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.