Fly Fishing for Roach

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Flies to fly fish for Roach

Rutilus rutilus

Lightweight fly fishing for roach can be a lot of fun. In warm weather they'll come up to grab insects from the surface, you'd mistake them for a brownie...

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Here is a list of flies that you can use to fly fish for Roach. You can click on each fly to view more details about how they're tied and what insects or other animals they mimick. Note that we might not have all of them in our database, do send us an email if you feel there is an important fly missing.

Ant

Black Gnat

Bloodworm

Brassie

Buzzer

Caddis Fly

Carnage Attractor

CDC

Chernobyl Ant

Copper John

Crackleback

Czech Nymph

Czechmate

Daddy Long Legs

Damsel Nymph

Diawl Bach

Elk Hair Caddis

Foam Beetle

Frenchie

Grasshopper

Grey Wulf

Griffith's Gnat

Hare's Ear Nymph

Inch Worm

Invicta

Klinkhammer

Lady Bug

Maggot

Montana Nymph

Muddler Minnow

Peeping Caddis

Pheasant Tail Nymph

Prince Nymph

Red Tag

Royal Coachman

San Juan Worm

Sedge

Shuttercock

Spider Pattern

Squirminator

Woolly Bugger

X-Caddis

Zebra Midge

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