Using beads in a way that has not been done before, this pattern will bring eats from fish that would never consider the average soft hackle. With a tungsten bead, and a soft hackle collar, this fly is as good as it gets. SOLD AT THE UGLY BUG FLY SHOP
The Rio Two Tone Indicator tippet has hard color breaks every 8 inches to allow anglers to get visual cues when tight line nymphing. The best indicator material for building sighters for European Style Nymphing.
Most anglers know how effective the classic hare's ear nymph is. RIO's HE Man is a variation of this classic, tied on a barbless jig hook and with a tungsten bead for weight in either matte black (with a hot spot of thread) or a gold bead version.
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.
RIO Powerflex Tippet is a high knot strength copolymer nylon tippet that features superb knot strength, stretch and suppleness to make this the finest nylon tippet for almost all trout fly fishing needs.
RIO's Aldous Tarpon Bunny is a bulkier version of the classic tarpon fly. This allows the fly to push more water, a critical aspect of fishing for tarpon in dirty or murky waters.
This pattern is a considered to be a general attractor nymph which can represent several types of aquatic insects. It's unique materials give this fly a rusty brown appearance.
Ants can be a wonderful fly to search with, especially when you don't know what may be hatching, or what exactly the fish are eating. This parachute version catches a lot of fish, and is easy to see with its white post.
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.
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.