Beadheads
Best Beadhead Nymphs for Trout
- Beadhead Pheasant Tail
- Beadhead Hare’s Ear
- Beadhead Prince Nymph
- Beadhead Zebra Midge
- Beadhead Copper John
Best use: Getting flies down quickly in current
Water: Rivers, riffles, runs, and deeper pockets
Sizes: Typically 12–18
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Beadhead flies help get your fly down quickly, making them ideal for deeper water and faster currents where trout are feeding below the surface.
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Rain Drop Tungsten - RIO (Barbless)
$2.42Original price $2.69Original price $2.69 - Original price $2.69Original price $2.69$2.42 - $2.42Current price $2.42| /When a raindrop hits the water, it quickly disappears. RIO's Raindrop does the same. This perdigon style fly is heavy and slender to get down into ...
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Rainbow Assassin Tungsten Jig - Solitude
$2.70Original priceOriginal price $2.70 - Original price $2.70Original price$2.70 - $2.70Current price $2.70| /Great jig attractor pattern, prefect for czech/euro setups.
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Rainbow Nymph - Beadhead
$0.99Original priceOriginal price $0.99 - Original price $0.99Original price$0.99 - $0.99Current price $0.99| /It is said that you are supposed to match the hatch. Some days though there is no hatch, or no matter how close you get the fish still won't hit...
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Rainbow Prince-Beadhead
$0.99Original priceOriginal price $0.99 - Original price $0.99Original price$0.99 - $0.99Current price $0.99| /One of the most recommended flies in the history of 'The Big Y'. How do you improve on the Prince? Well here is a stab at it. Loads of flash and a...
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Rainbow Warrior - Beadhead - Umpqua
$2.75Original priceOriginal price $2.75 - Original price $2.75Original price$2.75 - $2.75Current price $2.75| /"The Rainbow Warrior was my first commercially available fly pattern. Its origins are a little sketchy. I’d love to tell you a fancy design story,...
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Rainbow Warrior - Glass Bead (Original)
$0.99Original priceOriginal price $0.99 - Original price $0.99Original price$0.99 - $0.99Current price $0.99| /This nymph invented in Utah has caught trout everywhere it has been put to the test. One of the best new patterns to hit the water in a few years.
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Rainbow Warrior CDC Tungsten - Umpqua
$4.29Original priceOriginal price $4.29 - Original price $4.29Original price$4.29 - $4.29Current price $4.29| /"The original Rainbow Warrior has proven to be a consistently productive fly on tailwaters, freestone rivers, and stillwater. What could possibly b...
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Rainbow Warrior Extra Heavy - Beadhead - Umpqua
$2.37Original price $3.55Original price $3.55 - Original price $3.55Original price $3.55$2.37 - $2.37Current price $2.37| /The Rainbow Warrior is one of the best selling patterns to arise in the past decade. This version is extra heavy. Use it as an anchor fly on a Euro...
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Rainbow Warrior Jig - Tungsten - Umpqua (Barbless)
$4.29Original priceOriginal price $4.29 - Original price $4.29Original price$4.29 - $4.29Current price $4.29| /"The Rainbow Warrior was my first commercially available fly pattern. Its origins are a little sketchy. I’d love to tell you a fancy design story, ...
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Rainbow Warrior Rubber Legs - Beadhead
$0.99Original priceOriginal price $0.99 - Original price $0.99Original price$0.99 - $0.99Current price $0.99| /A customer request due to its extreme effectiveness. An excellent tailwater or dropper pattern. This little attractor pattern has proven itself t...
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Rainbow Warrior Tungsten - Umpqua
$2.95Original priceOriginal price $2.95 - Original price $2.95Original price$2.95 - $2.95Current price $2.95| /The Rainbow Warrior is one of the best selling patterns to arise in the past decade. The addition of the tungsten bead makes this thing double dead...
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Ray Charles-Beadhead
$0.99Original priceOriginal price $0.99 - Original price $0.99Original price$0.99 - $0.99Current price $0.99| /Originally designed for the Bighorn, this lively pattern has caught fish all over. Imitates freshwater shrimp, scuds and sowbugs. Great action, ea...
