A.P. Black

Created by André Puyans

HOOK: TMC 3761, sizes 10-18 THREAD: Black TAIL: Dark moose RIB: Copper wire BODY: Black Haretron WINGCASE: Dark moose THORAX: Same as body LEGS: Same as wingcase HEAD: Same as body

Uses

The "A. P." in this fly's name could stand for either "All Purpose" or the inventor, André Puyans. A generic nymph, it looks like a lot of things that live underwater and get eaten by trout. You can weight the fly with lead under the body or with a beadhead.

 
The A. P. Black is a variation of the more general A. P. Nymph. It is used as a general searching nymph. In sizes 8-10 it imitates the Isonychia nymph, an uncommon hatch that can be locally important.

How to Fish

In rivers, use the indicator, tight line, rising nymph, or shallow nymph presentations. In lakes, the count-down-and-retrieve or slow retrieve presentations are most useful.