Mayfly Nymphs
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Alimony, Black
Alimony, BlackStarting at: $0.81
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Alimony, Brown
Alimony, BrownStarting at: $0.81
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Alimony, Green
Alimony, GreenStarting at: $0.81
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AP Beaver Nymph
AP Beaver Nymph: A great general nymph imitation, and a good darker colored Mayfly pattern. The dark wingcase and legs really make this pattern stand-out. An excellent choice for Trout.
Starting at: $0.81
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AP Beaver Nymph, Black
AP Beaver Nymph, BlackStarting at: $0.81
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Army Mayfly, PMD
A great mayfly nymph designed to be used during Pale Morning Dun hatches.Starting at: $1.07
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Baetis BWO Nymph
Baetis Nymph: This is a great Baetis (Blue Wing Olive) imitation. Blue Wing Olives are one of the most prevelant Mayflies, and hatch at various times throughout the year, making this an essential nymph for Trout.
Starting at: $0.81
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Baetis, Epoxy
Epoxy Baetis Nymph: This is a great Baetis (Blue Wing Olive) imitation. Blue Wing Olives are one of the most prevelant Mayflies, and hatch at various times throughout the year, making BWO patterns essential nymphs for Trout.
Starting at: $0.81
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Baetis, Glass Bead
Glass Bead Baetis: This is a great Baetis (Blue Wing Olive) imitation. Blue Wing Olives are one of the most prevelant Mayflies. This pattern can be fished dead drift like a nymph, or swing in the surface film like a traditional wet fly.
Starting at: $0.81
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Baetis, Mighty no bead
Mighty Baetis: A newer style Baetis pattern that serves as an excellent attractor pattern. Built in flash and legs help this pattern really get a Trout's attention.
Starting at: $0.81
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Baetis, Two Tone
Two Tone Baetis Nymph: A great Baetis imitation. The two tone color contrast helps this fly really stand out and give Trout something to key in on.
Starting at: $0.81
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Bar Emerger
Barr Ermerger. An all-time favorite that perfectly represents an emgerging nymph. A great choice to dead drift and an excellent searching pattern for Trout.
Starting at: $0.81
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Biot Nymph
Biot Nymph: A great general nymph pattern. This fly provides a similar profile to many Mayfly nymphs making it a great searching fly for Trout.
Starting at: $0.81
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Biot Nymph, Short
Short Biot Nymph: A great general nymph pattern. This fly provides a similar profile to many Mayfly nymphs making it a great searching fly for Trout. Tied on a shorter shank hook to better represent smaller nymphs.
Starting at: $0.81
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Bird's Nest, Improved
Improved Bird's Nest: An great general nymph pattern that can mimic anything from common Mayfly nymphs to a Caddis pupa. A time proven pattern that should be in any Trout fisherman's fly box.
Starting at: $0.81
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Black Drake Nymph
Black Drake NymphStarting at: $0.81
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Black Nymph
Black Nymph: A great general purpose that can mimic a vast a array of different nymphs from darker colored Mayflies to smaller Stoneflies. A good choice for Trout and Steelhead.
Starting at: $0.81
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Blue Quill Nymph
Blue Quill Nymph: The nymph verion of the Blue Quill, a common early season hatch on waters throughout the country. Even when Blue Quills are not active this is an excellent nymph as it looks similar to many types of Mayflies. My favorite nymph.
Starting at: $0.81
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Blue Quill, Western
Western Blue Quill Nymph: The nymph verion of the Blue Quill, a common early season hatch on waters throughout the country. Even when Blue Quills are not active this is an excellent nymph as it looks similar to many types of Mayflies.
Starting at: $0.81
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Blue Wing Olive, CDC Emerger
CDC Blue Wing Olive Emerger: This pattern perfectly mimics a hatching Baetis. The body is designed to sit down in the water, as the CDC holds the top above the water, and represents the emerging wing. Also, very effective fished dead drift.
Starting at: $0.81
Mayfly nymphs make up a major part of the insect life we fish for trout and other species alike. So, as all of us know the nymph is the stage of the insect that is still aquatic. Different than the mayfly dry fly these mayfly nymphs sometimes they have a bead and sometimes does not, but all versions are fished under the water in rivers and lakes. The more informative description of nymphs is as follows: A nymph is the immature form of an insect that undergoes incomplete metamorphosis. A nymph differs from a larva in that a nymph becomes an adult without first becoming a pupa and that a nymph typically resembles a smaller, wingless version of an adult, whereas a larva can differ radically from the corresponding adult form.
So, it’s easy to say not all insects go through a nymphal stage. But we still refer to them as nymphs, whether they are or not they are fished usually on a dead drift, others act as an emerging insect. Most mayfly nymphs fall into the aspect of being, swimmers, crawlers, borrowers, and finally clingers. Whereas a nymph chironomid flies have a life cycle of just larvae and pupa. In contrast to nymphs that develop on land, the aquatic young of dragonflies, damselflies, stoneflies, and mayflies are sometimes referred to and called naiads. Their metamorphosis is more complicated, involving a change to a different environment. The aquatic nymph has gills and other modifications for an aquatic existence. Nymphs are an important element in the food of trout and are imitated by mayfly nymph patterns in which fly fisherman use when nymph fishing for trout. The aquatic nymph at maturity floats to the surface or crawls out of the water, goes through its last molt and emerges as a winged adult.
Nymph chironomid flies are typically referred to as midge larvae and midge pupa patterns. They technically do not go through a nymphal stage in their life cycle. Even though most refer to nymph chironomid flies when trying to represent a midge in emergence they fall into a different category completely. Having a mayfly nymph fly such as the Pheasant Tail, Hares Ear and the Prince Nymph will cover a lot of profiles of your mayfly nymph at any given time. Every prolific fly box should have a good variation of the mayfly nymph and mayfly nymph fly patterns amongst their emerging form as well, this will able you to match the hatch and have successful days on most any river or lake you are fishing.
