Gold Head Lures
Goldhead lures are weighted fishing flies that feature a gold-colored bead head (usually brass or tungsten) combined with various body materials and tails. The gold bead serves multiple purposes - it adds weight for sinking, creates flash to attract fish, and gives the fly a realistic head profile.
Construction:
- Gold bead head - typically brass or tungsten for weight and flash
- Weighted design - sinks quickly to fishing depth
- Various body materials - Fritz, chenille, marabou, or other attractant materials
- Tail options - marabou, fox fur, or synthetic fibers
Fly Category:
- Classified as streamers/lures
- Work as attractors rather than specific insect imitations
- Designed to trigger aggressive strikes from predatory fish
Why Goldhead Lures Are So Effective:
- Flash Factor - The gold bead creates irresistible flash underwater that mimics small fish scales
- Proper Presentation - Weight gets the fly down to where fish are feeding
- Versatile Depth - Can fish various water columns depending on retrieve speed
- Year-Round Success - Particularly deadly in cooler months when fish are less active
- Trigger Response - The combination of flash, movement, and profile triggers predatory instincts
Best Fishing Techniques:
Retrieve Methods:
- Slow figure-of-eight - steady, enticing movement
- Strip and pause - erratic action mimics injured baitfish
Model: 7/43
The gold head Fritz trout Flies are one of the most basic yet effective lures, used constantly in the cooler months yet will get results all year round on still water lakes and reservoirs. The sparkle in the fritz and pearl flash in the tails work as an attractant to the trout. This simple lure is a..
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Model: 9/36
The Cats Whisker fly invented by David Train in 1985, this has continued to be a successful pattern. He actually used his cats whiskers to prevent the tail wrapping round the hook, the pattern has been so popular many variants have been born from the original pattern...
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Model: 5/40
The traditional Dawsons Olive fly tied on a goldhead, fish these by stripping and retrieving quite quickly. Used on still water for trout all year round, one of the most popular selling flies...
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Model: 1/27
These damsels have plenty of colour, on a size 10 hook they compliment any fly box, will work great for stocked rainbows...
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Model: 4/7
Dancer trout flies are known to catch fish! The vibrant colours will tempt any trout. Fish the dancer fly all year round, tied on a goldhead the flies are super in the cooler fishing months. ..
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Model: 1/46
The Blue Flash Damsel trout fly, the most popular fishing fly on our website. This is the original colour combination on the flash damsel..
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Model: 1/38
The Red/ Blue flash damsel fly, another addition to the flash damsel range of trout flies. These trout flies are hot all year round on still waters, it wont let you down...
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Model: 1/34
The Yellow/Blue flash damsel fly, another addition to the flash damsel range of trout flies. These trout flies are hot all year round on still waters, it wont let you down...
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Model: 1/35
The Yellow/Red flash damsel fly, another addition to the flash damsel range of trout flies. These trout flies are hot all year round on still waters, it wont let you down...
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Model: 7/34
The simple sparkle flies are made from tinsel and started life as a tube fly which would be tied behind boats on large still waters to imitate fry. Today it is used for catching rainbow trout and brown trout on still waters, a good choice in late summer or early Autumn. Available in three ..
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Model: 7/33
These fritz trout flies have had the extra sparkle added to the fly with the use of the tinsel wings, great little trout catchers.A must for any still water or stocked trout water. The goldhead fritz trout flies are probably our best selling across the whole of our trout fly collection, used constan..
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Model: 7/41
The goldhead Fritz trout Flies are one of the most basic yet effective lures, used constantly in the cooler months yet will get results all year round on still water lakes and reservoirs. The sparkle in the fritz and pearl flash in the tails work as an attractant to the trout. This simple lure is av..
£0.70
Ex Tax:£0.58