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.

Variations

The A. P. Pheasant uses pheasant tail fibers for the tail and peacock herl for the body/thorax/head.

The A. P. Black is often used to imitate Isonychia nymphs. Vary the colors and size to match the nymphs of other aquatic nymphs.

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.

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