RIO Ambassador Series Phil Rowley Stillwater Indicator

RIO Phil Rowley Stillwater Floater

The RIO Phil Rowley Stillwater Floater takes a proven stillwater floating line and adds one deceptively simple feature that makes a huge difference: an integrated tippet ring.

Designed around the way serious stillwater anglers actually fish, this line is built to turn over long leaders, indicators, and multi-fly rigs while making the connection between your fly line and leader much easier to manage.

If you've ever tried to bring a long stillwater leader through a traditional fly-line loop, you'll understand immediately why the tippet ring is such a game changer.

Built for Indicator Fishing

Indicator fishing often calls for long leaders, and adding multiple flies can make turning the whole rig over even more challenging.

That's where the Phil Rowley Stillwater Floater really shines.

The line is designed to efficiently turn over indicator rigs and long leaders, while also having the power to handle multi-fly setups. Whether you're fishing chironomids, balanced leeches, or other stillwater patterns under an indicator, this line gives you the turnover you need to get the entire rig out cleanly.

The Tippet Ring Changes Everything

The integrated tippet ring might look like a small detail, but if you fish long leaders, you'll appreciate it every time you cast.

Instead of a bulky loop-to-loop connection, your leader attaches directly to the small tippet ring. That connection moves through the rod guides far more easily, which is especially helpful when you're using long leaders and bringing the leader inside the guides to land a fish.

Small feature. Big improvement.

A Better Way to Fish Phil Rowley Indicators

There's another advantage to the tippet ring that becomes apparent when you're using Phil Rowley indicators.

These indicators tend to work best when they're positioned on straight tippet rather than the butt section of a tapered leader. Putting an indicator on the thicker, stiffer butt section can create unwanted kinks and make the leader more difficult to manage.

With the tippet ring, you can build an all-tippet leader directly from the fly line.

That gives you a clean, simple connection and a leader that sinks faster than a tapered leader because you're eliminating the thicker butt section and taper.

For chironomid fishing, where getting your leader down efficiently and keeping your indicator rig fishing properly can make a big difference, that's a pretty useful advantage.

Built for Stillwater

This is a line for anglers who spend their time on lakes and need a floating line that can turn over long leaders, indicators, and multi-fly rigs cleanly.

It's equally at home from:

• a boat
• a fishing kayak
• or a float tube

For the way we fish stillwater in Saskatchewan, that's a pretty important combination.

Why We Like It at Purity Fly Co

• Designed specifically for stillwater fishing
• Excellent turnover with long leaders, indicators, and multi-fly rigs
• Integrated tippet ring is a game changer for long-leader setups
• Tippet ring passes smoothly through the rod guides
• Works exceptionally well with Phil Rowley indicators and straight-tippet leaders
• Allows you to build an all-tippet leader that sinks faster than a tapered leader
• Excellent choice for chironomid and balanced-leech fishing
• Built with RIO's SlickCast coating for smooth, durable performance

If you're primarily fishing stillwater with an indicator and a long leader, the RIO Phil Rowley Stillwater Floater makes a lot of sense.

The taper is proven. The application is proven. And that little tippet ring solves a problem that anyone who fishes long leaders has dealt with.

It's one of those features you don't think you need—until you've used it.