Today’s lineup covers the variety. Sea-Run Fly & Tackle’s beaded purple nymph is developed for low-light, overcast days when high-contrast color is doing the work your presence can’t. AvidMax strolls through the GFC Fly, an extra midge-style pattern that masters the clear, forced water of stillwaters and tailraces. Root River Rod Co shares their go-to Driftless banner– a pine squirrel jig that bounces the rocky bottom without hanging up, developed for the tight, technical spring creeks of the upper Midwest. And FisherFun connects the Red Tag Pheasant Tail Nymph, a jig-hook variation that sets a timeless shape with an attractor hotspot, in your home in quick water.
Cloudy Day Killer
Hook: Tiemco 2488 or comparable curved scud hook, sizes 12-14
Bead: 1/8-inch copper tungsten
Thread: Black 8/0 Uni-Thread
Tail: Purple marabou
Body: Arizona Simi Seal (purple and red mix)
Rib: Great copper wire
GFC Fly
Hook: Tiemco 2488, sizes 12-18
Bead: Gold tungsten or brass
Thread: Black 8/0 Uni-Thread
Gills: White poly yarn or Antron
Body: Black thread
Rib: Little gold Ultra Wire
Thorax: Peacock herl
Anonymous for the Driftless
Hook: Firehole 516, size 12
Bead: 3.5 mm slotted tungsten, gold
Thread: 140-denier olive
Tail/Overbody: Pine squirrel strip, olive
Body: UV Olive Ice Dub
Flash: Pearl Krystal Flash
Legs: Little round rubber legs, olive
Red Tag Pheasant Tail Nymph
Hook: Jig hook, sizes 12-16
Bead: Slotted tungsten (silver or copper)
Thread: Red 8/0 or 12/0
Tail: Red fluoro wool or Glo-Brite floss
Body: Natural pheasant tail fibers
Rib: Great copper wire
Thorax: Peacock herl