Umpqua Detroit Mop City Eakins Cream Medium

Umpqua Fly Detroit Mop City Eakins Cream Medium is a modern mop fly designed to imitate a big, tempting aquatic grub or crane fly larva. The curved, tapered mop tail, combined with a breathing thorax and a feathered collar and wing, creates a bulky profile that stands out in coloured or deep water.

This pattern is tied with medium lead eyes in the Cream colour and Medium size, giving it enough weight to cut through the current or get down quickly in stillwater. Fished on a gentle pendulum cast with a drag-and-drop presentation, it sinks with a natural swing that often triggers takes as it settles.

On rivers, it works very well as a point fly in a two-fly nymph rig, using euro-nymphing style tactics to cover deep runs where fish hold near the bottom. In lakes and reservoirs, it can be inched back along the bottom or fished under an indicator when trout are focused on larger food items.

Whether you are prospecting new water or trying to wake up sluggish fish, this mop-style pattern offers a reliable, high-visibility option in your nymph box.

• Type: Mop-style nymph / grub imitation
• Pattern: Detroit Mop City (DMC) by Daryl Eakins
• Brand: Umpqua
• Colour: Cream
• Size: Medium
• Eyes: Medium lead eyes for faster sink rate
• Tail: Tapered and curved mop tail
• Body: Breathing thorax with dubbing
• Collar/Wing: Feathers and dubbing for extra movement
• Recommended methods: Euro-nymphing, indicator nymphing, stillwater bottom fishing
• Suitable for: Rivers and stillwaters targeting trout and similar species