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Back Flop Jig - Tungsten - Umpqua (Barbless)
$5.75Original priceOriginal price $5.75 - Original price $5.75Original price$5.75 - $5.75Current price $5.75| /Fishing streamers on Euro Nymphing leaders is a technique that my fly fishing team USA mates and I have been practicing for over a decade now. In c...
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Balance Leech Tungsten - Solitude
$2.88Original priceOriginal price $2.88 - Original price $2.88Original price$2.88 - $2.88Current price $2.88| /Excellent lake pattern. Tied on a jig hook with a tungsten bead attached with a post in front of the hook eye. This allows this pattern to sink ...
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Balanced Leech Crystal Bugger - Tungsten (Barbless)
$1.23Original priceOriginal price $1.23 - Original price $1.23Original price$1.23 - $1.23Current price $1.23| /Excellent Lake Pattern Tied on a jig hook with a tungsten bead attached with a post in front of the hook eye. This allows this pattern to sink in ...
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Egan's Thread Frenchie - Tungsten - Umpqua
$3.65Original price $4.05Original price $4.05 - Original price $4.05Original price $4.05$3.65 - $3.65Current price $3.65| /Another jigged version of the infamous Egan's Frenchie. This one features a thread-wrapped body that reduces the overall size of the nymph body. It...
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Espresso Midge - Tungsten - Fulling Mill
$3.27Original price $3.63Original price $3.63 - Original price $3.63Original price $3.63$3.27 - $3.27Current price $3.27| /A great Zebra Midge variant. A thin pearlesent rib followed by a thin wire rib gives this fly a new look with superb fishability. Tied on our popul...
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Euro Red Tag - Tungsten (Barbless)
$1.43Original price $1.59Original price $1.59 - Original price $1.59Original price $1.59$1.43 - $1.43Current price $1.43| /Similar to a Blowtorch. However, the slimed down body works especially well in clear waters with more finicky fish.
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Euro Zebra Midge-Tungsten (Barbless)
$1.31Original price $1.45Original price $1.45 - Original price $1.45Original price $1.45$1.31 - $1.31Current price $1.31| /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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Get-it-Down Pat's - Tungsten (Barbless)
$1.52Original price $1.69Original price $1.69 - Original price $1.69Original price $1.69$1.52 - $1.52Current price $1.52| /Extended body Euro-style Pats Rubber Legs is sure to win over the masses. Extra-heavy, but it casts easily. Jig style helps prevent hang-ups o...
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Gold Jigger - RIO (Barbless)
$3.59Original priceOriginal price $3.59 - Original price $3.59Original price$3.59 - $3.59Current price $3.59| /Designed as a micro sized woolly bugger for universal use, this fly is bright enough to attract fish, yet subtle enough not to spook them. Tied wit...
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Hardbody Leech - Umpqua
$5.75Original priceOriginal price $5.75 - Original price $5.75Original price$5.75 - $5.75Current price $5.75| /Hardbody Leech Tungsten-Belly Leech Pattern for Trout, Stillwater & More The Hardbody Leech is Umpqua Signature Tyer Russell Miller’s modern ta...
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Higa's Tactical SOS Nymph - Tungsten - Fulling Mill
$3.27Original price $3.63Original price $3.63 - Original price $3.63Original price $3.63$3.27 - $3.27Current price $3.27| /You'll appreciate the strike-inducing power of this versatile nymph pattern. General purpose nymph works well for mayflies, midges and other trout...
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Holy Grail - Tungsten
$1.19Original price $1.32Original price $1.32 - Original price $1.32Original price $1.32$1.19 - $1.19Current price $1.19| /This pattern catches fish, in rivers and Stillwater alike. It is a highly versatile pattern that mimics both caddis and mayflies. Use in a dead ...
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Jelly Leech Balanced - RIO
$3.49Original priceOriginal price $3.49 - Original price $3.49Original price$3.49 - $3.49Current price $3.49| /Utilizing a subtle and under appreciated combination, the jelly leech is a "buggy" and very natural appearing leech pattern for places where the fi...
