How to Tie the AP Black Beaver

Producer: Savage Flies

Created by Andy Puyan in the 1960s, the AP Black Beaver is one of a series of several highly effective nymphs in the AP series. So does AP represent the originator’s name, or “All Purpose?” That’s been debated but regardless, this is an effective searching nymph.

Hook: #10-18 nymph
Weight: 0.015″
Thread: Black
Tail: Dark moose
Rib: Copper wire
Body: Beaver, dyed black
Wingcase: Moose
Thorax: Beaver dubbing
Legs: Moose