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Yellow Humpy Dry Fly
$1.49
The Yellow Humpy Dry Fly is a legendary, high-floating attractor pattern famous for its incredible buoyancy and versatility. It doesn't mimic one specific insect but rather presents a "buggy" profile that suggests a wide variety of large aquatic and terrestrial insects, including golden stoneflies, yellow sallies, or even ants and beetles. The Yellow Humpy is a must-have for fishing fast, rough water where trout instinctively react to a large, visible food source drifting by.
Product Features
- Extreme Buoyancy: The tightly packed deer hair body and robust hackle ensure the Humpy floats high and proud, making it perfect for the fastest, most turbulent water.
- High Visibility: The bright yellow body and deer hair wing are highly visible to both angler and fish, even in low light, glare, or broken water.
- Versatile Attractor: Works as a general-purpose searching pattern when no specific hatch is apparent, or as an imitation for a range of insects.
- Durable Construction: Built tough to withstand multiple strikes from aggressive trout.
- Optimal Sizing: Available in sizes #12 and #14, covering the ideal range for imitating larger insects and prospecting.
When to Use the Yellow Humpy Dry Fly
The Yellow Humpy excels in a wide range of conditions, especially when prospecting or facing fast water.
- Fast Water & Pocket Water: The ideal environment for this fly is high-gradient streams and rivers with turbulent currents where its buoyancy shines.
- Terrestrial Season: An excellent choice during the summer and fall months when ants, beetles, and small hoppers might fall onto the water.
- Searching Pattern: A go-to fly for prospecting or "searching" for active trout when there's no obvious hatch.
- Dry-Dropper Rigs: Can be used as a high-visibility indicator fly when running a weighted nymph below it.
HANDLE WITH CARE: Hooks are extremely sharp. Please handle with care to avoid injury.
NOTE: As these flies are hand-tied, slight variations in color and size may occur between batches.
SAFETY WARNING: This product contains small parts and sharp hooks. Keep out of reach of children and pets. Use with caution.
WARNING: WARNING: This product may contain chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer and birth defects or other reproductive harm. www.P65Warnings.ca.gov