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Jig BH Girdle Bug - Tungsten - Montana Fly Co
$3.15Original price $3.50Original price $3.50 - Original price $3.50Original price $3.50$3.15 - $3.15Current price $3.15| /The name says it all High quality tie from Montana Fly Co Is the go-to Rocky Mountain fly for a solid 2-3 months every spring. Tungsten Bead Siz...
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Jigged Flexi Stone -Rainy's
$3.60Original price $4.00Original price $4.00 - Original price $4.00Original price $4.00$3.60 - $3.60Current price $3.60| /Balanced jig, pats body, knotted legs. This pattern has a ton going on. Perfect pattern to replicate a stone moving across the bottom of a river.
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Jiggy Bugger - Tungsten (Barbless)
$2.09Original priceOriginal price $2.09 - Original price $2.09Original price$2.09 - $2.09Current price $2.09| /A perfect little streamer for lakes and streams Good looking jig doesn't get hung up in the rocks. Tungsten slotted bead gets it down NOW. Big Y F...
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Jiggy Leech - Tungsten (Barbless)
$2.09Original priceOriginal price $2.09 - Original price $2.09Original price$2.09 - $2.09Current price $2.09| /A perfect little streamer for lakes and streams Good looking jig doesn't get hung up in the rocks. Tungsten slotted bead gets it down NOW. Big Y F...
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Jiggy Legs - Tungsten (Barbless)
$1.89Original price $2.10Original price $2.10 - Original price $2.10Original price $2.10$1.89 - $1.89Current price $1.89| /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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Jiggy Micro May - Tungsten - Umpqua
$3.65Original price $4.05Original price $4.05 - Original price $4.05Original price $4.05$3.65 - $3.65Current price $3.65| /"The original Micro Mayfly patterns have for years set the standard for small, quick-sinking, lethally effective mayfly nymphs. This new variation ...
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Kaufmann Stone - Tungsten
$1.34Original price $1.49Original price $1.49 - Original price $1.49Original price $1.49$1.34 - $1.34Current price $1.34| /Especially for fast water, when your fly needs to get down fast and deep. For steelhead and torpedo like trout everywhere. Be prepared with a stou...
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Kaufmann Stone Rubber Legs - Tungsten
$1.34Original price $1.49Original price $1.49 - Original price $1.49Original price $1.49$1.34 - $1.34Current price $1.34| /All the bells and whistles on one stonefly nymph. Especially for fast water, when your fly needs to get down fast and deep. For steelhead and torp...
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Kisha's Sugar Momma - Umpqua
$5.75Original priceOriginal price $5.75 - Original price $5.75Original price$5.75 - $5.75Current price $5.75| /Kisha’s Sugar Momma – Umpqua Compact Streamer with Big Movement for Trout, Bass & More Kisha’s Sugar Momma was built for one purpose: a s...
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Lexi's TH Holo Z Midge - Tungsten - Fulling Mill
$3.27Original price $3.63Original price $3.63 - Original price $3.63Original price $3.63$3.27 - $3.27Current price $3.27| /Representing the most common of trout food sources, the midges. AKA Chironomids. It's estimated that up to 22% of a trout's diet is composed of mi...
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Mihulka's CDC Backswimmer - Tungsten - Rainy's (Barbless)
$4.13Original price $4.59Original price $4.59 - Original price $4.59Original price $4.59$4.13 - $4.13Current price $4.13| /CDC plus a hot tungsten bead. Juicy! It works in lakes, rivers, ponds and everywhere else. From panfish to trophy trout, this fly produces.
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Morrish Sparkle Donkey Tungsten - RIO (Barbless)
$3.32Original price $3.69Original price $3.69 - Original price $3.69Original price $3.69$3.32 - $3.32Current price $3.32| /Bling Bling every time you show up on the river with RIO's Morrish Sparkle Donkey TB. This nymph is regularly the center of attention in any trout ...
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Nemec Stone Tungsten Beadhead - Tungsten - Fulling Mill
$3.86Original price $4.29Original price $4.29 - Original price $4.29Original price $4.29$3.86 - $3.86Current price $3.86| /Stonefly nymphs live in clean moving water, and are an important feeding source for both trout and steelhead. Use this pattern in faster moving wa...
