Rivfly Select Series: The Trout Candy Attraction Pack (9-Piece)

Every Fly Fisher Has a Dirty Little Secret.

You spent the morning matching the hatch. Tied on a size 18 BWO. Perfect dead drift, clean mend, drag-free float. Nothing. You switched to a Pheasant Tail, then a Hare’s Ear, then a Copper John. Still nothing. Then the guy 50 yards downstream pulls out a pink Squirmy Worm and starts catching fish on every other cast.

That’s what this kit is for.

What Are Junk Flies?

Junk flies don’t imitate any specific insect. They work on color, movement, and size instead of matching a hatch. Purists hate them. Guides carry a box full of them. They catch fish when nothing else does, especially on pressured water, stocked streams, and cold winter days when trout metabolism slows down and they only eat big, obvious targets.

This kit gives you the three most proven junk patterns in fly fishing. Three of each, because you’ll lose a few.

Cream Mop Fly (#10)

The Mop Fly is the one that started the argument. It’s made from microfiber cleaning cloth tied on a heavy hook. It looks nothing like any bug. It catches fish anyway.

The microfiber body absorbs water fast and sinks without any weight added. In a deep pool or slow run, dead drift it along the bottom. Freshly stocked trout eat it almost immediately. Wild trout eat it when they’re in a feeding mood but nothing natural is hatching. Don’t overthink it. Tie it on and fish it.

Red Squirmy Worm (#12)

The soft silicone body moves in even the slightest current. That wiggle is what makes it work. You don’t need to strip it or add any action. Just dead drift it and the water does the rest.

It’s most effective after rain when the water is stained and real worms are getting washed into the stream. But it works in clear water too. Fish it as a point fly in a tandem rig to get the whole setup down, or run it solo under an indicator. If a trout can see it, there’s a good chance it will eat it.

Peach Nuke Egg (#14)

Egg flies work because trout eat real eggs. During rainbow spawn from February through April, loose eggs drift downstream and every fish below the redd is looking for them. The Nuke Egg has a translucent yarn veil that looks like the membrane of a real egg in the water.

Outside of spawn season, egg flies still work as general attractors. The bright color and round shape get attention. Drift it along the bottom on 5X or 6X fluorocarbon tippet in slow tailwaters or deep bends.

How to Fish This Kit

Tandem rig: Tie the Mop Fly or Squirmy Worm as the point fly. Add 12 to 18 inches of tippet and hang a Nuke Egg as the dropper. The big fly anchors the rig. The egg picks up fish that follow without committing.

Under an indicator: Any of these three work solo under a strike indicator. Set your depth so the fly ticks the bottom every few drifts. If you’re not occasionally bumping rocks, you’re not deep enough.

After stocking day: If you fish a put-and-take stream, the Mop Fly is the first thing to tie on after the truck leaves. No shame in it.

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