Beadhead Nymphs

The Tailwater Sow Bug is a staple on many western tailwaters. A few of my home waters are teeming with sows, so I ’m always chasing a better sow bu...

Probably the finest use of mop fly chenille we have seen to date. The Shagadelic Mop is a buggy looking fly, it makes an excellent caddis imitation...

"The Silver Bullet Baetis is a sleek, fast sinking pattern perfect for hanging below a bushy dry, or on a nymph rig. This simple fly is durable, ...

This represents a drowned ant, one of the more common occurrences along rivers. Tungsten bead helps it get down.

This tungsten skwala nymph gets down now! It is heavy and tasty looking. Skwalas are the spring stonefly. They can hatch when the water is high and...

Designed by Charlie Craven: "The Poison Tung Midge was conceived one winter after reading about the power the color blue has over unsuspecting trou...

A simple Euro-style jigged fly that hits all of the right buttons. Thin body, good colors, the right proportions, this fly may not have a fancy nam...

The Surveyor was added to my arsenal shortly after I realized how deadly the Rainbow Warrior is. Basically, I started playing around with patterns ...

A great pattern when a large midge nymph is needed. Works well for chironmid hatches as well. Designed by Zack ThurmanAbout the tyer:ZACK THURMAN S...

"The TJ Twisted Caddis has been an excellent addition to my Twisted Series of flies. The original Twisted Caddis is tied on a 200R with a brass bea...

"The Atomic Stone Nymph is the product of a Salmon Fly nymph needed for the big tail waters of the West Cost, specifically here on the Deschutes Ri...

"The Tungsten Dart is a design combining the best parts of a couple of old favorite fly patterns and applying current materials. The result is a fi...

  "The Twisted Caddis was my second addition to my Twisted Series of patterns. The main goal of this series is to create realistic, yet durable fl...

Designed By Nick Adler Nicks Fat Caddass was developed as a heavy fly with little to no resistance in the water, meaning this fly will drop in dept...

"I've fished the classic prince nymph style fly over the years with a good amount of success. But I found myself fishing a river system where fish ...

"When I decided to design a Damsel imitation, I started with the Mini Leech Jig which was already an imitation that I was using as a dropper in bot...

"A good friend of mine turned me on to this new material and the first thing I thought was a synthetic mop. We tied some up and now you will not fi...

Sowbugs are an important food source in many fisheries, especially tailwaters, below big dams. Trout can become ultra-picky when it comes to their ...

"This drake nymph is tied with a tungsten bead so it is guaranteed to scrape bottom, and the combination of natural and synthetic materials impart ...

Tailwater Essential Fly AssortmentTailwater fisheries can be highly productive but also challenging. Umpqua’s Essential Tailwater Fly Assortment in...

Euro Essential Fly AssortmentLooking to dive deep into Euro/Tactical fly-fishing? Get started with Umpqua’s Essential Euro Fly Assortment. It featu...