 "Essential Trout Fly Selection -")
 "Holy Grail - HARES EAR")
 "Tom Rosenbauer’s Fly Selection -")
 "TH Zebra Midge - BLACK")
 "Tactical Slush Egg Jig - PINK")
 "Spanish Bullet Jig - QUILL")
 "WD-40 - TAN")
 "Pat’s Rubber Leg Stone - SEAL BROWN")
 "Perdigon Nymph - BLACK")
 "Prince Nymph -")
 "Gold Bead Hare’s Ear Nymph -")
 "Deluxe Euro Nymph Fly Assortment -")
 "Micro Egg - PINK")
 "Tactical TH Copper John Jig - COPPER")
 "TH Duracell Jig -")
 "Tungsten Twisted Tactical May - BROWN")
 "Flashback Scud Wet Hare’s Ear -")
 "Squirminator Jig - RED")
 "Hare’s Ear Nymph - NATURAL")
 "Hot Head Euro Pheasant Tail - ORANGE")
 "Tom Rosenbauer’s Deep Caddis Pupa -")
 "Little Black Stonefly -")
 "Tunghead Soft Hackle Pheasant Tail -")
 "Barbless EZ Egg - FLESH")
 "Tunghead Hot Spot Pheasant Tail Jig - CHARTREUSE")
 "T.H. Soft Hackle Caddis Pupa -")
 "Tom Rosenbauer’s Combo Platter TBH -")
 "Dawkins’s DD Midge - RED")
 "Olsen’s Barbless Lite Brite Perdigon - UV BLUE")
 "Fly Formerly Known As Prince -")
 "Tungsten Nemec Stone Nymph - BROWN")
 "Baltz's CDC Caddis Pupa - TAN")
 "Rosenbauer’s Double Tungsten Pheasant Tail -")
 "Tactical TH Fast Water Prince Jig -")
 "Olsen’s Barbless Blowtorch - HARE'S EAR")
 "Meg A Egg - PINK")
 "Steelie Omelet - HOT PINK")
 "Joe’s Mini Crayfish Jig -")
 "Tactical Purple Reign -")
 "Barbless Weiss’s Mustard Stinger - MUSTARD")
 "Tom Rosenbauer’s Wire Caddis Larva -")
 "Olsen’s Barbless Diabaetis Perdigon - DARK COPPER")
 "Tunghead Pheasant Tail -")
 "Tunghead Stonefly - BLACK")
 "Tactical Mop Jig - WHITE")
 "Living Damsel -")
 "Miller’s Tactical Victim -")
 "Lexi’s TH Holo-Zmidge - RED")
 "Tactical Soft Hackle Pheasant Tail Jig -")
 "Flashback Bead Head American Pheasant Tail -")
 "Quasimodo Pheasant Tail -")
 "Vernille San Juan Worm - HOT PINK")
 "Daniel’s Chewy Caddis Barbless -")
 "Egg Fly - PINK")
 "Tom Rosenbauer’s Wire Mayfly Nymph -")
 "Bead Head Hare’s Ear Flashback - NATURAL")
 "Barbless Roza’s Pink Hare’s Ear Jig -")
 "Hawkins Rag Clown Egg - LEMON")
 "Bead Head Soft Hackle Hare’s Ear Nymph -")
 "American Pheasant Tail -")
 "Ted’s Black Stone -")
 "Josh’s Wiggle Hellgrammite -")
 "Rouse’s J-Dub Sow Bug -")
 "Squirminator Jig -")
 "Bead Head Caddis Pupa -")
 "Tactical Tungsten Head French Jig -")
 "Bead Head Soft Hackle Caddis Pupa Fly -")
 "Bead Head Krystal Caddis Larva - CREAM")
 "Ted’s Golden Stone -")
 "Flashback Baetis Nymph -")
 "Higa’s S.O.S. - PURPLE")
 "Barbless Croston’s Perdi Bomb -")
FAQS
Choose a nymph fly based on a popular nymph in the area where you’re fishing or ask a local guide. A tried and true trick to choose a nymph is to turn over a few river rocks, see what’s underneath, and select whichever pattern in your box most closely matches what you find. Learn more from fly-fishing expert Tom Rosenbauer.
The best, most productive nymph patterns for trout are the Pat’s Rubber Leg Stone, TH Zebra Midge, Flashback Bead Head American Pheasant Tail, Tunghead Prince, and Barbless Hot Rib Walt’s. Also stock your fly box with a selection of Hare’s Ear patterns.
Stock your fly box with sizes 8–22 nymphs for trout. If you’re not sure where to start, reach for nymph flies in sizes 16–22. But if you notice a lot of larger nymphs in the water, choose a bigger size.
Use weighted nymphs (bead heads) in strong currents or deep water or if you want to have weight on your rig without adding split shot. Colorful bead heads also make eye-catching meals in murky or turbulent waters. Choose an unweighted nymph when you’re casting in shallow waters or to highly pressured fish who may spook at the noise of a weight hitting the water. In high sun, an unweighted nymph should be your go-to since the blast of light off a bead head may deter fish from biting.
Realistic Nymph Patterns for Fly Fishing
Our impressive collection of popular nymph flies includes high-quality, well-known patterns that produce results on water all over the country. Trout do most of their feeding underwater, which is why experienced anglers always include a variety of nymphs among their fishing flies. Our nymph patterns realistically imitate the trout’s favorite delicacies, including caddis, mayfly, and midges. And with our trout or Euro nymph fly assortments, you can be prepared for whatever the day brings. Nymphing for trout can be tricky when you don’t know what’s hatching, so we offer a variety of prospecting nymph fly patterns as well.