Nymph Fishing

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Nymphs are aquatic insects that are still in their underwater stage, not having reached their adult, or flying, stage of life yet.

Trout have a diet that consists primarily of sub-surface insects (nymphs).

A key to successful nymphing is being able to know how to get your nymph pattern to the right depth. There for it is important to make accurate casts, so as to allow the nymph to sink to the right depth where you believe the fish may be is! Roger Davies Flybox

Flyfishing: The term "Nymph" is often used to describe a wide variety of sub-surface insect imitations. Mayflies, Caddisflies and Diptera are common aquatic insects imitated by nymphs. Good examples would be standards such as the Pheasant Tail Nymph or the Prince Nymph, to newer patterns like the Copper John or the Midgling. Nymph fishing involves fishing these patterns under the surface of the water.

A variety of methods can be used to present nymphs at various water depths. Greased-line nymphing involves applying a floatant to part of the leader to allow the fly to drift only a short distance below the surface. A dropper can be fished off of a dry fly to present both dry and wet patterns. Tight line nymphing employs short casting distances with lots of weight to allow an angler to fish pockets of water effectively. And indicator nymphing uses some kind of buoyant material that serves as a float under which a fixed length of leader with weight and flies allows for controlled drifts and strike detection.