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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Black Beauty
$0.99Original priceOriginal price $0.99 - Original price $0.99Original price$0.99 - $0.99Current price $0.99| /Midges bring fish to the surface 12 months out of the year. American Angler estimates midges account for 22% of trout's diet, by far the single mo...
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Parachute Blue Wing Olive Hi Vis
$1.09Original priceOriginal price $1.09 - Original price $1.09Original price$1.09 - $1.09Current price $1.09| /One of the most prolific and long lived hatches. Hi Vis gives this fly extra visibility when the fly becomes tricky to see. This versatile co...
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Mercury Flashback Pheasant Tail
$0.99Original priceOriginal price $0.99 - Original price $0.99Original price$0.99 - $0.99Current price $0.99| /Your all-time favorite pattern with a bead that imitates the gas bubble nymphs ride to the top. This one will quickly be one of your must-haves. ...
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Brassie-Beadhead
$0.99Original priceOriginal price $0.99 - Original price $0.99Original price$0.99 - $0.99Current price $0.99| /A very useful pattern to have one's fly box. Has been used to imitate just about everything under the sun, that is of small size. Has enough weig...
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Brassie
$0.89Original price $0.99Original price $0.99 - Original price $0.99Original price $0.99$0.89 - $0.89Current price $0.89| /A very useful pattern to have one's fly box. Has been used to imitate just about everything under the sun, that is of small size. Has enough weigh...
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Purple Haze Wet Fly
$1.09Original priceOriginal price $1.09 - Original price $1.09Original price$1.09 - $1.09Current price $1.09| /Wet fly hackles give this fly incredible underwater movement. Pair that with the krystal and the color purple and you get one of the hottest new p...
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Crystal Midge - Glass Bead
$0.99Original priceOriginal price $0.99 - Original price $0.99Original price$0.99 - $0.99Current price $0.99| /Crystal Midge (Glass Bead) Midges catch trout 12 months out of the year — and when the fishing gets tough, they’re often the only thing trout are t...
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Glo Bug with Dot-Beadhead
$0.99Original priceOriginal price $0.99 - Original price $0.99Original price$0.99 - $0.99Current price $0.99| /A small bead head keeps this fly down where the fish are. These patterns are especially effective for Erie Steelies
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Phlaming Pheasant Tail - Beadhead
$0.99Original priceOriginal price $0.99 - Original price $0.99Original price$0.99 - $0.99Current price $0.99| /Your all-time favorite pattern with a bead that imitates the gas bubble nymphs ride to the top. This one will quickly be one of your must have's....
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Black Prince - Tungsten
$1.22Original priceOriginal price $1.22 - Original price $1.22Original price$1.22 - $1.22Current price $1.22| /The legendary Prince, presented here with the benefits of the Tungsten Beadhead. Everyone's favorite nymph and not just for trout. Now by customer...
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Barbless Pheasant Tail
$1.09Original priceOriginal price $1.09 - Original price $1.09Original price$1.09 - $1.09Current price $1.09| /A classic nymph, peacock thorax, slender pheasant tail body. The wire rib presents a nice segmented look, in addition to adding flash and durabili...
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Red Quill
$0.99Original priceOriginal price $0.99 - Original price $0.99Original price$0.99 - $0.99Current price $0.99| /DescriptionThe Red Quill Dry Fly is a classic mayfly imitation designed to match early-season hatches, particularly during spring. With its...
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Adams Wulff White Wings
$0.99Original priceOriginal price $0.99 - Original price $0.99Original price$0.99 - $0.99Current price $0.99| /Adams Wulff one of the variations of this classic design. Like all Wulff patterns, it is high floating, durable and easy to see for angler and fi...
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Psycho Prince-Beadhead
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Comparadun
$0.99Original priceOriginal price $0.99 - Original price $0.99Original price$0.99 - $0.99Current price $0.99| /This very versatile pattern is a great spring creek pattern. Also very popular in slack water and pools. Great emerger and spent wing spinner pat...
