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: 9/29
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. The Cruella version have the bl..
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Model: 5/28
A great little fly for fishing on still water, dams and reservoirs as well as trout fisheries, Double beadeye gives a good movement in the water,..
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Model: 5/29
A great little fly for fishing on still water, dams and reservoirs as well as trout fisheries, Double beadeye gives a good movement in the water,..
£0.70
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Model: 4/11
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: 4/12
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. ..
£0.70
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Model: 1/29
This lovely damsel fly is tied with a silver head, perfect as a still water fly on large reservoirs, makes fly fishing easy...
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Model: 8/37
Designed to sink quick, fish with a fast retrieve, useful in clear trout water fisheries but work well in all still waters. ..
£0.75
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Model: 8/38
Designed to sink quick, fish with a fast retrieve, useful in clear trout water fisheries but work well in all still waters. ..
£0.75
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Model: 8/39
Designed to sink quick, fish with a fast retrieve, useful in clear trout water fisheries but work well in all still waters. ..
£0.75
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Model: 8/40
Designed to sink quick, fish with a fast retrieve, useful in clear trout water fisheries but work well in all still waters. ..
£0.75
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Model: 9/28
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. The rainbow beads make a good e..
£0.75
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Model: 9/26
This pattern is just a combination of everything we know is good, the fast sink, and legs make it ripple through the water, getting it down fast..
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