Salvation Nymph – 11/27/2025 Photo Album

What a discovery this fly has been. If you are interested in how I became acquainted with it, click on this link to my earliest post on the salvation nymph. This post contains a materials table and a description of the tying steps. The only modification that I implemented was to substitute UV resin over the wing case instead of clear nail polish. The salvation nymph continues to be a mainstay in my fly fishing arsenal. 2025 was not an exception, and I found it to be particularly effective when paired with an olive perdigon.

Refurbished Nymph

The originator of this fly named it the tungsten salvation nymph. Given my success when combined with a tungsten bead perdigon, I wonder if I should tie a few with tungsten copper beads to copy the original design. Certainly they would sink faster, and I could avoid the need for two nymphs which heightens the risk of tangles. Well, I did not implement this idea, and I completed my salvation tying, so I will revisit it next year.

Side View

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Unlike the hares ear nymph, the olive perdigon did not cut into my usage of the salvation nymph. Evidence of this was my shrinkage. I counted seventy-five in my various storage containers, so I approached the vise and churned out an additional twenty-five. The first seven were refurbishments of flies that lost legs or unraveled. In most cases I was able to salvage the abdomen construction and only needed to redo the thorax, legs and wing case.

Twenty-Five Salvations

I am ready for another season of casting the salvation nymph in western waters.