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Spinner Rusty Biot
$0.99Original priceOriginal price $0.99 - Original price $0.99Original price$0.99 - $0.99Current price $0.99| /The Rusty Spinner Biot is a low-profile, high-confidence pattern designed to match spent mayflies—one of the most vulnerable stages in a hatch. Bui...
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Zug Bug-Beadhead
$0.89Original price $0.99Original price $0.99 - Original price $0.99Original price $0.99$0.89 - $0.89Current price $0.89| /Imitates a plethora of nymphs fish love to eat. Including cased caddis, mayfly nymphs, and dragon fly nymphs. Has a ton of peacock herl, that cont...
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Alpine Ant
$0.99Original priceOriginal price $0.99 - Original price $0.99Original price$0.99 - $0.99Current price $0.99| /No one quite knows the effectiveness of ants until they fish a lake high in the mountains. Trout await these bugs every year and strike them with...
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Copper John Rubber Legs-Beadhead
$0.99Original priceOriginal price $0.99 - Original price $0.99Original price$0.99 - $0.99Current price $0.99| /All the benefits of the Beadhead Copper John with the attraction that rubber legs add. Another variation of the instant classic pattern from John...
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Bird's Nest-Beadhead
$0.99Original priceOriginal price $0.99 - Original price $0.99Original price$0.99 - $0.99Current price $0.99| /The birds nest was designed by Cal Bird for catching Truckee River trout. It is a great nymph for all trout rivers and streams. Fish it dead drif...
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Micro Stone Fly
$0.99Original priceOriginal price $0.99 - Original price $0.99Original price$0.99 - $0.99Current price $0.99| /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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Barbless Flashback Pheasant Tail
$0.99Original priceOriginal price $0.99 - Original price $0.99Original price$0.99 - $0.99Current price $0.99| /Like all the Pheasant Tail patterns, this one has a spot in every trout fisher's fly box. One of the best all time emerging Callibaetis patterns, ...
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Prince Pheasant Tail-Beadhead
$0.99Original priceOriginal price $0.99 - Original price $0.99Original price$0.99 - $0.99Current price $0.99| /How do you improve on the Prince?? Add a more realistic profile. Contains attributes of many types of patterns including attractors and emergers ...
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Callibaetis Cripple
$0.99Original priceOriginal price $0.99 - Original price $0.99Original price$0.99 - $0.99Current price $0.99| /A widespread hatch occurring in the warmer months, in many places it is the most important mayfly hatch of the season. Many times finicky and s...
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March Brown Nymph
$0.99Original priceOriginal price $0.99 - Original price $0.99Original price$0.99 - $0.99Current price $0.99| /This pattern represents the March Brown nymph. In many places the emergence of this nymph represents the beginning of the spring fly fishing. This...
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Flashback Prince Curved-Beadhead
$0.99Original priceOriginal price $0.99 - Original price $0.99Original price$0.99 - $0.99Current price $0.99| /Another twist on the classic all-time favorite. Many nymphs obtain a shiny back right before emerging, fish often trigger on this. Flashback also ...
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Mini Chubby Chernobyl
$1.19Original priceOriginal price $1.19 - Original price $1.19Original price$1.19 - $1.19Current price $1.19| /The Mini Chubby Chernobyl is a downsized attractor designed for situations where the full-size Chubby feels like too much. With slightly le...
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Callibaetis Quill Dun
$0.99Original priceOriginal price $0.99 - Original price $0.99Original price$0.99 - $0.99Current price $0.99| /A widespread hatch occurring in the warmer months, in many places it is the most important mayfly hatch of the season. A very precise imitation...
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Zug Bug
$0.99Original priceOriginal price $0.99 - Original price $0.99Original price$0.99 - $0.99Current price $0.99| /Imitates a plethora of nymphs fish love to eat. Including cased caddis, mayfly nymphs, and dragon fly nymphs. Has a ton of peacock herl, ...
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Golden Pheasant Tail
$0.99Original priceOriginal price $0.99 - Original price $0.99Original price$0.99 - $0.99Current price $0.99| /A great pheasant tail pattern that is especially popular in the PA area. Much like a traditional pheasant tail, but with subtle difference that ca...
