Tailwater Supply Company
Hand-tied trout flies, built for technical water.
Proven patterns tied for tailwaters, rivers and streams. Browse the catalog here, buy on Amazon or Walmart.
- 48°F YEAR ROUND
- TIED BY HAND
- SIZES 12-20
The hatch
What is on the water
Pick the month you are fishing and the flies that match it.
Typical months each insect is on the water, and the flies that match it.
- Midge 10 Year round, best in the cold
- Mayfly 14 March to November
- Caddis 4 May to September
- Stonefly 5 April to July
- Terrestrial 3 July to October
- Scud 1 Year round
- Worm 3 Year round, best when flows rise
- Baitfish 1 Autumn into winter
Typical tailwater timing. Hatches shift with the river, the year and the weather — your own water always wins.
How this works
Browse here, buy where you already shop
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Find the pattern
Filter by what the fly imitates, the water you fish and the species you are after.
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Check the sizes
Every pattern lists its hook sizes, pack counts and how to fish it.
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Buy on Amazon or Walmart
We do not sell direct. Each fly links straight to its listing, so checkout and delivery stay with the retailer you trust.
The catalog
Flies in the box right now
Each pattern has its own page with sizes, notes and direct links to buy.
Message from the founder
Message From the Founder
I started Tailwater Supply Company for a simple reason: I kept running out of the four or five patterns I actually trusted, and kept buying boxes full of flies I never tied on. Most of my fishing happens on tailwater — cold, clear, generous water where the fish are well fed and have seen it […]
The journal
Fishing these patterns
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The Winter Midge Game on a Tailwater
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