Barbless Flies

The Antifreeze Caddis was designed to create a realistic, durable, and fairly heavy fly. I took the body designed from my stunted sally and applied...

Fishing streamers on Euro Nymphing leaders is a technique that my fly fishing team USA mates and I have been practicing for over a decade now. In c...

"I've fished the classic prince nymph style fly over the years with a good amount of success. But I found myself fishing a river system where fish ...

The DJL Drake was conceived of when guiding the drake hatch on the lower Henry's Fork in June 2017. Nothing in my box matched the silhouette as clo...

"The Draggin’ Nymph was designed to mainly target Rio Grande Cichlid and carp in the slower waters of my local creeks and rivers. Although it was i...

"A jigged version of one of the most productive Euro style nymphs that has ever existed. The jigged hook allows for more snag-free drifts and bette...

A simple Euro-style jigged fly that hits all of the right buttons. Thin body, good colors, the right proportions, this fly may not have a fancy nam...

"Pheasant tail fibers are one of those natural materials that seem to have magic fish attractant built in. That’s why Pheasant Tail Nymphs and Fren...

The GTi Caddis is more imitative than most of my patterns. It represents a hydropsychidae larvae, commonly called "net builder" Caddis. Though a bi...

Designed By Brain Schmidt  The pattern was developed as a guide fly, easy to whip up a doz in short order. CDC collar for movement to accomplish th...

This mini mop fly has the right shape and size to imitate a caddis. It works extremely well. Bigger versions of this fly can be a bit too big to re...

Designed By Nick Adler Nicks Fat Caddass was developed as a heavy fly with little to no resistance in the water, meaning this fly will drop in dept...

This fly came about as a necessity for creating a pattern that maintains profile, attractive properties in all water conditions and mayfly hatch si...

"The Rainbow Warrior was my first commercially available fly pattern. Its origins are a little sketchy. I’d love to tell you a fancy design story, ...

"The Silver Bullet Baetis is a sleek, fast sinking pattern perfect for hanging below a bushy dry, or on a nymph rig. This simple fly is durable, ...

"I developed the SweetMeat Caddis to be a durable pattern that sinks fast, has enough color pop and great movement from the CDC. Originally this ...

"The Tungsten Dart is a design combining the best parts of a couple of old favorite fly patterns and applying current materials. The result is a fi...

"The Tungsten Rainbow Warrior has been a consistent producer both as a dropper below a dry and on nymph rigs. Add the density and durability of a p...