Steel Back Nymphs
Custom Made Flyfishing Nymphs By Renowned NZ Fishing Guide Alan Campbell
“SO GOOD THEY MAY HAVE TO BE BANNED!”
As a professional fishing guide, (since 1995) and specialising in sight fishing, I get to see at first hand how trout react to presented flies. Sometimes the pattern is less of a factor than the actual drift, depth etc. but when a good drift at the right depth doesn’t produce a reaction then it’s time to change your fly!
I have fished nearly exclusively with my SBN’s since 2010 safe in the knowledge that only a handful of anglers are using them and, more importantly, because they are absolutely lethal! I have seen brown trout refuse to take a size #18 hare’s ear nymph only to grab a similar size SBN after a change of flies. Of course, if you have already caught that trout recently, you are going to need to change your pattern no matter what fly was used.
Come and join the exclusive steelback club!
THE SBN SUB-MERGER
New Flies
Proven Winners
Newest Flies
SBN Submerger (poly version) dark
- BODY: dark colour squirrel or rabbit dubbing
- THORAX: dark colour squirrel or rabbit dubbing
- Abdomen: polystyrene bead enclosed in plastic film
- HOOK: TMC 921
- SIZES: #14, #16, #18
SBN Submerger
- BODY: Squirrel dubbing
- THORAX: Plastic bubble and squirrel dubbing
- HOOK: TMC 200R
- SIZES: #18, #20, #22
SBN Submerger (poly version) light
- BODY: light colour squirrel or rabbit dubbing
- THORAX: light colour squirrel or rabbit dubbing
- Abdomen: polystyrene bead enclosed in plastic film
- HOOK: TMC 921
- SIZES: #14, #16, #18
SBN Orange
- BODY: Synthetic dubbing
- THORAX: CDC orange
- STEELBACK: Matte Orange epoxy finish.
- Size #16 shown.
SBN Yellow
- BODY: Synthetic dubbing
- THORAX: CDC yellow
- STEELBACK: Matte yellow epoxy finish.
- Size #16 shown.
SBN Pink
- BODY: Synthetic dubbing
- THORAX: CDC pink
- STEELBACK: Matte pink epoxy finish.
- Size #16 shown.
SBN White
- BODY: Synthetic dubbing
- THORAX: CDC white
- STEELBACK: Matte white epoxy finish.
- Size #16 shown.
Proven Performers
SBN002
- BODY: Rabbit/hare dubbing
- THORAX: Rabbit/hare dubbing
- STEELBACK: matte straw colour
- SIZE #16 shown.
SBN003
- BODY: Mustard coloured synthetic dubbing with stainless wire rib.
- THORAX: synthetic dubbing mix with fine rubber legs.
- TAIL: ginger hackle fibres
- STEELBACK: Matte with mustard colour epoxy finish
- SIZE #16 shown
SBN010
- BODY: silver copper wire
- THORAX: synthetic dubbing with super fine rubber legs
- STEELBACK: matte with brown epoxy finish
- Size #16 shown
SBN011
- BODY: Synthetic dubbing
- THORAX: seals fur
- TAIL: bright red hackle fibres
- STEELBACK: Matte red
- Size #18 shown.
SBN013
- BODY: yellow copper wire,
- THORAX: synthetic dubbing with super fine rubber legs
- STEELBACK: Yellow mustard
- Size #16 shown
SBN014
- BODY: copper wire,
- THORAX: synthetic dubbing with super fine rubber legs
- STEELBACK: matte with dark brown epoxy finish
- Size #16 shown
SBN020
- BODY: yellow ice dubbing with stainless wire rib.
- THORAX: synthetic dubbing with super fine rubber legs
- STEELBACK: Light yellow
- Size #16 shown.
SBN031
- BODY: green/black tinsel or scudback (depending on size) with stainless wire rib.
- THORAX: hare’s ear.
- STEELBACK: matte black.
- Size #16 shown
SBN032
- BODY: violet pearl scudback with stainless wire rib.
- THORAX: synthetic dubbing with krystal flash legs.
- STEELBACK: matte with purple epoxy finish.
- Size #16 shown
SBN040
- BODY: orange fluo bright edge with stainless wire rib.
- THORAX: synthetic dubbing with super fine rubber legs.
- STEELBACK: matte with purple epoxy finish.
- Size #18 shown
SBN041
- BODY: yellow fluo bright edge with stainless wire rib.
- THORAX: synthetic dubbing with super fine rubber legs.
- STEELBACK: matte with olive epoxy finish.
- Size #16 shown.
SBN050
- BODY: black tying thread/stainless wire rib.
- THORAX: ultra thin rubber legs/synthetic dubbing.
- STEELBACK: Black epoxy over matt stainless steel.
- Size #16 shown.
SBN051
- BODY: dark brown tying thread/stainless wire rib.
- THORAX: ultra thin rubber legs/synthetic dubbing.
- STEELBACK: dark brown epoxy over matte stainless steel.
- Size #16 shown.
SBN052
- BODY: tan tying thread/stainless wire rib.
- THORAX: ultra thin rubber legs/synthetic dubbing.
- STEELBACK: tan epoxy over matte stainless steel.
- Size #16 shown.
SBN Kit
10 pre-soldered hooks and 10 stainless steel backs per kit.
