Crystal Serendipity

Description

The crystal serendipity is another one of those nymph patterns that you just can’t be without when fishing the Madison River.  This variation is tied just like the infamous three dollar dip, but with pearl tinsel  for the body instead of the traditional danville brown thread.  One of the most common questions we get in regards to this pattern, or any serendipity variation for that matter, is what it is supposed to imitate.  We’re still not quite sure, but what we do know is that it tends to produce on this river throughout the entire year.  We have had great success fishing the crystal serendipity during caddis, mayfly, and midge hatches and we think that it’s just the reflective properties of the body material that give the illusion of an emerging insect more than anything. The only difference between the traditional crystal serendipity and the ones we carry in the shop is that Kelly adds one strand of pearl krystal flash on each side of the head.  We feel that this further enhances the idea of an emerging insect, and it seems to work even better than the original.  The crystal serendipity is available in size 16 and 18, and both sizes certainly deserve a few slots in your nymph box if you plan on hitting the Madison.