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Nymphs work all year, and in all waters. Match them up with the emerger and adult forms

as you need complete coverage during all stages of a hatch.

A.P. Black -- This generic nymph pattern fills the need for a dark pattern in our line. Black gives the best silhouette in stained water.

Callibaetis Emerger --This nymph has an Evasote closed-cell foam wing case. This acts like a life jacket to keep it at or near the surface like the emerging mayfly. With this pattern, grease your leader and tippet to keep them from pulling it under.

Damsel, Floss Dark Olive -- At times this works better than damsel nymphs. A buddy claims "Check your box. The one you lack is the one that works best." When shorefishing use intermediate sinking lines to keep the fly below the surface yet suspended above the bottom. Retrieve in 2"-3" pulls, pause, and repeat.

Damsel, Adult Blue -- The damselfly hatch peaks many years at the summer solstice (June 21st) at 5000 foot elevation in the West. The higher you go the later it occurs, and it is earlier at lower elevations. If you see only blues, use that.
Other- wise, use the light olive -- see below.

Damsel, Adult Light Olive-- Immediately upon hatching the teneral adult is a light olive in color but the bright blue after a few days. The teneral stage is not the strong flier that the more mature blue is. Thus it is prone to be blown onto the surface and end up on the trout’s menu.

Damsel, Nymph -- If you know there are damsels, and see blue damsels in the air, but nothing much on the water, try this one. Use a long leader and sink the fly well until it hangs below the tip of your floating line. Then draw the fly in so it replicates the natural.

Flash Back, Olive -- A solid olive choice that, when the tail is wet and mats, works for a number of olive nymphs. It's a good dropper on a two fly cast ahead a Muddler or Wonder Minnow, as well.

Half Back -- A peacock herl fly that is used in the Northwest for lake fishing, but not bad as a stone fly nymph in flowing waters with darker stones.

Note: it's worked in saltwater for small reef fish in a pinch, too.

Hare's Ear -- Literally made from the fur of the Hare’s head. If you do not know what nymph to use you will not go far wrong if you tie on this rather untidy-looking nymph. Note: This is but one of a number of impressionistic flies that seem to look better in the stream than in the shop.

Hellgrammite, Black -- This bug has lots of detail and is not weighted so that it can be fished in shallower low water situations. It's not a bad fly below a "dropper Adams." Add weight to your line and it is effective in high fast water.

Helgramite, Brown -- This bug has lots of detail and is not weighted so that it can be fished in shallower low water situations. It's not a bad fly below a "dropper Adams." Add weight to your line and it is effective in high fast water.

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