Tungsten Flies
Best Tungsten Flies for Trout
Best use: Getting flies down quickly in deep or fast water
Water: Rivers, riffles, runs, pockets, and tailwaters
Sizes: Typically 12–20
Use tungsten flies when you need to reach the strike zone fast, especially in heavy current, deeper runs, or tight-line setups.
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Tailwater Sowbug Tungsten - Umpqua
$3.30Original priceOriginal price $3.30 - Original price $3.30Original price$3.30 - $3.30Current price $3.30| /Sowbugs are an important food source in many fisheries, especially tailwaters, below big dams. Trout can become ultra-picky when it comes to their ...
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The Ticket - Tungsten - Solitude
$2.96Original priceOriginal price $2.96 - Original price $2.96Original price$2.96 - $2.96Current price $2.96| /This is the hottest new Czech/Euro nymph from Solitude. Great colors, tungsten bead, highly requested. This pattern is "the ticket" to success o...
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Tiny Tailwater Tungsten - RIO
$2.69Original priceOriginal price $2.69 - Original price $2.69Original price$2.69 - $2.69Current price $2.69| /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
$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 Tungsten jig gets down now and doesn't hang on the rocks Imitates a stonefly or October cadd...
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Trench Ant - Tungsten (Barbless)
$1.22Original priceOriginal price $1.22 - Original price $1.22Original price$1.22 - $1.22Current price $1.22| /This fly works great anywhere ants are present. Fact- Ants live everywhere on earth besides Antarctica and fish LOVE eating them. I really ...
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Tungsten Assortment--24 Flies #56
$30.20Original priceOriginal price $30.20 - Original price $30.20Original price$30.20 - $30.20Current price $30.20| /Tungsten assortment, includes 24 of our best selling tungsten pattern Perfect for fishing on those hots days when the fish are down deep Sizes may...
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Tungsten Double Bead Pat's RubberLeg
$1.98Original priceOriginal price $1.98 - Original price $1.98Original price$1.98 - $1.98Current price $1.98| /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
$2.90Original priceOriginal price $2.90 - Original price $2.90Original price$2.90 - $2.90Current price $2.90| /This represents a drowned ant, one of the more common occurrences along rivers. Tungsten bead helps it get down.
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Tungsten El Diablo - Solitude
$2.70Original priceOriginal price $2.70 - Original price $2.70Original price$2.70 - $2.70Current price $2.70| /Sweet tungsten pattern that is a big produce. In the right colors to catch a fishes eye, but not to over the top to turn them off. Great pattern f...
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Tungsten G6 Caddis - Solitude
$2.70Original priceOriginal price $2.70 - Original price $2.70Original price$2.70 - $2.70Current price $2.70| /A slick little caddis nymph that sinks quick. Great searching fly during hot, sunny days. Works all year long!
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Tungsten Jig Baetis - Solitude
$2.70Original priceOriginal price $2.70 - Original price $2.70Original price$2.70 - $2.70Current price $2.70| /An attention grabbing baetis/bwo nymph. A slim ribbed body gives it a nice segmented look. Oversized bead and ice dub draw attention, and red fl...
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Tungsten Jig Bugger - 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 Creamsicle - Solitude
$2.59Original priceOriginal price $2.59 - Original price $2.59Original price$2.59 - $2.59Current price $2.59| /Bright, buggy, and built to get down fast, the Tungsten Jig Creamsicle from Solitude is a high-confidence attractor nymph for trout that ar...
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Tungsten Jig Naughty Bunny - Solitude
$2.70Original priceOriginal price $2.70 - Original price $2.70Original price$2.70 - $2.70Current price $2.70| /What happens when you take a Hare's Ear to the strip club? You get the Naughty Bunny. A fly inspired by the classic Hare's Ear, this pattern take...
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Tungsten Jig Nightmare Perdigon - Solitude
$2.70Original priceOriginal price $2.70 - Original price $2.70Original price$2.70 - $2.70Current price $2.70| /PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS SOLITUDE FLY PATTERN HAS ARRIVED WITH BOTH BARBLESS AND WITH BARBED HOOKS The nightmare color combination is a deadly one So...
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Tungsten Jig Perdigon - Solitude
$2.83Original priceOriginal price $2.83 - Original price $2.83Original price$2.83 - $2.83Current price $2.83| /Built for getting down fast and staying in the strike zone, the Solitude Tungsten Jig Perdigon is a no-nonsense nymph designed for modern E...
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Tungsten Jig PMD - Solitude
$2.70Original priceOriginal price $2.70 - Original price $2.70Original price$2.70 - $2.70Current price $2.70| /PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS SOLITUDE FLY PATTERN HAS ARRIVED WITH BOTH BARBLESS AND WITH BARBED HOOKS A kick butt mayfly nymph pattern. Designed similar...
