Hatch Imitations

Flies That Imitate Attractor

13 proven patterns designed to match attractor across multiple life stages. From subsurface nymphs to surface duns, these are the flies that consistently fool selective trout.

Prince Nymph fly pattern
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Prince Nymph

Doug Prince's attractor nymph combines peacock herl, brown hackle, goose biot wings and tail in a pa

Sizes #10–#18

Egan's Tungsten Surveyor

A dense, fast-sinking hybrid: the classic Hare's Ear silhouette built with the Rainbow Warrior's tra

Sizes #14–#18

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Mike Komara's Walt's Worm fly pattern
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Mike Komara's Walt's Worm

Mike Komara's take on the classic Walt's Worm — squirrel dubbing body, pearlescent tinsel rib, slott

Sizes #14–#20

Egan's Thread Frenchie

A thread-bodied, UV-resin-coated jig nymph that captures the Frenchie silhouette without fragile phe

Sizes #14–#18

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Copper John fly pattern
Nymph

Copper John

The Copper John is a heavy, flashy attractor nymph that sinks like a rock and catches fish like a dr

Sizes #12–#18

Mayday Mayfly

A brown holographic-tinsel-bodied mayfly nymph with a hot orange wire rib and Simi Seal thorax. Insp

Sizes #14–#18

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Lightning Bug fly pattern
Nymph

Lightning Bug

The Lightning Bug is a flashy attractor nymph with a pearl tinsel body and tungsten bead that catche

Sizes #14–#18

Egan's Rainbow Warrior Perdigon

A dense, UV-coated perdigon that translates the Rainbow Warrior's color palette — pearl body, red co

Sizes #16–#20

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Rainbow Warrior fly pattern
Nymph

Rainbow Warrior

Lance Egan's Rainbow Warrior is a flashy midge/mayfly crossover pattern with a pearl Mylar body, red

Sizes #16–#22

Roza's Pink Pheasant Tail fly pattern
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Roza's Pink Pheasant Tail

Luboš Roza's pink-headed take on the pheasant tail — a euro nymphing point fly with a metallic pink

Sizes #12–#18

Egan's Red Dart

An attractor nymph that merges the Red Tag's tail with the Prince Nymph's soft-hackle collar, finish

Sizes #12–#16

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Lite Brite Perdigon fly pattern
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Lite Brite Perdigon

A smooth-bodied perdigon nymph built with Krystal Flash for a flashy attractor counterpart to the Qu

Sizes #14–#20

Two Bit Hooker fly pattern
Nymph

Two Bit Hooker

A hot-collared jig nymph that combines a wire body with a fluorescent dubbing collar for a slim, fas

Sizes #14–#18