Euro jig nymph
French Nymph (Tungsten)
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A slim tungsten jig nymph in olive, grey or tan — the standard tool on French no-kill parcours, where the approach is upstream, the leader is long, and the whole point is to get a natural-looking nymph to a fish's exact depth before it arrives. The 2.8 mm bead sinks fast without becoming unmanageable.
Fish this when
French no-kill sections on the Nive tributaries, Ariège and Aspe — upstream or across, deep dead drift to known lies. The take shows as the leader checking or ticking upstream. React quickly.
Naturals it imitates
general nymph
olive nymph
Typical zone & fishable range
usually
Surface
Film
Subsurface
Deep
Setup sensitivity: medium
Included in packs
Euro point-fly packFrench nymph & perdigon