Gold head nymph
A golden-headed nymph is a fishing lure made from feathers or synthetic materials , which is supposed to imitate an insect larva living on the bottom of the water . So that the bait can be fished close to the bottom and stays there, a small golden pearl, the gold head, is pushed onto the hook during its production (so-called tying ).
The golden head nymph is particularly good at fishing for trout and grayling , but roach , perch , chub and barbel can also be outwitted every now and then.
Due to their small size and light weight, gold headed nymphs are mostly fished with a fly rod , but assemblies with Tyrolean woods are also popular and catchy.
When fishing with a golden-headed nymph, a bite indicator in the form of a piece of floating plastic made more visible with luminous paint is often clamped onto the line to show the angler that a fish has bitten the bait, which is usually drifting downstream. The bite indicator signals this by stopping in the current, a short jerk or even a snap in a lateral direction or upstream. In any case, the angler needs a good eye and has to fish with high concentration in order to be able to set the first strike at the right time, as the fish usually notice the fraud quickly and spit out the bait after a split second.
In addition to natural materials such as B. hare or rabbit fur and feathers of various bird species also synthetic fabrics.
The eponymous gold heads are usually made of brass. In order to reach fish located in deeper sections of water, the significantly denser tungsten has established itself as a material for making the heads in recent years .
Web link
- Wolfgang Fabisch: Tips and tricks for fishing and tying, section bite indicator