 "Holy Grail - HARES EAR")
 "Tom Rosenbauer’s Fly Selection -")
 "Deluxe Euro Nymph Fly Assortment -")
 "Gold Bead Hare’s Ear Nymph -")
 "TH Zebra Midge - BLACK")
 "Orvis CJ Nymph - COPPER")
 "Essential Trout Nymph Assortment -")
 "Tactical Slush Egg Jig - PINK")
 "Perdigon Nymph - BLACK")
 "Troutmaster Nymph – Pheasant Tail -")
 "Fly Formerly Known As Prince -")
 "Squirminator Jig - RED")
 "Tunghead Soft Hackle Pheasant Tail -")
 "Tunghead Hot Spot Pheasant Tail Jig - CHARTREUSE")
 "Pat’s Rubber Leg Stone - SEAL BROWN")
 "Spanish Bullet Jig - QUILL")
 "Dawkins’s DD Midge - RED")
 "Tunghead Stonefly - BLACK")
 "The Worm -")
 "Micro Egg - PINK")
 "Barbless EZ Egg - FLESH")
 "Bead Head Soft Hackle Caddis Pupa Fly -")
 "Tunghead Pheasant Tail -")
 "Hare’s Ear Nymph - NATURAL")
 "Tactical Mop Jig - WHITE")
 "Josh’s Wiggle Hellgrammite -")
 "Vernille San Juan Worm - HOT PINK")
 "WD-40 - TAN")
 "Barbless Roza’s Pink Hare’s Ear Jig -")
 "Deluxe Euro Nymph Fly Assortment -")
 "Hot Head Euro Pheasant Tail - ORANGE")
 "Come at Me Cray - OLIVE")
 "Prince Nymph -")
 "Olsen’s Barbless Diabaetis Perdigon - DARK COPPER")
 "Hot Rib Duracell Barbless Jig -")
 "Squirminator Jig -")
 "Tactical Soft Hackle Hare’s Ear Jig -")
 "Little Black Stonefly -")
 "Mylar Prince - PURPLE")
 "T.H. Soft Hackle Caddis Pupa -")
 "Baltz's CDC Caddis Pupa - TAN")
 "Tunghead Prince -")
 "Rosenbauer’s Double Tungsten Pheasant Tail -")
 "Barbless Croston’s Euro Jig Minnow -")
 "Tactical Tungsten Belly Worm - HOT PINK")
 "Bead Head Soft Hackle Hare’s Ear Nymph -")
 "Tactical Caramel Perdigon Jig -")
 "Bead Head Soft Hackle Pheasant Tail -")
 "Tactical Olive Hot Spot Jig -")
 "Ted’s Golden Stone -")
 "Disco Midge Larva -")
 "Tungsten Nemec Stone Nymph - BROWN")
 "Tactical Flashback Pheasant Tail Jig -")
 "Mad Bomber Chironomid -")
 "Ooey Gooey Grub -")
 "Daniel’s Chewy Caddis Barbless -")
 "Oliver Edward’s Freshwater Shrimp -")
 "Ted’s Black Stone -")
 "Rubber Grub Nymph - OLIVE")
 "Miller’s Tactical Victim -")
 "Barbless Roza’s Pink Pheasant Tail -")
 "Hickey’s Tungsten Bead Auto Emerger -")
 "Tactical Peeping Caddis TH Jig - GREEN")
 "Tactical TH Fast Water Prince Jig -")
 "Bead Head Hare’s Ear Nymph - NATURAL")
 "Bead Head Giant Stone -")
 "Micro Golden Stone -")
 "Lexi’s TH Holo-Zmidge - RED")
 "3D Glass Chironomid - OLIVE")
 "Tom Rosenbauer’s Deep Caddis Pupa -")
 "Tom Rosenbauer’s Wire Caddis Larva -")
 "Tom Rosenbauer’s Wire Mayfly Nymph -")
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.