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Best Selling Trout Flies

Best Selling Trout Flies

Best Trout Flies — proven patterns that actually catch fish.

There’s no mystery to good trout flies: realistic profiles, solid hooks, and the right size for the hatch. These patterns have earned their spot in guides’ boxes. Whether you fish dry flies on top, beadhead nymphs below, or swing streamers in deep water, this page pulls together our most consistent trout producers.

Customer favorites: Elk Hair Caddis • BH Copper John• BWO • Parachute Adams • BH Woolly Bugger

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  • Elk Hair Caddis Brown dry fly for trout fishing from Big Y Fly Co
    Elk Hair Caddis Brown dry fly for trout fishing from Big Y Fly Co
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    Elk Hair Caddis

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    The Elk Hair Caddis is a must-have dry fly that imitates adult caddisflies skating and drifting across the surface. It’s one of the most dependable...

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    Chubby Chernobyl

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    Description The Chubby Chernobyl is one of the most versatile and reliable dry flies ever designed for western rivers. Built with a high-floating f...

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  • Beadhead Woolly Bugger black_orange – Big Y Fly Co
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    Woolly Bugger-Beadhead

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    The Woolly Bugger with a beadhead is one of the most effective and versatile flies ever created, built to get down quickly and trigger aggressive e...

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    Perdigon Nymph - Tungsten (Barbless)

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    The Perdigon Nymph is designed for one thing—getting down fast and staying in the strike zone. Originally developed by Spanish competition anglers,...

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    Euro Zebra Midge-Tungsten (Barbless)

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    A hugely productive nymph pattern that should be in most anglers fly boxes. This pattern is simple and to the point. Thread based bodies counter w...

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    Woolly Bugger

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    Voted in the Top Ten of all-time Trout Flies in American Angler Magazine. A must pattern for all fly fishers, works on all game fish including Tro...

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    Pat's Rubber Legs

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    Pat's Rubber Legs has been used as an attractor and a stonefly nymph. Great for well oxygenated water, fish deep, dead drift and swing. Excellent...

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    Crystal Bugger-Beadhead

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    A more flashy version of the regular Woolly Bugger. A great attractor pattern, inciter pattern, prepare for vicious strikes, and large fish. Use f...

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    San Juan Worm

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    This pattern is sometimes controversial because it has the word "worm" in it. But this is not the garden variety type worm, but an aquatic worm, ...

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    Squirmy Worm-Beadhead

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    Squirmy Worms are made of a silicon that creates a more realistic look than other patterns out there. Undulate better than the typical San Juan Wo...

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    Sparkle Duns Dry Fly

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    A great emerger, dun, or cripple pattern.  These flies ride low, have a trailing shuck, are easy to cast and see. Two excellent colors, for a plet...

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    Mop Fly - Beadhead (Barbless)

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    From the Wall Street Journal, the Mop Fly. We have been getting tons of requests for this fly and now here it is. Tied in the hottest colors on a ...

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    Baby Bugger-Beadhead

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    Great for those looking for a smaller bugger. The Baby Bugger is designed to mimic leeches, baitfish, little minnows, damsel nymphs, just about ...

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    Conehead Woolly Bugger

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    All the attributes of the popular Woolly Bugger, with the streamlined silhouette of a conehead gives it unique swimming action. Gets down quickly ...

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    Bunny Leech-Beadhead

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    All the great life like action of the Bunny Leech. Combined with the extra weight and action of the beadhead. Great for Alaska, Argentina, steelhe...

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    Neversink Caddis

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    Easy floating Caddis pattern, popular in Alaska to Smokey's, and everywhere else there is Caddis or fish cruising to hit a fat dry. Foam body make...

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    Conehead Crystal Bugger

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    A more flashy version of the regular Woolly Bugger. A great attractor pattern, inciter pattern, prepare for vicious strikes, and large fish. Use f...

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    Kaufmann Stone Rubber Legs-Beadhead

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    Stonefly nymphs live in clean moving water, and are an important feeding source for both trout and steelhead. All the attributes of the Beadhead K...

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    Squirmy Worm

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    Squirmy Worms are made of a silicon that creates a more realistic look than other patterns out there. Undulate better than the typical San Juan Wo...

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    Pat's Rubber Leg - Tungsten

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    A lead wrapped body and a tungsten bead assure these Pat's will sink like no others.

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    Kaufmann Stone-Beadhead

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    Stonefly nymphs live in clean moving water, and are an important feeding source for both trout and steelhead. All the attributes of the Beadhead K...

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    Caddis Pupa

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    Caddis or sedge are extremely important source of food worldwide. This is a great imitation of the caddis pupa, that trout just love. In caddis fi...

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    Sculpin

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    Sculpins are bottom fish, often fed on by game fish, including Salmon, Steelhead, Trout and Bass. Used in waters everywhere from Alaska to Texas. ...

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    3 Dollar Dip-Beadhead

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    This pattern has been used to imitate all kinds of trout delicacies, including but not limited to, mayflies, caddis, scuds, sows, midges, worms, a...

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    Kaufmann Stonefly Rubber Legs

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    Stonefly nymphs live in clean moving water, and are an important feeding source for both trout and steelhead. This pattern developed by legendary ...

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    Flashbugger-Beadhead

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    If we had one fly to fish, it would be this pattern. Great for all species of game fish including, steelhead, salmon, trophy trout, and trophy bas...

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    Conehead Epoxy Stone

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    These guys are monsters that pack a punch, if you don't catch a fish with one of these bad boys it is because the fish are scared of it. Great for...

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    Kaufmann Stonefly Nymph

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    The Kaufmann Stonefly Nymph is one of the most trusted and effective stonefly imitations ever created. Designed by legendary tier Randall Kaufmann,...

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    Woolly Worm-Beadhead

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    This all-time classic Attractor has caught all types of game fish in all types of water. Originally designed to imitate a caterpillar, also been u...

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    Micro Stone Fly

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    Due to the increasing popularity of our Beadhead Micro Stonefly, and customer request, we have added the Micro Stonefly Nymph. If you have stones...

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    Micro Pat's Rubber Legs

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    Micro Pat’s Rubber Legs Fly The Micro Pat’s Rubber Legs is a downsized version of the legendary attractor stonefly—perfect when trout want movement...

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    Half Chubby

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    Half Chubby The Half Chubby takes the proven profile and buoyancy of the classic Chubby Chernobyl and trims it down into a smaller, more na...

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How to Choose the Best Trout Flies

The best trout flies depend on water conditions, insect activity, and how trout are feeding. Matching the hatch is important, but having a few proven patterns can consistently produce results across a wide range of situations.

  • Use dry flies when trout are feeding on the surface
  • Fish nymphs when trout are feeding below the surface
  • Use streamers to target larger, more aggressive fish

When to Use Different Types of Trout Flies

Different fly types are effective at different times depending on season and trout behavior.

  • Spring and summer hatches favor dry flies and emergers
  • Nymphs work year-round in most conditions
  • Streamers are effective for covering water and triggering strikes

Proven Fly Patterns for Trout

While matching the hatch is important, a handful of patterns consistently catch trout in a variety of conditions.

  • Mayfly imitations such as Parachute Adams and PMDs
  • Caddis patterns like Elk Hair Caddis
  • Nymphs including Pheasant Tail and Hare’s Ear
  • Terrestrial patterns like hoppers, ants, and beetles

Fly Quality & Construction

  • Hooks: Chemically sharpened for reliable hook sets
  • Materials: Durable, fishable materials designed for consistent performance
  • Selection: Wide range of patterns covering all major trout food sources
  • Tested: Proven effective on rivers, lakes, and technical trout water

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