This fly is tied on a barbless jig hook and has a mottled tungsten bead to look as natural as possible, with black wing pads offer a striking contrast to the body color. This has proven to be one of the most effective caddis pupa patterns.
Caddis larvae use grass, sticks, sand and pebbles to make a protective casing around their body, and then cling to rocks and weeds, or drag their casing around with them.
That rush of heat and perspiration that comes after a large meal of protein. We don't know if fish perspire, but we do know that they enjoy RIO's Meat Sweats. This jigged sculpin has a unique belly filled with lead to keep the hook up
RIO POWERFLEX TROUT LEADER- RIO’s Powerflex Trout leaders feature a powerful butt section that provides unsurpassed turn over for effective wind penetration and to easily cast streamers and indicator rigs.
Rio's baby dad is like no other crayfish pattern you have seen. Though these can be fished all year round, this fly is especially productive in the late fall and winter, where hatches are minimal.
Rio's Fruit Strip is a new school take on a classic- the leech. The jigged head gives this fly that realistic, leech-like movement. Strip it, swing it, or throw it on a nymph rig.
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.
Rio's Premier Tarpon Clear Tip Floater is the ultimate floating line for anglers making stealthy presentations to wary Tarpon.
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.