Black Devil Nymph

Fishing Tips

Among the anglers on my Whitewater stretch at Bramshill, this nymph was a legend and I gave many away. It was named by a Scottish friend, when I fished as his guest on the Avon at Amesbury. That day I could not help catching on it. I walked up to my friend, who had been casting to a rising fish for 15 minutes, changing flies constantly. He suggested I had a go, cast above it, but wide, letting it run down before a recast, the trout turned and chased the fly downstream and hooked itself. John moaned, "What fly was that, the Black Devil I suppose?" All in the best Scottish accent of course. John tied up some replicas, but he is a much better tyer than me and they were too neat, my rough ones worked much better.

Creator of this trout fly: Ken Joslin

This trout fly is designed on and fished on Rivers & Stream,

Pattern Dressings

When should I fish with the Black Devil Nymph?

This graph shows trends of when fly fisherman use the Black Devil Nymph to fish with and what hooks are most popular throughout the fly fishing season.