3 Pack Barbless Bead Head Red Copper John Nymph Fly Fishing Flies - Ho – Wasatch Tenkara Rods

Copper John Fly / Bead Head Copper John - The Fly Crate

Bead head fly fishing patterns are designed to be fished under the surface of the water. The bead helps add weight to the fly allowing it to sink to the bottom of the river or stream. Bead head flies can also be fished in lakes or ponds either by using a strike indicator, or with a sinking fly line. If fished in a river, the bead head pattern will either bounce along the bottom, or if the current is fast and deep enough in the middle of the water column.

Umpqua Copper John Barr's, Yellow / 16

Copper John - Red - The Fly Shop

One of the most effective ways to cover water columns in the river or in still water is to use a dry dropper set up. This means that you have a dry

Beadhead Copper John

Copper John Fly / Bead Head Copper John - The Fly Crate