Rescue River
12 Pack of Flies - Rocky Mountain Edition
12 Pack of Flies - Rocky Mountain Edition
FOR FISH THAT HAVE SEEN EVERYTHING
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Most fly boxes are packed with the same patterns every other angler on the river is throwing. Which means pressured trout have seen them all — and they're not impressed. The Rescue River 12-Pack is built from modern twists on proven patterns, hand-tied with natural variation that fish on busy water haven't learned to refuse.
Flies Included
Flies Included
- #18 CDC Pheasant Tail
- #18 SOS
- #16 Hare's Ear Blowtorch
- #16 The Gun
- #12 Beaded DNA Worm
- #10 Brown and Red DNA Worm
- #16 Para RAB
- #12 Tan Micro Chubby
- #10 Purple Micro Chubby
- #8 Elevated Chubby
- #10 Olive Poacher
- #8 Black Poacher
Why It's A Game Changer
Why It's A Game Changer
We like this pack because it breaks the mold of typical fly assortments. Instead of the usual suspects, it leans into patterns that still feel new to pressured trout, subtle variations like our Hare’s Ear Blowtorch, stealthy SOS, and DNA Worm. Each pattern has been selected for its ability to trigger takes when standard flies stop working. You get both size and style variation. It’s built to give you options that most other anglers on the river won’t be throwing.
How To Fish It
How To Fish It
Start with a dry-dropper rig. Run 18–24" of tippet off the bend of your dry fly hook and tie on a weighted nymph — Hare's Ear Blowtorch, CDC PTN, or SOS. If its deeper water, go longer on the tippet. Clearer water, use the CDC PTN or SOS.
Adjust for the water. Fast runs and deep pockets: go heavier and deeper. Flat, technical water: loose the dropper and fish a single Para RAB.
Cover more water when fish aren't rising. Swing or strip the Olive Poacher through deeper pools and seams to find aggressive fish.
FAQ
FAQ
Are the hooks barbless?
Mostly - yes. Almost all of our flies are tied on barbless hooks. Barbless hooks penetrate cleaner, release faster, and keep fish healthier for the next angler. They're also the standard on most catch-and-release water in the Rocky Mountain West and required in many sections. The Elevated Chubby Chernobyl in #8, and the SOS in #18 being the exceptions. We recommend pinching the barbs down with your hemostats or pliers.
What hooks are these tied on? Are they strong enough?
We tie on a mix of Tiemco (TMC), Ahrex and Hanak hooks. These manufacturers supply competitive and professional tiers worldwide. The goal is to find the sharpest, strongest, hooks we can to tie our flies on. The hook is the last thing you need to be worrying about.
How durable are these flies? Will they survive more than a few fish?
Most of our nymphs use wire ribbing counter wrapped to the body material that locks the materials down. UV resin coats the thread base on patterns like the Thread Frenchie, Guns, Perdigons, Purple Death, etc. Every fly gets head cement applied to the finishing thread wraps to ensure it does not come undone. Flies with more natural materials in the tail or on the collar, will see some break off. That's the reality of using natural fibers as they meet fish teeth, rocks, etc.
Where are these flies made, and why does that matter?
Our flies are tied by hand in Kampala, Uganda by a team of women who are survivors of abuse and violence. Rescue River pays living wages benchmarked to actual cost of living in Kampala, and we use the same premium hooks and materials as any professional tier in the US or Europe. If you're skeptical because you've bought cheap imported flies before that fell apart — we get it, and we'd rather earn your trust with the flies than ask you to take our word for it.
Do I need floatant for the dry flies?
Yes we recommend it and it helps to apply it before your first cast rather than after the fly gets wet. CDC material on dry flies specifically benefits from a desiccant powder (like Frog's Fanny) when it gets matted down from water.
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