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Welcome to the Global edition of Fish4Flies, a friendly family run online fly fishing store, with a passion for providing the highest quality trout and salmon fishing flies online. Our no quibble friendly customer service lets you shop for flies with confidence in the knowledge that our quality won't let you down. Whether your a seasoned angler, or just starting your fly-fishing journey, we can tailor our flies to your specific needs. Order flies online dispatched worldwide for just $5.76, or free on orders of flies over $51.00.

Our extensive catalog includes both classic and innovative patterns, crafted to enhance your fly fishing experience. Each fly has been hand tied by skilled individuals to meet the unique preferences of anglers everywhere. From bespoke requests to bulk orders, our flexibility ensures that you'll find exactly what you need.

Best Flies for April within United States

As spring begins, the chill in the water contrasts sharply with the strengthening sun. We've crafted a guide for these sunny yet cold conditions, highlighting the most effective fishing flies for early spring.

The below selection of flies are widely used in United States right now in April. It can be quite daunting when choosing from the huge range of fly fishing patterns available on the market, so we have created a quick guide to highlight which flies work best for each season.

We also publish an online monthly Top 10 Chart showcasing the most popular fishing flies each month currently being used on the lakes and rivers throughout the world.

Sparkle Pheasant Tail

Sparkle Pheasant Tail

The Sparkle Pheasant Tail is a real killing pattern that represents a highly desirable bug for trout and grayling in both England and America. The added tinsel and flashback are genuine trigger points adding extra attraction to the fish, while the golden beadhead helps the fly sink quickly and maintain a consistent depth, making it ideal for fishing in still waters and fast-moving rivers. This can make a highly effective fly fishing pattern, especially during the colder months when fishing conditions can be challenging, as those big trout and grayling that sit quietly hugging the bottom are often tempted by this tasty looking morsel. As the days start to get longer and the water begins to warm up, the activity of trout and grayling starts to increase, and the Sparkle Pheasant Tail can be especially effective. Its lifelike appearance and natural movement in the water can trigger predatory instincts in fish, making them more likely to strike. Whether you're fishing in a rivers or lakes, the Sparkle Pheasant Tail is a versatile and dependable fly that should be in every angler's fly box.

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Klinkhammer Olive

Klinkhammer Olive

The Klinkhammer Olive is just one of the very successful Klinkhammer series of fishing flies. They are different from many other parachute dry flies in that the thorax of the fly is designed to hang down through the surface of the water to imitate an emerging insect. The exceptional trigger point is the body penetrating the surface film which gets seen by trout from a greater distance, long before they see the surface footprint. It also makes an excellent grayling fishing pattern.

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John Storey

John Storey

The John Storey was created by a river keeper at Ryedale Anglers Club in North Yorkshire over 100 years ago. Since then, there have been many variants of this very popular and successful fly.

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Gold Ribbed Hare's Ear

Gold Ribbed Hare's Ear

The Gold Ribbed Hare's Ear is arguably the most effective fly of all time. It is not an imitation of any particular insect but instead a general representation pattern that is hugely successful in taking fish. Whether tumbling down a feeding channel or gently retrieved in a still water this is a real killer. The scruffy, shaggy appearance of the Hare's Ear certainly appeals to both fly fishers and fish alike, so much so that if ever limited to one fly for the rest of their lives many anglers would choose the GRHE. It is an excellent grayling pattern that is without doubt a must have pattern in any fly box.

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GH Gold Ribbed Hare's Ear

GH Gold Ribbed Hare's Ear

The GH Gold Ribbed Hare’s Ear is probably the greatest all around nymph pattern ever created and rightly deserves to be in fly boxes around the world. It is not an imitation of any particular insect but instead a general representation pattern that takes fish both in England, America and Europe. The gold head allows you to hold a depth in rivers and get down in still waters. Those big trout and grayling that sit quietly hugging the bottom are often tempted by this morsel.

