in the fly fishing world!
Just about to tie up a few for my first day on the Waioeka River down under in NZ. Thanks for the informative video. I haven't been in your neck of the woods since 1980 while on a 10K bicycling journey but certainly treasure the Eastern US and all the wonderful people I met. Kindest Regards!
Enjoy your spring opener! We are looking at winter coming just around the corner.
Love this video! man it brought the feels! I have tied at this time, 14 months into tying, hundreds of flies, over a thousand I'm sure. That said I have 1 fly that I fish nearly every time I go out, that fly I dont think has a name, Its squirrel dubbed onto a hook with a silver bead, silver wire, and orange collar. I have flies I've never touched after taking them off the vice, and ones i've fished until they fall apart. That would be this one.
Will try this next Season in NW Michigan
Thank You Much 🎉
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Wow! Thank you.
I can't believe how this person came up with such a thing
Looks Like My First Thompson A Vise? I graduated up to a Renzetti Apprentice. Plus my original Hackle Pliers! Started tying at 12. I'll be 70 in November. They might even take it as a cased caddis too. I will try these! Thanks!
Cool fly. Will work well here in NZ. Good imitation of a sandy cased caddis nymph
I like to put a coat of Sally Hansen over the body prior to winding the peacock hurls, in effect gluing them in place! I also add a counter wrap a strand of copper wire from an old kettle cord thru the hackle to reinforce it prior to trimming it. This will make your fly last much longer!
Mike,
I’ll try that variation.
Thanks
That box is sick!
That is a Rex K Richardson Chest Utility Box. My box is one of the last such boxes made by Rex Richardson himself shortly before he died. I've had it for probably close to 30 years. Thankfully, these boxes are still being made. They can be made to order. Here is a link if you are interested.
www.chestflybox.com/
Thanks
Andy Leitzinger
Thanks for sharing. I’ve never heard of this nymph pattern; I’ll have to look in my books. It almost looks like a miniature Wooly Bugger but with the hackle trimmed.
Tiers have forgotten about the Wooly Worm. Very similar and a great fly in its own right
An effective fly sure i may have read the same article as you. As i recall the body was black chenille and there was a grey version as well. Tks 😊
Chuck Kraft had several only need one flies, the Kreelex may be the only streamer, the Floating Kreelex the only top water "popper", and his Crawdad be the only crayfish pattern. Sadly he passed in March of 2020.
Sorry to hear that Chuck has passed away. Here’s to Chuck and his great fly!
Great show thanks! Ok, can that fly storage box you have still be bought???
My #1 fly is the Mosquito. Mosquitos are out year-round and it never fails when the fish are biting.
Pretty close. It would be the Wooly Worm for me! And a Royal Coachman!😳 I’ll certainly tie this!!!
Never a bad idea to have another tool in your toolbox.
Your list of traits for the most versatile fly reminded me of the Boy Scout oath from when I was young 😂
Very true!!
Interesting.....I fish warm water and I tie and fish a fly very similar though I had never heard of the CK nymph. I sometimes use a orange dub body weighted and unweighted. I also use a squirrel tail for a wing on a 10 hook for smb and all species of gill. No carp in my waters but I believe it will work well for them as well
1 fly for me in the Delaware/Beaverkill system in the Catskills. Size 22 BWO with a cdc wing. Caught more fish on that than just about all the others combined.
With a recipe calling for peacock herl, mallard/wood duck and grizzly hackle what more could you ask for?
I used this fly a lot growing up. My dad ties them.
Hi , did i miss it , what size hook are you using in this vid please, thank you ,David.
I would have to pick a soft hackle. I can fish it in so many different ways. Hands down, my favorite.
I do love using soft hackles, especially during a hatch of mayfly duns or caddis.
Nice pattern. I’m going to give to a “Euro flair” and tie it on a jig hook with slotted tungsten bead. Do you see a need for reinforcing the hackle/peacock herl with thin wire/mono? Keep the great content coming! 👏
Geoffrey,
I’ve never used wire to reinforce the peacock herl and have never had too much trouble with the fly falling apart. I start the wind closer to the butt end where the feather is strongest.
Move on to 8:27 for fly tying.
Where did you get that fly box?!?
wolly buggers. i don't trout fish much, but smallmouth,large mouth bass, and most any outher fish i catch. second choice glouser, third would be royal coachman. Papa wishing you well 😊
The box is a Richardson chest fly box. Do a search
GREAT VIDEO....
my only question is, WHERE did you get that fly box??