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Real Meal Nymph -Rainy's
$2.86Original price $4.29Original price $4.29 - Original price $4.29Original price $4.29$2.86 - $2.86Current price $2.86| /Very realistic nymph pattern that sinks well. Can mimic little stones and mayfly nymphs.
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Red Ale-Tungsten (Barbless)
$1.34Original priceOriginal price $1.34 - Original price $1.34Original price$1.34 - $1.34Current price $1.34| /An excellent attractor pattern, especially when you need a somewhat realistic bug. Ice Dub is used for the collar and body, which is very eye catc...
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Red Dart - Tungsten (Barbless)
$1.34Original priceOriginal price $1.34 - Original price $1.34Original price$1.34 - $1.34Current price $1.34| /An excellent attractor pattern, that is somewhat of a cross between a prince nymph and a frenchie. Ice Dub is used for the collar and peacock her...
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Red Headed Step Child - Beadhead
$0.99Original priceOriginal price $0.99 - Original price $0.99Original price$0.99 - $0.99Current price $0.99| /A pattern that was invented to be a mixture of a red Copper John and a Pheasant Tail. It has been known to be an extremely effective dropper and ...
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Red Hot Worm - Beadhead - RIO
$2.20Original priceOriginal price $2.20 - Original price $2.20Original price$2.20 - $2.20Current price $2.20| /Red Hot Worms are larger than the San Juan Worm and use a braided material and a glass bead.
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Red Light Jig - Tungsten (Barbless)
$1.22Original priceOriginal price $1.22 - Original price $1.22Original price$1.22 - $1.22Current price $1.22| /Developed at Big Y by Matt Duce. Jiggy version of the poular Red Light Leech. Fishes well Euro-style or retrieved streamer-style. La...
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Red Prince-Beadhead
$0.89Original price $0.99Original price $0.99 - Original price $0.99Original price $0.99$0.89 - $0.89Current price $0.89| /Princes are an iconic pattern in the nymphing world. Meant to look like stones or mayflies or an attractor, they have a place in almost every fly...
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Red Squirrel Rubber Legs-Beadhead
$0.89Original price $0.99Original price $0.99 - Original price $0.99Original price $0.99$0.89 - $0.89Current price $0.89| /An excellent searching pattern. Silhouette resembles enough food patterns to work everywhere. A real workhorse that is not fished enough for fish ...
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Red-Tail Prince-Beadhead
$0.99Original priceOriginal price $0.99 - Original price $0.99Original price$0.99 - $0.99Current price $0.99| /Another variation of everybody's favorite Prince Nymph. Angler's have long know fish can key in on red. This pattern combines many of the attribut...
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Redhead Leech Balanced - RIO
$3.65Original priceOriginal price $3.65 - Original price $3.65Original price$3.65 - $3.65Current price $3.65| /Everyone loves a well balanced Blonde, even a trout we have found. Best fished under an indicator or slowly stripped, this fly will get every tr...
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Redneck Prince-Beadhead
$0.99Original priceOriginal price $0.99 - Original price $0.99Original price$0.99 - $0.99Current price $0.99| /Like a standard Beadhead Prince Nymph but made using red thread instead of black. The red just behind the bead is where it gets it's name. The pri...
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Ricky's Stillwater Beadhead
$0.99Original priceOriginal price $0.99 - Original price $0.99Original price$0.99 - $0.99Current price $0.99| /Use to land those lake lunkers. This has a brass beadhead which creates nice action and eliminates the need for a sink line. Tied with lifelike ...
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Rin Midge-Beadhead
$0.99Original priceOriginal price $0.99 - Original price $0.99Original price$0.99 - $0.99Current price $0.99| /Meet the new dropper in your hopper/dropper setups. This midge sinks quick, is available in tons of colors, and can replicate a bunch of bugs. G...