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Mr. Rapidan
$0.99Original priceOriginal price $0.99 - Original price $0.99Original price$0.99 - $0.99Current price $0.99| /Developed to be an early season pattern for east coast hatches. Excellent for Quill Gordons, March Browns. Also great attractor and rough water pa...
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Micro Pat's Rubber Legs
$0.99Original priceOriginal price $0.99 - Original price $0.99Original price$0.99 - $0.99Current price $0.99| /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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FOD
$0.99Original priceOriginal price $0.99 - Original price $0.99Original price$0.99 - $0.99Current price $0.99| /The FOD, aka the Fly of Destiny, is designed to be a BWO emerger. It looks somewhat like a Pheasant Tail tied on a curved shank with black ice dub...
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Hot Spot Pheasant Tail
$0.99Original priceOriginal price $0.99 - Original price $0.99Original price$0.99 - $0.99Current price $0.99| /Like all the Pheasant Tail patterns, this one has a spot in every trout fisher's fly box. Hot spots make more sense that one might think at first...
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Klink 'n Dink
$1.09Original priceOriginal price $1.09 - Original price $1.09Original price$1.09 - $1.09Current price $1.09| /Deadly Effective. Strikingly Realistic. Designed to ride low in the water with the body suspended just below the surface film, the Klinkhammer Dry ...
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Laurance Lake Special (Callibaetis Quill Split Tail) - Mayfly Dry Fly
$0.99Original priceOriginal price $0.99 - Original price $0.99Original price$0.99 - $0.99Current price $0.99| /Our local favorite Callibaetis pattern. It crushes nice trout on our local lakes. A very precise imitation. We experience a callibaetis hatc...
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Barr's Emerger BWO - Glass Bead
$0.99Original priceOriginal price $0.99 - Original price $0.99Original price$0.99 - $0.99Current price $0.99| /Barr’s BWO Glass Bead The Barr’s BWO Glass Bead is a subtle, effective mayfly pattern designed for selective trout feeding on Blue-Winged Olive nym...
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Dark Evening Caddis - Dry Fly
$0.89Original price $0.99Original price $0.99 - Original price $0.99Original price $0.99$0.89 - $0.89Current price $0.89| /An all-black version of an Elk Hair Caddis Imitates the little dark caddis that we see on the Deschutes in the evenings all summer long. Skate t...
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Antron Caddis Pupa
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Barr's Emerger PMD - Glass Bead
$0.99Original priceOriginal price $0.99 - Original price $0.99Original price$0.99 - $0.99Current price $0.99| /Barr’s Emerger Glass Bead PMD The Barr’s Emerger Glass Bead PMD is a deadly transitional pattern built for trout feeding just below the surface du...
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Daddy's Caddis - Tungsten - Solitude
$2.47Original price $2.74Original price $2.74 - Original price $2.74Original price $2.74$2.47 - $2.47Current price $2.47| /A simple take on the braided caddis pupa. This version includes a small tuft of cdc and a tungsten bead. Both of those additions should improve t...
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Stubby Chubby - Umpqua
$3.69Original priceOriginal price $3.69 - Original price $3.69Original price$3.69 - $3.69Current price $3.69| /Stubby Chubby High-Float Attractor Dry for Terrestrials, Caddis & Stoneflies The Stubby Chubby is the younger sibling of the Chub...
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Pink Squirrel Tungsten Jig - Solitude
$2.59Original priceOriginal price $2.59 - Original price $2.59Original price$2.59 - $2.59Current price $2.59| /The most famous pattern for the Driftless area is now available with a Tungsten Jig configuration. Those Iowa anglers are onto something, is a gre...
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Crystal Midge - Unweighted
$0.99Original priceOriginal price $0.99 - Original price $0.99Original price$0.99 - $0.99Current price $0.99| /Crystal Midge (Unweighted) Midges are on the menu all year long, and when trout get selective, a clean, natural midge is often the difference betwe...
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Lady McConnell
$0.99Original priceOriginal price $0.99 - Original price $0.99Original price$0.99 - $0.99Current price $0.99| /Lady McConnell Dry Fly The Lady McConnell Dry Fly is one of those sneaky-good patterns that flat-out earns a permanent spot in your box. Originally...
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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