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Pat's Rubber Leg - Tungsten
$1.19Original price $1.32Original price $1.32 - Original price $1.32Original price $1.32$1.19 - $1.19Current price $1.19| /A lead wrapped body and a tungsten bead assure these Pat's will sink like no others.
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Perdigon Biot Jig - Tungsten (Barlbess)
$1.43Original price $1.59Original price $1.59 - Original price $1.59Original price $1.59$1.43 - $1.43Current price $1.43| /Jig nymphs are becoming more and more popular in the fly fishing community. Extremely popular nymph in trout streams everywhere. Mimics loads of ...
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Perdigon Nymph - Tungsten (Barbless)
$1.25Original price $1.39Original price $1.39 - Original price $1.39Original price $1.39$1.25 - $1.25Current price $1.25| /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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Pyramid Beach Leech - Umpqua (Barbless)
$5.25Original priceOriginal price $5.25 - Original price $5.25Original price$5.25 - $5.25Current price $5.25| /“The first time I witnessed the effectiveness of the "Balanced Leech" was in the spring of 2013, while fishing with my good friend Bill Shehan on P...
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Rainbow Warrior Tungsten - Umpqua
$2.66Original price $2.95Original price $2.95 - Original price $2.95Original price $2.95$2.66 - $2.66Current price $2.66| /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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RIO Fruit Strip – Jigged Leech Streamer Fly
$4.49Original priceOriginal price $4.49 - Original price $4.49Original price$4.49 - $4.49Current price $4.49| /RIO Fruit Strip – Jigged Leech Streamer Fly The RIO Fruit Strip is a modern evolution of the classic leech pattern, designed to combine tail-driven...
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RIO's Knotty Hooker
$2.69Original priceOriginal price $2.69 - Original price $2.69Original price$2.69 - $2.69Current price $2.69| /RIO Knotty Hooker – Stonefly Nymph Jig Fly The RIO Knotty Hooker takes the proven knotted-leg design of RIO’s Sili-Leg Stone and pairs it with a ...
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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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Split Case Emerger - Tungsten
$1.19Original price $1.32Original price $1.32 - Original price $1.32Original price $1.32$1.19 - $1.19Current price $1.19| /This pattern is deadly when fish are keying on emergers. The emerging stage is when insects are the most vulnerable, and big fat fish slurp them u...
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Stone Jig - Tungsten
$1.43Original price $1.59Original price $1.59 - Original price $1.59Original price $1.59$1.43 - $1.43Current price $1.43| /The Stone Jig is designed with euro nymphing in mind, however, it is a go to in all forms of nymphs. Jigged style flies are excellent for fishing ...
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Stone Prince - Tungsten
$1.25Original price $1.39Original price $1.39 - Original price $1.39Original price $1.39$1.25 - $1.25Current price $1.25| /A quick and dirty attractor fly that has worked wonders. A long time ago the boss took two of his favorite flies, (the prince nymph and pheasa...
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Tiny Tailwater Tungsten - RIO
$2.42Original price $2.69Original price $2.69 - Original price $2.69Original price $2.69$2.42 - $2.42Current price $2.42| /This pattern is a killer mayfly nymph or midge larva. Ultra thin body with a wire rib paired with a beadhead and subtle flash. Just pick the colo...
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TJ Hooker (Tungsten) - Montana Fly Co
$2.93Original price $3.25Original price $3.25 - Original price $3.25Original price $3.25$2.93 - $2.93Current price $2.93| /The single most requested pattern that we didn't have Tungsten jig gets down now and doesn't hang on the rocks Imitates a stonefly or October cadd...
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Tungsten Double Bead Pat's RubberLeg
$1.78Original price $1.98Original price $1.98 - Original price $1.98Original price $1.98$1.78 - $1.78Current price $1.78| /Especially for fast water, when your fly needs to get down fast and deep. For steelhead and torpedo like trout everywhere. Be prepared with a stou...
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Tungsten Drowned Ant - Umpqua
$2.61Original price $2.90Original price $2.90 - Original price $2.90Original price $2.90$2.61 - $2.61Current price $2.61| /This represents a drowned ant, one of the more common occurrences along rivers. Tungsten bead helps it get down.
