Nymphs and Bugs cover a large group of patterns designed either to give the impression of something alive and potentially edible to the fish or specifically to imitate an aquatic creature such as a shrimp.
Others are tied to represent the various stages such as larvae, pupae or nymphs which make up the life cycles of aquatic insects including midges, damselflies and caddisflies. Many nymph and bug patterns are tied with weighted bodies to help them sink.
This heavily-weighted pattern imitates a caddis larva complete with its case.
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Developed by Terry Griffiths, this is a good general representation of an olive damsel fly nymph.
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This Charles Jardine pattern is an impressionistic representation of an olive damselfly nymph.
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This simple bug-looking fly is a good suggestion of something alive and edible.
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Designed by American fly-tying legend Dave Whitlock, the Fox Squirrel Nymph is a good general pattern and may be taken for a damselfly nymph.
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With its peacock hearl body this general nymph pattern works well on small lakes and reservoirs.
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