RIO’s Hogan RH Step Child comes with the silhouette of a petite mayfly nymph with one extra detail, attention-grabbing attractor elements that are proven, fish catchers.
“When I was a young guide on the Lower Trinity River, I worked for a legendary guide that I would never dare fish in front of. While I learned a ton watching him and guiding behind him, the downside was fish would not eat a red copper john during the mayfly hatches for me as they would him. So, I had to innovate and take elements of an attractor like the copper john that I knew the fish wanted or liked with a more accurate silhouette of the bugs they were eating ‚Äì small baetis and early PMD, or small green drake nymphs. In the end, my pattern proved to be more effective, and I am forever grateful for that learning experience as it made me into a better fly designer.” Hogan Brown