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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.

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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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  • 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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  • Stimulator

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    This pattern was designed by Randall Kaufmann, borrowing liberally from the Improved Sofa Pillow and Bucktail Caddis. The Stimulator has become on...

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  • Prince Nymph-Beadhead

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    Everyone's favorite nymph and not just for trout. Iridescent peacock and those marvelous white wings, and split tail, combine to make this a great...

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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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  • Clouser Minnow

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    The most asked for pattern in history. Rivals the Woolly Bugger as the most versatile pattern of all-time. Every game fish imaginable, smallmouths...

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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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  • Glo Bug

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    Fish love eggs. They will eat them indiscriminately. Not just steelhead and salmon either, every fish wil eat any eggs. Don't go to Alaska without...

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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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  • Fat Albert

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    Ever see a dessert cart, and want something without knowing what it is? The Fat Albert might be a dessert cart for trout. Like the Chernobyl ...

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  • Prince Nymph

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    The Prince is just one of those patterns that belongs in every trout angler's fly box. Everyone's favorite, suggestive pattern for caddis,mayfly, ...

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  • Muddler Minnow

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    One basic fact central to all fishing is this: Big fish eat little fish. This all-time classic has capitalized on that fact for years, and still k...

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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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  • Dave's Hopper -Foam Body

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    This all time favorite Hopper pattern just got a lot better. A foam body makes this pattern virtually unsinkable, meaning more time with your fly ...

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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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  • Zonker

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    This pattern really excites the big trout. The ones that lurk deep and strike hard. The nice thing about this pattern is it has the same effect on...

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  • Walt Worm - Tungsten

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    Jig nymphs are becoming more and more popular in the fly fishing community.  Now with slotted tungsten bead Extremely popular nymph in the PA ar...

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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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  • Thin Mint

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    Thin Mint (sometimes known as the Twin Lakes Special), is a play on one of the most popular flies ever... The Woolly Bugger. Tied much like a Bead...

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  • Dave's Hopper

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    This is one of the all time favorite Hopper patterns around. Use this pattern from around the end of July to late September. When fishing this fly...

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  • Parachute Hopper

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    Like other parachutes the Parachute Hopper rides low in the water, is easy to see in low light.  Hopper and other terrestrials make an easy high c...

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  • Foam Stimulator

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    Great wing profile, with a foam body. Becoming a classic in the Rockies. Excellent durability, buoyancy and attraction. Foam body offers dur...

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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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  • Double Fat Albert

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    Ah the king of terrestrial patterns, the Fat Albert. If your heading to Montana, chances are your box is full of these and Chubby Chernobyls. ...

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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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  • Egg-Sucking Leech

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    Alaska's #1 pattern and with good reason. All gamefish eat leeches, this pattern imitates leeches, forage fish, stonefly nymphs all of which will ...

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  • Glo Bug Red Dot

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    Fish love eggs. They will eat them indiscriminately. Not just steelhead and salmon either, every fish wil eat any eggs. Don't go to Alaska without...

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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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  • Cicada

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    Imitates a insect that can be found in most places across America. Cicadas usually emerge in spring and are important fish food until July. But w...

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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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  • Mickey Finn

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    One of the greatest sub-surface patterns ever tied. The red stripe of this classic pattern intoxicates fish like the name suggests. Use where ever...

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  • Lake Erie Shiner

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    Must-have pattern for trout and steelhead fisherman on the Great Lake tribs that have this baitfish. Very popular in Iceland too.

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  • Jiggy Legs - Tungsten (Barbless)

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    The Czech/Euro Pat's Rubber Legs (or Jimmy Legs) is here. Jiggy Legs was designed on the Deschutes where swift currents and rocky bottoms can lose...

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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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  • Egg-Sucking Leech-Beadhead

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    Alaska's #1 pattern just got a little better. All gamefish eat leeches, this pattern imitates leeches, forage fish, stonefly nymphs all of which ...

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  • Woolly Worm

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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 ...

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  • Mini Dali Llama - Fulling Mill

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    Mini Dolly Llama Compact Trout Spey / Swing Fly with Big Movement The Mini Dolly Llama is a scaled-down version of the legendary Dolly Llama, built...

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  • CK Kraft's Kreelex - Fulling Mill

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    Kraft’s Kreelex – Baitfish Streamer Tournament-Proven Fly for Trout, Smallmouth & More The Kreelex was developed by legendary fly tier Chuck Kr...

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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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