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Tungsten Jig TNT - Solitude
$2.70Original priceOriginal price $2.70 - Original price $2.70Original price$2.70 - $2.70Current price $2.70| /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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Tungsten Salvation Nymph - Solitude
$2.70Original priceOriginal price $2.70 - Original price $2.70Original price$2.70 - $2.70Current price $2.70| /Sweet tungsten pattern that is a big produce. In the right colors to catch a fishes eye, but not to over the top to turn them off. Great pattern...
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Tungsten Surveyor - Umpqua
$3.55Original priceOriginal price $3.55 - Original price $3.55Original price$3.55 - $3.55Current price $3.55| /The Surveyor was added to my arsenal shortly after I realized how deadly the Rainbow Warrior is. Basically, I started playing around with patterns ...
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Tungsten Tactical Worm
$1.22Original priceOriginal price $1.22 - Original price $1.22Original price$1.22 - $1.22Current price $1.22| /Tungsten bead helps this sink like a rock. Great for fast moving water or czech/euro setups. Imitating anything from an annelid to an earthworm. ...
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Tungstone--Tungsten
$1.22Original priceOriginal price $1.22 - Original price $1.22Original price$1.22 - $1.22Current price $1.22| /Great looking stone pattern with a lot going on. Flashback, yellow goose biots, hare's ear dubbing, and a tungsten bead. Fish this pattern during ...
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Twisted Caddis Tungsten Jig - Umpqua (Barbless)
$3.95Original priceOriginal price $3.95 - Original price $3.95Original price$3.95 - $3.95Current price $3.95| /"The TJ Twisted Caddis has been an excellent addition to my Twisted Series of flies. The original Twisted Caddis is tied on a 200R with a brass bea...
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Twisted Worm -Tungsten - Umpqua
$3.59Original priceOriginal price $3.59 - Original price $3.59Original price$3.59 - $3.59Current price $3.59| /**Please note, all variations are tied on a size 16 hook "The Twisted Worm is a pattern that I created several years ago and stuffed into a bo...
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Two Tone Squirminator Barbless - Fulling Mill (Barbless)
$3.63Original priceOriginal price $3.63 - Original price $3.63Original price$3.63 - $3.63Current price $3.63| /If you're not fishing a Squirminator, you should be Squirmy material is irresistible Double down with a duo-tone Squirminator. Double the color, ...
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TZM - RIO
$2.20Original priceOriginal price $2.20 - Original price $2.20Original price$2.20 - $2.20Current price $2.20| /RIO's best fish-catching midge pupae/larvae patterns ever designed, and something that should be in everyone's box.
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Umpqua Euro Essential Assortment / 22 Flies
$99.99Original priceOriginal price $99.99 - Original price $99.99Original price$99.99 - $99.99Current price $99.99| /Euro Essential Fly AssortmentLooking to dive deep into Euro/Tactical fly-fishing? Get started with Umpqua’s Essential Euro Fly Assortment. It featu...
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Umpqua Tailwater Essential Assortment / 34 Flies
$99.99Original priceOriginal price $99.99 - Original price $99.99Original price$99.99 - $99.99Current price $99.99| /Tailwater Essential Fly AssortmentTailwater fisheries can be highly productive but also challenging. Umpqua’s Essential Tailwater Fly Assortment in...
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Walt Worm - Tungsten
$1.32Original priceOriginal price $1.32 - Original price $1.32Original price$1.32 - $1.32Current price $1.32| /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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Warrior Perdigon - Umpqua (Barbless)
$3.75Original priceOriginal price $3.75 - Original price $3.75Original price$3.75 - $3.75Current price $3.75| /"The Tungsten Rainbow Warrior has been a consistent producer both as a dropper below a dry and on nymph rigs. Add the density and durability of a p...
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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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Workhorse - Tungsten (Barbless)
$1.34Original priceOriginal price $1.34 - Original price $1.34Original price$1.34 - $1.34Current price $1.34| /Keeps on catching fish. Great for Euro Nymphing. Yellow quill body, reflects light, in deep riffles Gets down and stays down Finished with a slot...
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Woven Stone Jig - Tungsten (Barbless)
$1.59Original priceOriginal price $1.59 - Original price $1.59Original price$1.59 - $1.59Current price $1.59| /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
$1.49Original priceOriginal price $1.49 - Original price $1.49Original price$1.49 - $1.49Current price $1.49| /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
$1.49Original priceOriginal price $1.49 - Original price $1.49Original price$1.49 - $1.49Current price $1.49| /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
$1.22Original priceOriginal price $1.22 - Original price $1.22Original price$1.22 - $1.22Current price $1.22| /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