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Kemp Bug
Posted: Thu Mar 09, 2023 10:31 am
by nfrechet
Kemp Bug
Winged Wet Fly
Tail - Peacock herl
Ribbing - Copper wire
Body - Peacock herl
Hackle - Brown hen
Wing - Grizzly hackle tips
Re: Kemp Bug
Posted: Thu Mar 09, 2023 6:35 pm
by letumgo
Awesome! I’ve got to give these a try…and a swim.
Thanks for sharing Norm.
Re: Kemp Bug
Posted: Sat Apr 29, 2023 6:16 pm
by tworod
Great looking wet fly iteration of the original nymph shown here.
As a nymph it was an excellent producer in Yellowstone Park and the surrounding environs. I think it represented both a stonefly and the large gray drakes that are found in the Park's streams.
Re: Kemp Bug
Posted: Sun Apr 30, 2023 8:55 am
by Fishnkilts
tworod wrote: ↑Sat Apr 29, 2023 6:16 pm
Great looking wet fly iteration of the original nymph shown here.
As a nymph it was an excellent producer in Yellowstone Park and the surrounding environs. I think it represented both a stonefly and the large gray drakes that are found in the Park's streams.
What sizes would you recommend for the Yellowstone area?
Re: Kemp Bug
Posted: Mon May 01, 2023 9:18 am
by tworod
My best sizes were 6 thru 10. These would be on either 1XL or 3XL long hooks, Mustad 3906B or 9672.
Use it all over the Park but it is especially effective in meadow waters like the Madison, Gibbon, Firehole.
The larger sizes are good in the riffle areas and that's where I believe fish take it for a stonefly nymph.
Re: Kemp Bug
Posted: Mon May 01, 2023 7:59 pm
by dj1212
tworod wrote: ↑Mon May 01, 2023 9:18 am
My best sizes were 6 thru 10. These would be on either 1XL or 3XL long hooks, Mustad 3906B or 9672.
Use it all over the Park but it is especially effective in meadow waters like the Madison, Gibbon, Firehole.
The larger sizes are good in the riffle areas and that's where I believe fish take it for a stonefly nymph.
I think, at least the original nymph, might work for an Isonychia nymph also. IMHO
Doug J.
Re: Kemp Bug
Posted: Wed May 03, 2023 7:23 am
by tworod
I have no experience with Isonychia. Where do you find them?
Re: Kemp Bug
Posted: Sat May 27, 2023 12:58 pm
by DarrellP
This looks like a great stillwater fly. I will try it.