Red Variant

Red Variant

The Red Variant is a classic attractor-style dry fly recognized for its bright red body, heavily hackled profile, and exceptional floatation. Designed to suggest a variety of mayflies and general surface insects, this versatile pattern is highly effective when trout are feeding opportunistically in fast currents, riffles, and broken water.

Its highly visible silhouette and buoyant construction make the Red Variant an excellent searching fly for rivers, streams, and pocket water where maintaining a high-floating presentation is critical.

Key Features
• Bright red attractor body
• Heavy hackle for superior floatation
• Excellent visibility in rough or fast water
• Durable high-floating dry fly pattern
• Great searching and prospecting fly
• Effective in rivers, riffles, streams, and pocket water

Imitates
Mayflies and general attractor insects

Sizes
Available in sizes: #12 – #18

Fishing Tips
Fish the Red Variant through riffles, seams, runs, and pocket water with a natural dead drift. Its visibility and floatation make it especially effective in broken currents and low-light conditions.