Lance Egan is a prominent member of the USA Fly Fishing Team with 13 team appearances, three national championships, and multiple world championship medals (1 team silver, 1 team bronze, 1 individual bronze). Based in Utah, he fishes the Provo River and other Wasatch-area waters and has become a go-to educator for tight-line nymphing techniques in North America. Egan designed a signature line of competition-style nymphs for Umpqua Feather Merchants, including the Rainbow Warrior and other patterns that have become standard in both competition and recreational fly boxes. His YouTube content and fly show presentations break down leader rigging, fly weighting, and reading micro-currents in a way that makes Euro-nymphing accessible to anglers transitioning from traditional indicator methods.
Sage
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Four-piece European-style nymphing rod built with KonneticHD Technology, Sage's high-density graphite construction that reduces blank weight while improving recovery and sensitivity. The medium action has a soft, responsive tip for detecting subtle subsurface takes on fine tippet and a powerful lower section for lifting fish from heavy water. Handcrafted on Bainbridge Island, Washington.
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Scientific Anglers
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Scientific Anglers has produced fly lines since 1952, currently offering lines across the Amplitude (premium), Mastery (performance), Frequency (entry), and Sonar (sinking) series. The Amplitude series carries the AST Plus slickness additive; the Mastery series uses original AST across technique-specific tapers; the Frequency series provides welded loops at a lower price point. Sonar lines cover the full range of sink rates for subsurface fishing.
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Tungsten-bead nymph developed by competitive fly fisher Lance Egan, based on the French nymphing tradition. Tied with a Coq de Leon tail, dyed dun pheasant tail body, copper wire rib, and a hot spot of shrimp pink or orange Ice Dubbing at the thorax. The tungsten bead and slim profile sink quickly, and the hot spot provides a visual trigger. Available in sizes 12-18 through Umpqua Feather Merchants.
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Attractor nymph designed by Lance Egan, tied with rainbow sow scud dubbing, pearl tinsel, red thread, pheasant tail, and a pearl glass bead. The high-flash body performs well in clear spring creek and tailwater conditions and is commonly fished as a dropper under dry flies. Available through Umpqua in sizes 16-20, with tungsten, jig, and extra-heavy variants.
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