Nymph
Green Stonefly Nymph
NZ fast-water green stone
TroutSubsurface
Bright green stonefly nymph of New Zealand fast water; dead-drift deep.
Fish this when
On New Zealand's boulder-strewn freestone rivers year-round, dead-drifted deep through the broken pocket water and bouldery runs where the naturals cling.
Why it works
The bright green colouring matches a genuinely common resident of oxygenated fast water, so it reads as an everyday food item rather than a hatch-specific imitation.
Naturals it imitates
NZ green stonefly nymph
Typical zone & fishable range
usually
Surface
Film
Subsurface
Deep
Setup sensitivity: medium
Quick facts
Tying difficulty
Beginner-friendly