Umpqua Flies

When one has rowed a boat for over twenty years, then had to re–tie flies at night, as has Boomer, a theme emerges to the creations from his vise: ...

The Pizza Delivery was created in Chile in 2005 as an over-the-top laughable fly for Andrew’s clients to fish to the extra-large and often extremel...

"An idea hit me one night at 2 am while lying in bed, what if I used a jig bomb and found a way to make it round? I immediately got up, went to my ...

"A good friend of mine turned me on to this new material and the first thing I thought was a synthetic mop. We tied some up and now you will not fi...

In the Spring, one can usually find "Copper John" Barr kicking around the bass ponds outside of Boulder. His tackle consisted of one fly rod and se...

Terrestrial Essential Fly AssortmentTerrestrials are a staple of summer trout fishing. Umpqua’s Essential Terrestrial Fly Assortment features nine ...

Tailwater Essential Fly AssortmentTailwater fisheries can be highly productive but also challenging. Umpqua’s Essential Tailwater Fly Assortment in...

"When I decided to design a Damsel imitation, I started with the Mini Leech Jig which was already an imitation that I was using as a dropper in bot...

“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...

Proudly designed by a Big Y Customer and Hood River local. "This fly features a simple body design that helps it sink quickly and a natural CDC col...

The Surveyor was added to my arsenal shortly after I realized how deadly the Rainbow Warrior is. Basically, I started playing around with patterns ...

"I've fished the classic prince nymph style fly over the years with a good amount of success. But I found myself fishing a river system where fish ...

A great pattern when a large midge nymph is needed. Works well for chironmid hatches as well. Designed by Zack ThurmanAbout the tyer:ZACK THURMAN S...

"The Rainbow Warrior was my first commercially available fly pattern. Its origins are a little sketchy. I’d love to tell you a fancy design story, ...

"Most modern crayfish patterns focus primarily on a single attribute: Realism. While indeed a valuable component, I find that many realistic flies ...

"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...

A fishy fishy fly. One of the most famous steelhead patterns out there. Ostrich undulates amazingly well underwater. Great for Pacific Northwest St...

A quick-sinking Caddis Pupa that imitates an October Caddis extremely well. This fly works well on big trout as well as steelhead. Swing it in the ...

These flies just work - don’t let their simplicity fool you. The Sexy Walts brings a little flash to a classic hairs ear variation. This fly works ...

This is one sweet October Caddis pattern. It has the colors and profile just right to bring those fish off the bottom to eat. October Caddis are no...

This tungsten skwala nymph gets down now! It is heavy and tasty looking. Skwalas are the spring stonefly. They can hatch when the water is high and...

The 409 will clean up any messy pool, riffle or tailout. Clean as could be. It looks like a little bit of everything. A hopper, a golden stone, a j...

The DJL Drake was conceived of when guiding the drake hatch on the lower Henry's Fork in June 2017. Nothing in my box matched the silhouette as clo...

Double chain eyes can be trimmed down to make the fly lighter. Not too heavy, easy to cast. Great for picky fish of all types, from carp to bass t...

"My first jig hook design for Umpqua Feather Merchants, the Mayer's Jigged Mini Leech Radiant is my newest signature fly pattern. It's derived fro...

The Juju baetis has become THE baetis pattern in the years since its inception. With a perfectly shaped, durable small mayfly profile, the Juju bae...

 "The Rainbow Warrior was my first commercially available fly pattern. Its origins are a little sketchy. I’d love to tell you a fancy design story,...

This represents a drowned ant, one of the more common occurrences along rivers. Tungsten bead helps it get down.

"The original Micro Mayfly patterns have for years set the standard for small, quick-sinking, lethally effective mayfly nymphs. This new variation ...