Barbless Bead Head Copper John Nymph Fly 1 Dozen Fishing Flies - Hook Size 16

Premium barbless hooks for easy catch-and-release and for those waters where regulations call for barbless only flies.

Copper John nymph fishing flies are the hottest nymphing fly patterns on the river.

Bead head, slim profile with copper wire body gets deep in the water column quickly

Excellent trout, panfish. bass or steelhead flies. 12 hand tied wet flies hook size 16

Fish singly, in two or three fly nymph rigs, or as a dropper under a foam hopper fly

Essential on freestone rivers where insect nymphs are an important trout food.

Color & style options: The Copper John is available in several body colors — Natural/Copper, Red, Green, Chartreuse, Black — plus barbless versions of most. All share the same slim, heavy wire-wrapped body and tungsten or brass bead that gives the Copper John its hallmark fast sink rate. Color choice is mostly about trigger preference: Natural Copper is the original and still the most versatile match for a range of mayfly nymphs, Red and Hot Orange trigger fish in stained water or tailwaters, Green and Chartreuse add hot-spot appeal for euro-nymphing rigs, and Black works well in low-light or very clear conditions where subtlety helps. Barbless versions are otherwise identical — choose them for waters with barbless regulations or for easier catch-and-release.