How to tie a Dragon Fly Nymph

The nymph needs to be understood by the fly fisher. Dragonfly nymphs are found in most lakes, ponds and the still waters or rivers, and provide a big juicy meal for trout.
Rivers and lakes with a good dragonfly population will often grow some large trout. If you fly fish this kind of venue you need to have a dragonfly nymph in your fly box.
Dragonfly nymphs are between one and two inches long and will hide amid the bottom silt and vegetation. With some of the silt and debris attached to their bodies they are often the same colour as their surroundings.
Others will hide on twigs or branches in the water waiting for lunch to drift by. They eat mayfly nymphs, water beetles, leeches, mosquito larvae, other small insects and even small trout fry.
Dragonflies will stay in the nymph stage from between three to five years.
Trout will happily munch on these year round.

[@titodentella3964]

muy buena todas las moscas, te sigo desde hace unos meses y aprendo mucho con tus atados. Felicitaciones desde ARGENTINA!!!!!!!

[@lindsayiflyfish]

Gracias a mi amigo, me alegro de que están disfrutando de los vídeos.

[@johnshand6176]

Excellent pattern and presentation.

[@lindsayiflyfish]

Thanks buddy.

[@fliesbychris]

That one looks pretty cool Lindsay!! Good tutorial!! 👍 Stay safe ATB Chris.

[@lindsayiflyfish]

Thanks Chris.

[@davidfraser4083]

Superb fly Lindsay. I'll tie some today in anticipation of getting out next week. Big Davie

[@lindsayiflyfish]

Tight lines when you get out pal.

[@duderoony]

Tied tie one as we went along. Didn’t come out too bad! lol. Thank you for another one dude.

[@lindsayiflyfish]

Welcome as ever buddy.

[@louisaziz1235]

What a beauty! Well done. A few questions. Can there be different variations of the dragonfly nymphs using different colors and hook sizes? Also, what is generally the best thread size to use

[@lindsayiflyfish]

Absolutely, Black and brown are both good. You can get away with using 6/0 on a big fly like this pal.

[@fernandomiron7557]

👍👍👍👍🇪🇸

[@lindsayiflyfish]

Cheers pal.