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Grey Wulff

Grey Wulff

The Grey Wulff is a classic dry fly pattern that was first developed by American fly-fisherman Lee Wulff in the 1930s. The fly is designed to imitate the adult stage of the grey caddis, which is a type of caddisfly that is commonly found in the rivers and streams of North America. It is usually tied with grey or dark gray coloured deer hair for the body, which mimics the natural colour of the grey caddis. The fly is tied to be bushy, high floating and to remain visible into the evening twilight, to mimic the natural appearance of the grey caddis. The versatility and effectiveness of the Grey Wulff fly means it can be fished in a variety of water conditions, including rough water. It's also known for its ability to ride well on the surface of the water, which makes it an effective fly for targeting rising fish in fast water.

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Mohican Mayfly

Mohican Mayfly

The Mohican Mayfly is good for most hatches. It sits deep on the surface film making a very good footprint on the surface. It is great on a long drift in a feeding channel.

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Apache Black

Apache Black

The Apache Black is probably the most exciting and devastatingly successful pattern to hit lakes, ponds and reservoirs. Its dark colour profile makes it an excellent imitation of natural insects, particularly in clear water conditions. The fly features a sleek, streamlined design with a hint of sparkle or flash to subtly catch the light. The pulsing movement of the black mink body plus the stimulating flowing and eye catching movement of the marabou and flashabou tail make it a serious killer. Two to three short jerks followed by a steady retrieve, repeat and be ready for savage takes.

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Dawsons Olive Booby

Dawsons Olive Booby

The Dawson Olive Booby is a highly effective booby pattern that is sure to make an impression on any angler's fishing trip. This fly is full of triggers, designed to tempt even the wariest of fish with its striking yellow booby eyes, yellow and orange flowing tail, and olive palmered body.

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Klink n Dink

Klink n Dink

The Klink n Dink is used in conjunction with a popular nymphing technique that involves fishing a team of two flies, with a buoyant dry fly on top and a weighted nymph below, allowing the angler to fish the upper and lower levels of the water column. The Klink n Dink is one of the Klinkhammer patterns that are excellent at bringing fish up, designed to be used as a dropper fly to be fished in conjunction with additional patterns on the same rig. The ring tied securely to the curve on the hook makes this easy to tie a tippet to, keeping the tippet away from the hook itself, thus preventing problems when hooking fish. When fishing in tandem, this dry fly can be used as an indicator when fishing alongside a weighted or beaded nymph, and has the ability to catch fish on either of the fishing flies used, making it an increasingly popular method of fishing on either rivers or still water fisheries. This is a great way to tempt fish that are feeding on nymphs higher in the water to rise to a dry fishing fly.

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Green Snail

Green Snail

Snails can make a great fly fishing pattern, either in the mid-summer heat or at the heart of winter, as they are a staple food source for fish; ever noticed any snails in the stomach of a fish that you have caught? Why only fish flies and ignore a fish's staple diet? In the summer months, if you notice snails floating on the surface use a floating line and a long leader and watch the line for the take, usually a gentle draw. During the colder months when vegetation is scarce and trout are foraging for any available food source, the Green Snail becomes particularly effective. If nothing is working, try attaching a snail to a weighted sinking line to force the foam snail to sink down to the depths where the fish are also sitting. Snails can varying from lentil up to large pea in size.

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Griffith's Gnat

Griffith's Gnat

The Griffith's Gnat is an extremely versatile fishing fly. This pattern gives a good working impression of an emerging midge fighting for its freedom, and therefore is best fished during sunny spells when midges are hatching. The key to this patterns success lies in how it stands high on the surface film of the water. The tips of the hackle barbs leave tiny footprints on the surface of the water which mimic those created by the legs of a real insect. It can also makes an excellent grayling pattern.

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We have an extensive library of 3349 flies online, 2434 of which are trout flies, 612 salmon flies and 69 sea trout patterns. Most flies are available for sale online to regular fly fisherman and fishing clubs with immediate dispatch, and we deliver worldwide.

If there are any fly fishing patterns you wish to see, let us know and we will have our fly tiers produce them for you. We can also supply your shop or club, or even produce your own designs trailered to your needs.

We hope you enjoy your visit, and wish you the best of success on the water; please give us a shout if you require anything as we are always happy to help!

The Fish4Flies Team