Nicholas,
That is a Rex K Richardson Chest Utility Box. My box is one of the last such boxes made by Rex Richardson himself shortly before he died. The original design was called a Fye Box and could be purchased at tackle shops in Central Pennsylvania. I inherited my first Fye Box from my grandfather. It was a 3 drawer silver aluminum box. I needed more space and I eventually tracked Rex down in Osceola Mills, PA and ordered the box I currently use. I've had it for probably close to 30 years. Thankfully, these boxes are still being made. They can be made to order by contacting this website:
www.chestflybox.com/
Thanks
Andy Leitzinger
@@apennsylvaniajournalwithan9866
Thank you very much. Beautiful box.
Hey Andy what is the name of that old fly box you have Thanks
Louis,
That is a Rex K Richardson Chest Utility Box. My box is one of the last such boxes made by Rex Richardson himself shortly before he died. The original design was called a Fye Box and could be purchased at tackle shops in Central Pennsylvania. I inherited my first Fye Box from my grandfather. It was a 3 drawer silver aluminum box. I needed more space and I eventually tracked Rex down in Osceola Mills, PA and ordered the box I currently use. I've had it for probably close to 30 years. Thankfully, these boxes are still being made to order by a guy in Bellefonte, PA.
www.chestflybox.com/
Thanks,
Andy Leitzinger
I love that multi-level metal fly box. What kind is that?
Thomas, that is a Rex K Richardson Chest Utility Box. My box is one of the last such boxes made by Rex Richardson himself shortly before he died. The original design was called a Fye Box and could be purchased at tackle shops in Central Pennsylvania. I inherited my first Fye Box from my grandfather. It was a 3 drawer silver aluminum box. I needed more space and I eventually tracked Rex down in Osceola Mills, PA and ordered the box I currently use. I’ve had it for probably close to 30 years. Thankfully, these boxes are still being made. They can be made to order by
www.chestflybox.com/
Thanks
Andy Leitzinger
cant get this nymoh in UK :-{
I'm going up to penns the first week of may.what flys would you carry on that date
I recommend having these patterns available at that time.
March Brown Dun (parachute) #10-12
March Brown Nymph #10-12
March Brown Spinner #10-12
Hendrickson Dun (parachute) # 14
Hendrickson Emergers and nymphs # 14
Hendrickson Spinner #14
Tan or brown Elk or Deer Hair Caddis #16-14
Caddis Pupa (such as a sparkle pupa)
Blue Quill Dun # 18
Soft Hackles #16-14
Blue Winged Olive Duns and Emergers #20-18
Sulphur Duns and Emergers #16-14 (a bit early but you may see the start of the hatch)
Hares Ear wet fly and nymphs #12-15
Pheasant Tail nymphs of various sizes
Assorted bead head nymphs
Bring a wading staff at all times on Penns!
Good Luck!
@@apennsylvaniajournalwithan9866 I have a hard time with a wading stick
What's your march brown nymph
Do you have a march brown nymph
i would probably choose the flashback english PT or thin mint
mine is a modified hornberg
Interesting fly ... Have you tried them on Brook Trout ?
Do you ever fish valley anymore?
I do fish Valley. But not as much as I did 30 years ago when I was younger and lived a few miles from the stream.
Can it applied to smallmouth?
Yes they do work on Smallmouths. However the Smallmouth hookups on the CK nymphs were incidental when I was targeting trout. I do fish smallmouth as well. So you gave me an idea to tie very large CK nymphs say # 6 or # 8 and use them on the river. Thanks!
Absolutely.....I add a squirrel tail wing and the smb take it as a crawdad. I mostly fish this and a yellow spider in my small warmwater creeks. Orange dub body is great too. Size 10
Mine is a black nomad.
Have a couple thousand but use only a half dozen.
I like this guy I like his presentation, but I don’t appreciate the music. It’s just strange the whole program - - I don’t know why it is some of these people in the Fly fishing industry feel they have to have loud music playing which almost drowned out what they have to say. I’m not proofing this so there will be type of graphical errors, but I want to get it out. John IFFF MCI
That's a a wooly with a haircut.
That's just a Griffith's Gnat with a tail
Tim. You are spot on. Except for size and the fact the CK is meant to sink. In an earlier version of this video I drew that comparison, but I took it out. BTW , the Griffith Gnat is my go to midge pattern. Great fly. Beats most other midges in most situations.
Man!!! Get rid of that music!!! Makes it very hard to hear or enjoy your otherwise good video.. thank you.
Couldn't agree more. Irritating. Can't watch.
I agree. Who do you want to hear?
Totally annoying music and unnessary
I think the music is great, very relaxing, nicely done!
This is unwatchable. The music is to loud.
Excellent presentation. I did not know about this fly, but I am heading to my bench to tie a few. I agree with @glanndotter5065; nice comment. Thanks for the knowledge, Chuck.