Although the same initials, the A.P. Nymph stands for "All Purpose" nymph and was developed by Andre Puyan of California/Idaho as a general purpose nymph pattern.

I was trying to find documentation to support my contention that he was involved in the fly pattern - Goddard Caddis which is generally ascribed only to John Goddard and Cliff Henry. I did find the information which supports that Goddard and Henry told Andre of their idea of a spun bodied caddis. However, they were not adept at tying such a fly and asked Andre to tie the first one. He did, and named it the Goddard Caddis.

Anyway, so I thought I would tie one he developed on his own. Haven't tied one in a while and guess it sorta shows here.

Tails/Back/Legs.....Moose Hair
Ribbing.....fine gold wire
Dubbing......to the color of the natural