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Tungsten Jig Bugger - Tungsten - Fulling Mill (Barbless)
$3.63Original priceOriginal price $3.63 - Original price $3.63Original price$3.63 - $3.63Current price $3.63| /It's a bugger, it's a jig, it has tungsten. What more can you ask for! Great for all species that are attracted by buggers. Black and Olive make...
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Tungsten Jig TNT - Solitude
$2.43Original price $2.70Original price $2.70 - Original price $2.70Original price $2.70$2.43 - $2.43Current price $2.43| /The Tungsten Jig TNT is dynomite. Tied in 3 great color combination it sure to foot the bill in most scenarios where mayflies are present. The B...
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TZM - RIO
$1.98Original price $2.20Original price $2.20 - Original price $2.20Original price $2.20$1.98 - $1.98Current price $1.98| /RIO's best fish-catching midge pupae/larvae patterns ever designed, and something that should be in everyone's box.
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Woolly Bugger - Tungsten
$2.40Original priceOriginal price $2.40 - Original price $2.40Original price$2.40 - $2.40Current price $2.40| /Use this pattern everywhere fish live! Works great for all game fish including Steelhead, Salmon, Trophy Trout, Bass, you name it. Tied with that...
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Woven Stone Jig - Tungsten (Barbless)
$1.43Original price $1.59Original price $1.59 - Original price $1.59Original price $1.59$1.43 - $1.43Current price $1.43| /A tungsten jig version of the popular woven stone. The woven yarn gives this fly a unique look that drives fish wild. Works well as an anchor fly ...
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Zebra Midge - Tungsten
$1.34Original price $1.49Original price $1.49 - Original price $1.49Original price $1.49$1.34 - $1.34Current price $1.34| /Representing the most common trout food sources, the midges. AKA Chironomids. It has been estimated that up to 22% of a trout's diet is composed o...
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Zebra Midge Curved - Tungsten
$1.34Original price $1.49Original price $1.49 - Original price $1.49Original price $1.49$1.34 - $1.34Current price $1.34| /Representing the most common of trout food sources, the midges. AKA Chironomids. It has been estimated that up to 22% of a trout's diet is compose...
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Zebra Midge Curved Silver - Tungsten
$1.10Original price $1.22Original price $1.22 - Original price $1.22Original price $1.22$1.10 - $1.10Current price $1.10| /Representing the most common of trout food sources, the midges. AKA Chironomids. It has been estimated that up to 22% of a trout's diet is compose...
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Zirdle Bug - Tungsten (Barbless)
$1.89Original priceOriginal price $1.89 - Original price $1.89Original price$1.89 - $1.89Current price $1.89| /A hot take on the popular Zirdle bug. This one has can represent small sculpins or leeches, or other tasty treats Jig, tungsten, rubber legs, ra...
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How to Fish Tungsten Flies
Tungsten flies are designed to sink quickly and reach feeding trout faster than standard beadhead patterns. They are especially effective in deep runs, fast current, and technical nymphing situations where depth matters most.
- Use tungsten flies to get down quickly in faster or deeper water
- Fish them under an indicator or with euro nymphing techniques
- Adjust depth and weight until you are consistently near the bottom
When to Use Tungsten Nymphs
Tungsten patterns are most effective when trout are holding deep or current speed makes it difficult to reach the strike zone with lighter flies.
- Ideal in high water, cold water, and deep runs
- Excellent for winter fishing and non-hatch periods
- Useful anytime fast sink rate is more important than delicate presentation
Fly Selection Tips for Tungsten Flies
Choosing the right tungsten fly depends on depth, current speed, and the type of food trout are feeding on.
- Use smaller tungsten flies in clear or pressured water
- Larger or heavier patterns work well in faster, deeper conditions
- Perdigons, jig flies, and tungsten midges are strong choices when quick depth is critical
Tungsten Fly Quality & Construction
- Beads: Tungsten beads for maximum sink rate in a compact profile
- Hooks: Chemically sharpened for reliable hook sets
- Profiles: Slim, efficient patterns designed to sink fast and drift naturally
- Tested: Proven effective in rivers, tailwaters, and technical nymphing situations