Trouts Fly Fishing

Trout’s Chewy Flies - Garcia’s Tungsten Rojo Emerger

Hook: #18-22 Curved nymph, Daiichi 1270

Thread: 8/0 Uni Thread in Black, Red, Tan, White, etc

Body: Thread

Ribbing: Fine copper wire

Thorax: Adams gray Wapsi Superfine

Wing: Oral B dental floss

Bead: Ruby (silver lined) glass bead, x-small to small & small black tungsten bead

Head: Peacock Herl

Weather fishing tailwaters for smart and wary trout, or bigger freestone rivers, the Rojo Emerger has always been a great producing fly.  Now with the added tungsten bead, this fly make a fantastic dropper fly behind a small caddis or mayfly.  Be sure to have this in a variety of colors, as certain shades definitely work better at certain times of year.