Melisandre Jig Perdigon

Melisandre Jig Perdigon

The Melisandre Jig Perdigon is a high-performance nymph fly designed for fast, deep currents and challenging river conditions. This sleek, Perdigon-style nymph features a slim, bright pink UV-coated body that allows it to cut through the water quickly and reach the bottom where trout and grayling are actively feeding. Tied on a barbless jig hook, the Melisandre Jig minimizes snags and ensures a natural drift along the riverbed, making it highly effective for Euro-nymphing.

The distinctive tungsten bead gives the fly the weight needed to sink rapidly, while its highly reflective, vibrant pink body attracts fish from a distance, even in low-visibility conditions. Its sleek design, combined with a hard resin finish, makes it incredibly durable, allowing you to fish it aggressively without worry. The Melisandre Jig Perdigon excels in faster water and is perfect for getting your fly deep into feeding zones quickly.

How to fish this fly

The Melisandre Jig Perdigon is best fished using a tight-line nymphing or Euro-nymphing technique. Cast upstream and allow the fly to sink rapidly into deeper runs or fast currents. Its slim, streamlined profile helps it drop quickly into the strike zone, making it ideal for fishing pocket water and along seams where fish are actively feeding.

Use a dead drift to let the fly move naturally with the current, bouncing along the bottom. The tungsten bead and jig hook allow it to fish deep without getting snagged easily. This nymph is particularly effective when fished as part of a two-fly rig, where the Melisandre Jig Perdigon serves as the anchor fly. It works well in all water conditions, but especially when targeting fish holding deep in fast-moving rivers.

Melisandre Jig Perdigon comes in two hook sizes: #14 & #16.