Umpqua Fly Assortment Euro Essential

Overview

Umpqua's Euro Essential Fly Assortment is a starter box for Euro, or tactical, nymphing, with 22 flies across nine trusted patterns. It comes in Umpqua's UPG slit-foam Essential Box, so every fly is easy to see and grab.

Euro nymphing relies on a heavy anchor fly to get the rig down and a lighter fly that drifts naturally in the strike zone. This set gives you both: bombs in assorted weights for the point, slim perdigons and jigs that slice through the water, plus a worm and a small jig streamer for when the fish want something different. Many of the patterns come from Lance Egan and other Umpqua signature tyers with competition backgrounds.

Euro Specs

• Hook: Jig and standard hooks depending on pattern.
• Role: Heavier bombs as anchor (point) flies; perdigons, jigs and the Rainbow Warrior as droppers.

How to Fish It

• Two-fly rig: tie a heavy bomb on the point and a perdigon or jig on a tag about 18 to 20 inches above it.
• Lead the flies: keep the sighter just tight and lead the flies downstream at the speed of the current, watching for any pause or twitch.
• Match weight to water: use the heavier flies in fast, deep pockets and lighter ones in shallow riffles and slow runs.
• Change it up: when fish ignore nymphs, try the Twisted Worm in high or off-color water, or jig the Poacher through the run.

Choosing Color and Size

Each box holds Duracell Bomb Brown (4, assorted weights), Sexy Walts Hare's Ear (3, assorted weights), Quill Bomb Olive (3, assorted weights), and two each of Blowtorch Hare's Ear, Egan's Frenchie Jig, Egan's Tungsten Rainbow Warrior, Rodrigues's Spanish Perdigon Dark Olive/Red, Smitherman's Twisted Worm Red and Egan's Poacher Olive. Umpqua notes contents may vary with availability.