Overview

The Chubby Chernobyl is the ultimate high-floating, multi-purpose attractor fly, known for its ability to imitate a wide range of terrestrial and large aquatic insects. Built with a durable dual-layer foam body, this pattern stays afloat through heavy riffles, long drifts, and aggressive eats. The oversized poly-yarn wing provides excellent visibility in glare or complex currents, while the long rubber legs give it just the right amount of twitchy, buggy movement. From grasshoppers and crickets to salmonflies and stoneflies, the Chubby can represent almost any big-bodied insect, depending on the color and size.

It's especially popular as a dry-dropper anchor thanks to its ability to suspend heavy tungsten nymphs without sinking. Whether you're fishing fast freestones, slow meandering rivers, or mountain lakes, this fly's buoyancy, durability, and versatility make it a staple pattern for trout and other surface-feeding species. It's the modern-day workhorse of dry fly fishing—reliable, rugged, and ready for action.

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