Nymphs
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The word nymph has of course two fly fishing meanings. The first is “Juvenile, sexually immature stage of certain insects, usually similar to the adult in form, and which require an intermediate stage before becoming an adult. Mayflies, Caddis flies, Dragonflies, Damselflies, Stone flies and Midges are all insects that spend part of their life cycle in the water and have a nymph stage.” The second which is flies tied to the first i.e. “the nymphal stage of an insects life cycle.I have narrowed down the selection of nymphs that I carry to the list below’.
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{{+1}}Fuzzy nymph{{-1}}
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This is just a great all round nymph and it's definitely worth dedicating on row in your nymph fly box to a selection of flies in this pattern. I certainly use it to make sure that I have flies in two sizes covering those colours such as claret or olive that I don't use very much but I want represented in my fly box. Whilst this nymph is not tied to represent the nymphal (sub imago or pupa) stage of any specific insect it is a good buggy looking fly and readily accepted by trout.{{end}}
Last Updated: January 1, 2011
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{{+1}}Black and peacock{{-1}}
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Spider type flies like the Black and Peacock are very buggy and suggestive flies. Weather being used as a polaroiding fly, a static wet, one of the flies in a team of loch style flies, or a fly to cover rising fish spider type soft hackle flies may be taken as a snail, submerged beetle, drowned terrestrial, diving beetle or even a corixia. Alternatively the fish may just pick them up because of the movement of the soft hackle or the suggestive buggy nature of the overall shape.{{end}}
{{+1}}Black & peacock{{-1}}
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Flies that represent spiders and beetles are very buggy and suggestive flies. Weather being used as a polaroiding fly, a static wet, one of the flies in a team of loch style flies, or a fly to cover rising fish spider type soft hackle flies may be taken as a snail, submerged beetle, drowned terrestrial, diving beetle or even a carixia.{{end}}