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Rio Bandito - Tungsten - Umpqua
$4.29Original priceOriginal price $4.29 - Original price $4.29Original price$4.29 - $4.29Current price $4.29| /"Most modern crayfish patterns focus primarily on a single attribute: Realism. While indeed a valuable component, I find that many realistic flies ...
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Rock Grinder Tungsten - RIO (Barbless)
$2.92Original price $3.24Original price $3.24 - Original price $3.24Original price $3.24$2.92 - $2.92Current price $2.92| /RIO's Rock Grinder is designed to sink very fast and be a nice mix of buggy-ness and attraction. This euro nymph has a hot tag of floss and a CDC c...
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Rohmer's BH Simi Seal Leech - Montana Fly Co
$3.25Original priceOriginal price $3.25 - Original price $3.25Original price$3.25 - $3.25Current price $3.25| /The single most requested pattern that we didn't have before 2025 This has a cult following If you know, you know Beadhead gives it excellent acti...
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Rojo Midge - Beadhead
$0.99Original priceOriginal price $0.99 - Original price $0.99Original price$0.99 - $0.99Current price $0.99| /A midge pattern that just screams pick me. Excellent pattern for everywhere. Midges make up a goodly portion of trout's diets. Developed by Greg...
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Roll Over Scud-Beadhead
$0.99Original priceOriginal price $0.99 - Original price $0.99Original price$0.99 - $0.99Current price $0.99| /Scuds are a vital food source for trout. New twist on one of the most productive patterns out there. Scuds live in slack waters of rivers, and...
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Root Canal-Beadhead
$0.99Original priceOriginal price $0.99 - Original price $0.99Original price$0.99 - $0.99Current price $0.99| /Another fly to add to a czech/euro nymphing collection. The addition of beadheads forever changed the way we nymph for trout. Since then hundred...
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Rosenbauer's Deep Caddis Pupa - Fulling Mill (Barbless)
$3.63Original priceOriginal price $3.63 - Original price $3.63Original price$3.63 - $3.63Current price $3.63| /Based on the late Gary LaFontaine's Deep Caddis Pupa, this wire bodied version is dressed with a black nickel bead and features dark wing pads whi...
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Royal Coachman-Beadhead
$0.99Original priceOriginal price $0.99 - Original price $0.99Original price$0.99 - $0.99Current price $0.99| /Giving flies the 'royal treatment' has shown over and over again to entice fish. Peacock and red floss with the white wing case, attract fish in a...
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Royal Prince-Beadhead
$0.99Original priceOriginal price $0.99 - Original price $0.99Original price$0.99 - $0.99Current price $0.99| /Yet another take on the classic Prince Nymph. We all know how much fish just love the Royal Wulff type body, the most copied body of all-time. Her...
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Rubber Grub Nymph Olive - Fulling Mill (Barbless)
$3.63Original priceOriginal price $3.63 - Original price $3.63Original price$3.63 - $3.63Current price $3.63| /Grubs are a feast for trout in many areas Very popular in New Zealand Also a great caddis pattern imitation
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How to Fish Beadhead Nymphs
Beadhead nymphs are designed to sink quickly and reach feeding trout in deeper water. They are one of the most effective ways to consistently catch fish in a wide range of conditions.
- Use beadheads to get down in faster currents and deeper runs
- Fish under an indicator or as part of a nymph rig
- Adjust weight and depth until you are consistently ticking bottom
When to Use Beadhead Flies
Beadhead nymphs are effective year-round and are often the best option when trout are feeding subsurface.
- Ideal when no surface activity is present
- Effective in cold water and during non-hatch periods
- Great for covering water and finding fish
Fly Selection Tips for Beadheads
Choosing the right beadhead pattern depends on water depth, current speed, and available food sources.
- Use smaller patterns (sizes 14–18) in clear or pressured water
- Larger patterns work well in faster or deeper conditions
- Match common food sources like mayfly nymphs and caddis larvae
Beadhead Fly Quality & Construction
- Beads: Brass or tungsten for effective sink rates
- Hooks: Chemically sharpened for consistent hook sets
- Materials: Durable, fishable materials built for repeated use
- Tested: Proven effective in rivers and tailwaters