Perdigons are part of the incentive nymphs that generate attack or feeding reactions in fish in response to a visual stimulus: shine, sparkle, intense colour zone (black, red, orange)
Very much in vogue for the past ten years or so, this nymph takes its name from the Spanish word perdigón, which means shotgun pellet.
This analogy comes from the evocative shape of the nymph and its smooth body.
Born of the imaginative spirit of Iberian fishermen in the early 2000s, its use has now become so widespread that almost all the trout on the planet must have come across perdigons in recent years!
Perdigons are characterised by a rather thin, conical and slick body, varnished with UV resin (application of UV light with a pen or a suitable lamp) and without a hairy thorax.
The body is generally made up of:
- Classic tying thread (especially for low-gloss models)
- Specific synthetic thread often rich in sparkling effects
- Tinsel (with a sub-body in tying thread)
-A thin strip to be cut from a sheet or pre-cut to be wrapped around a sub-body in tying thread (black by default),
- Trimmed peacock quill to be tied on a tying thread under body,
or a mix of these different materials! ... all of which can be ribbed with a copper wire, tinsel or any other tying thread material featuring a segmentation!
As their appearance indicates, these flies are ideal for imitating small and/or dense and/or flashy prey if the right materials are chosen.
They therefore reach their peak when:
-Miniaturisation is the order of the day to attract fish (for example, if trout feed on very small prey or when fishing for grayling, which sometimes requires presenting nymphs on size 20 hooks)
-It is necessary to break through strong currents (a slick body facilitates rapid immersion of the nymph, which finds itself closer to the bottom more quickly),
- Fish react to aggressive bright colours (many of the materials available for making perdigons are shiny and/or available in fluorescent colours that are good for making fish aggressive).
Source: T-and-Co
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Perdigons are part of the incentive nymphs that generate attack in response to a visual stimulus
We've been fishing the Micro Perdigon Quill B/L FMF now for a handful of years to imitate small mayfly nymphs which are abundant year round. Still tied with tungsten beads to get through the surface, these little gems can be fished on a double nymph rig,...
Perdigons are part of the incentive nymphs that generate attack in response to a visual stimulus
We've been fishing the Micro Perdigon Ginger UV B/L FMF now for a handful of years to imitate small mayfly nymphs which are abundant year round. Still tied with tungsten beads to get through the surface, these little gems can be fished on a double nymph rig,...
Perdigons are part of the incentive nymphs that generate attack in response to a visual stimulus
We've been fishing the Micro Perdigons Flashback Brown now for a handful of years to imitate small mayfly nymphs which are abundant year round. Still tied with tungsten beads to get through the surface, these little gems can be fished on a double nymph rig,...
Perdigons are part of the incentive nymphs that generate attack or feeding reactions in fish in response to a visual stimulus: shine, sparkle, intense coloured spot.
The Red Neck Gasolina Barbless FMF Tactical Series Perdigon is a very popular attractor Euro Nymph which seemingly works in any condition it faces. We've one upped the pattern with a red neck...
Perdigons are part of the incentive nymphs that generate attack or feeding reactions in fish in response to a visual stimulus: shine, sparkle, intense coloured spot.
What trout doesn't like purple?
We've been fishing the Purple Bullet B/L for a couple of years now and it's an absolute magnet for trout anywhere.
Great color contrast from purple to black...
Perdigons are part of the incentive nymphs that generate attack or feeding reactions in fish in response to a visual stimulus: shine, sparkle, intense coloured spot. Like its purple counterpart, the Blue Bullet Barbless FMF Tactical Series Perdigon is a go-to in any condition. Yes thats right, even bright sunny days. Trust us, this Perdigon style nymph is...
Guideline Killer Chocolate Perdigon has a brown body of holographic tinsel that matches many species darker nymphs in the river. It comes with a copper colored tungsten head and are as all our barbless euronymphs tied on quality hooks from Fasna or Hanak. A great allrounder from our Spanish Power Team Member Javier Peña that fish equally well in all parts...
In Spain the Red Butt Perdigon is possibly the most famous nymph used by competition anglers, they claim it's so safe you can just put this on and go fishing.
This fly is very effective in all kinds of rivers, just vary size to what kind of nymphs are present. Red Butt Perdigon is a typical generic fly for all kinds of darker mayfly nymphs and even...
Perdigons are part of the incentive nymphs that generate attack or feeding reactions in fish in response to a visual stimulus: shine, sparkle, intense coloured spot. The Guideline Favourite Perdigon is a fly widely used by European competition fishermen. This fly has proven to be very effective when fishing in colored water or when the river is a little...
Perdigons are part of the incentive nymphs that generate attack or feeding reactions in fish in response to a visual stimulus: shine, sparkle, intense coloured spot. The Guideline Killer Red Tag Perdigon has a lethal combination of materials and colors. The red holographic tag and the peacock rib make it a safe bet in any type of river and time of season,...
