When you arrive at the water’s edge for a day’s fly fishing and nothing appears to be happening on the surface what fishing fly should you use? Why not try an attractor nymph to start the day. Once you catch a fish you can then spoon the stomach and to find out what they have been eating. Then fish flies to match the local bottom dwelling insects. One of my attractor nymphs of choice is the Bitch Creek. It is tied with rubber legs that wiggle about and entice nearby trout. It sends out the message that this thing is alive and kicking. Because of the size of the fly the temptation for a substantial meal is normally not something the fish will let pass.

It looks very much like a Montana Stonefly nymph named after that large USA state. I class Montana flies as attractor flyfishing patterns as they don’t really look like the natural stone fly nymph, but they do catch fish. So why is this Montana nymph fly variation called Bitch Creek? I’m not 100% sure but my best guess is that it was named after the remote and difficult to get to Bitch Creek that flows through the American states of Idaho and Wyoming before joining the Teton river north of beautifully dramatic Grand Teton National Park. If you know the name of the fly’s designer send me an e-mail with his/her photograph please.