Designed initially for those on the east coast of Florida, this surface popping shrimp was a custom fly that turned into a much sought production pattern.
The Sow Bug Soft Hackle TB is the same as our Sow Bug Soft Hackle, but with a hot tungsten bead to wake up those sleepy winter trout, and to get a little extra depth in fast runs.
RIO’S TWIST CLIPS are ultra-fast, easy connection clips that allow anglers to change flies with extreme ease and speed, and prevents leaders and tippet sections getting too short.
RIO LINE CLEANING TOWLETTE- Quickly clean your fly line and enhance its performance with this handy, single-use cloth. The Fly Line Cleaning Towelette works best on floating fly lines as it wipes away loose dirt.
Tippet Rings are small, very strong and lightweight, and make rigging and tippet replacement fast and easy. A leader with a tippet ring turns over perfectly, and they are light enough to use when fishing dry flies.
The Zeppelin Caddis, with its detached bubbleshaped body and scratchy thorax, uniquely combines a low floating profile like an emerging pupa with great visibility and buoyancy, and it has cracked the code on fussy eaters.
This is a great drake pattern that gives you a large profile without a large hook, and tied with an extended abdomen. The parachute post allows the fly to sit lower on the water's surface.
The Staggered Stone takes a different approach, and closely resembles the orderly appearance and subtle colors of smaller stoneflies like Yellow Sallies.
Searching for the universal shrimp imitation that both triggerfish and bonefish will eat readily, we ended up with this pattern that really fits the bill. With subtle flash and a muted, more natural tail, it is the perfect fly to not spook finicky fish.
For every few fish that want a baitfish, there's always one that wants a surface bug. The RIO's Gurgler Alarm is the ideal "do everything" pattern for that fish.
Cone Head JJ Special fly-fishing fly pattern by Umpqua Feather Merchants. Great bugger pattern with rubber legs for extra movement. Now available at the Ugly Bug Fly Shop!
RIO Products is located in Idaho Falls, in SE Idaho. The company was founded in 1990 by Jim Vincent and was sold to Far Bank Enterprises in 2005 (Far Bank also owns the fly fishing brands of Sage and Redington).
RIO has approximately 75 full time employees. A large percentage of employees are passionate fly fishers, traveling the world in pursuit of their hobby, and their experiences and product testing opportunities are a major factor in RIO's success. All fly lines are made with great pride in the US at the manufacturing facility in Idaho Falls.