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Discover Premium Quality Fishing Flies at Fish4Flies Worldwide

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 May 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 May. 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.

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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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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Pearly Daddy

Pearly Daddy

The Pearly Daddy is one of our most popular deadly fishing patterns, used equally throughout the season. The gold head of the Pearly Daddy helps it to sink deeper into the water column, where larger trout tend to swim, providing a highly effective presentation for anglers targeting these predatory fish. To maximize its effectiveness, the Pearly Daddy should be fished with twitches, which cause the back legs to pulsate and grab the attention of nearby trout. The legs of this fly are tied with small knots halfway down, mimicking the movement of a lifelike crane fly, making the Pearly Daddy a highly effective and realistic option for anglers. It's a great choice for anglers fishing in clear and bright conditions, as the gold head and lifelike representation of a crane fly or daddy long-legs provides a highly visible and attractive presentation in the water. Whether fishing in rivers, streams, or still waters, the Pearly Daddy is a versatile and productive pattern that is sure to bring success to anglers targeting a variety of fish species.

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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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Ally's Shrimp Cascade

Ally's Shrimp Cascade

The Ally's Shrimp Cascade is a remarkable descendant of the classic Ally's Shrimp, a fly pattern that has gained a near-mythical status among Atlantic salmon anglers. Created in the 1980s by Scottish angler Alastair Gowans, the original Ally's Shrimp quickly became a favourite among salmon fishers due to its effectiveness and enticing design. The Cascade variant emerged as a result of blending the Ally's Shrimp with another popular pattern, the Cascade, and it has since carved its own niche in the world of fly fishing. The Ally's Shrimp Cascade features a combination of vibrant colours, including orange, yellow, and black, which are known to be particularly attractive to Atlantic salmon. The distinctive design, with its long tail and flowing hackle, effectively imitates the movement of a shrimp in the water, making it irresistible to salmon. One of the reasons the Ally's Shrimp Cascade has maintained its popularity among salmon anglers is its adaptability to different water conditions and salmon runs. Whether you're fishing in the spring or the autumn, the fly's versatility allows it to be fished at various depths, making it suitable for a range of situations. The success of the Ally's Shrimp Cascade can also be attributed to the dedication and passion of the fly fishing community. Over the years, anglers from around the world have shared their experiences and tweaked the pattern to suit specific conditions or personal preferences. This continuous exchange of knowledge and improvement has played a significant role in shaping the Ally's Shrimp Cascade into the legendary fly it is today. Steeped in history and refined by the experiences of countless anglers, this fly pattern has proven its worth time and time again. By understanding the background and evolution of the Ally's Shrimp Cascade, you can appreciate its significance in the world of fly fishing and harness its legendary power on your next salmon fishing adventure.

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Stealth Blue Winged Olive

Stealth Blue Winged Olive

The Stealth Blue Winged Olive is one of the very successful Stealth series of flies. It is at its best in spring and early summer when trout are feeding on iron blue duns. This pattern has a reversed hook that allows the fly to sit on the surface film.

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CDC Palmer Natural

CDC Palmer Natural

The CDC Palmer Natuaral is naturally buoyant thanks to the Cul-de-Canard (CDC) feathers. These feathers are taken from the preen gland of a duck and are a highly effective material for creating flies. It makes the fly extremely buoyant, naturally water-repellent, and have a unique structure that allows them to trap air bubbles, making them highly effective at creating a realistic and lifelike fly on the water.

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Haystack

Haystack

The Haystack fly is a highly effective pattern that was created by Paul Canning, named after it's appearance of a haystack. One of the key features of the Haystack dry hackled fly is its ability to sit enticingly on the surface film, which makes it an excellent choice for anglers fishing in still waters and slow-moving rivers.

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UV Sunburst Buzzer

UV Sunburst Buzzer

The UV Sunburst Buzzer is very vibrant buzzer. Its colours and irresistible design make it a standout option that's sure to get the attention of fish. Whether you're fishing in still waters or fast-flowing rivers, the UV Sunburst Buzzer is a versatile option that's perfect for catching a wide range of fish species. The epoxy material make it durable and long-lasting, ensuring that you'll be able to use it on multiple fishing trips. Give the UV Sunburst Buzzer a try and see why it's a top choice among experienced anglers!

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Weighted Freshwater Shrimp

Weighted Freshwater Shrimp

The Weighted Freshwater Shrimp can be fished on a floating line and long leader or on an intermediate line and long leader.

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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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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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We have an extensive library of 3350 flies online, 2435 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