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Yes, a B Creek nymph. One of the most effective large nymphs ever, right up there with a black wooly worm, which simulates a similar range of large nymphs. Stone fly country, a rocky bank, a little bit of current. Toss one out, and if he's there, a brown trout will pound it. They can't resist it. The fly's namesake, B Creek, by the way, was Joe Brooks favorite trout stream. In 1974, I got a flat tire on a sharp rock on the dirt road up along it. There was a good looking run right handy, so putting on the spare could wait. Three fat browns 16" to 18" couldn't wait more than a split second after I chunked one into a little foamy pool where I spied stonefly casings all over the rocks surrounding it. Bass like them also, but I rarely fish them in water that contains both browns and smallmouths, as the bass usually get there first, the brown trout being a little more deliberate before he decides to slaughter a big ugly black fly.