What Are Attractor Flies

An attractor fly is any pattern designed to grab the attention of nearby fish. In most cases, angler’s use this term when referring to large, highly-visible dry flies. Though, any fly featuring bright, or flashy characteristics — including nymphs and streamers — is technically an attractor.

What is an attractor nymph?

Attractor Nymphs are any nymph that is designed to simply attract attention rather than to imitate a specific insect. … Attractor Nymphs are effective in many places and include some of the most noteworthy nymph patterns like the Copper John, Hares Ear Nymph, and Prince Nymph.

What is a searching fly?

Search Patterns A search pattern is a fly pattern that imitates as many bugs as possible in hopes that it can be used anywhere, anytime to find where fish are feeding.

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