Ernie. (winter fly concoction)

[NickConwall]

Nothing special really, My goal was to create something B&W as well as something that resembles both the big fat wax worms I see guys using as well was some sort of stonefly/nymph with some movement in the quiet waters found this time of year. I called this guy "Ernie" as I hooked 2 nice sized Browns at a certain LO trib bearing his best friends name back to back using this same fly (thus the sorta beat-up look of it)
After wrapping an orvis Stonefly hook with some lead I first tied on 2 small pieces of Ph. rump marabou for a tail and then tied on some off-white yarn, unwrapped it & mixed in a little dry-fly dubbing of both spiky light tan & a bit of yellow, re-spun the yarn and wrapped tightly in an effort to get the grubby like segments you see on wax worms and the like, the legs are Ph. rump tail feathers and the back is B&W Ph. Tail and capped off with a black bead head to help it get down.
Comments & Critiques are more than welcome, although this one is sorta simple it took me awhile and is way better than the others I have tried to make so any tips or tricks are more than welcome. Thanks!

[AdamWellington]

That fly looks great! I like the hackle tips pointing out over the bead, that will keep them out away from the body when in the water. The segmentation on the body is great, the yarn/dubbing technique is a winner in the water.

As for critique, and this is a personal opinion as the fly obviously works, I would either go with more tailing fibers or just get rid of them because I cant see 2 fibers being that visible when wet. Also, I would make the fly a bit thicker, possible just taper the body thicker and have a fat thorax. This pattern would probably work with a skinny and thick body variation, based on conditions. I seem to just oversize the bodies on my nymphs.

I will be adding a fly like this to my box in the near future... Thanks for the inspiration.

[k clancy]

genghis, if it works don't f*&# with it. this fly looks kinda like a stonefly nymph, they are very useful on winter trouts, if a white body makes it easier for the fish to see it, great.