Big Y Brand Flies

Midges are an important food source for trout, particularly in the winter. While many insects don't start hatching until the spring, most waters ...

Great for stripers, bonito, false albacore, and others Bob Popovics' legendary pattern available at Big Y Fly Co for less An instant classic

Chartreuse body, dumbbell eyes, krystal flash, and a white tail. Can you ask for more out of a Crappie pattern? Dumbbell eyes will keep the hook u...

Developed by Ed Story, these patterns have been used to catch everything under the sun. Can be dead drifted dry, and then submerged on the retrie...

Alaska's #1 pattern just got a little better. All gamefish eat leeches, this pattern imitates leeches, forage fish, stonefly nymphs all of which ...

A widespread hatch occurring in the warmer months, in many places it is the most important mayfly hatch of the season. Many times finicky and s...

The Prince is just one of those patterns that belongs in every trout angler's fly box. Everyone's favorite, suggestive pattern for caddis,mayfly, ...

A beautifully tied fly, dominant wings. Excellent imitation of Isonychia bicolor. Mahogany's typically have two peak hatches spring and late sum...

This pattern is legendary for the Great Lakes Steelhead. Fish eat eggs indiscriminately, this pattern originally imitated the egg sac of the sucke...

Skwalas inhabit many western streams, and are often mistaken for salmonflies. Hatch earlier than salmonflies. Not a wide spread hatch it is key ...

Originally designed for the Bighorn, this lively pattern has caught fish all over. Imitates freshwater shrimp, scuds and sowbugs. Great action, ea...

This pattern represents the March Brown nymph. In many places the emergence of this nymph represents the beginning of the spring fly fishing. This...

Another great pattern designed first for the Lake Erie steelhead. Flash and veiled. Great for murky water. Excellent egg pattern.

This is a great twist on a the WD-40. A bit of cdc acts as a post and will help this sit in that perfect subsurface zone. Great for midge and tric...

Created by Fran Betters. The Ausable Wulff has been producing fish in the eastern US for decades. Like all Wulff patterns, it is high floating, d...

A legend in the Rockies and else where, especially fishes well in spring and fall and all before and after too! Excellent for aggressive Browns, b...

You can tell how effective a pattern is by the spin-offs it has, and this one has a lot in a short time. These occurrences are a catalyst for tr...

This pattern covers not only the Giant Salmonfly but also the Golden Salmonfly or Adult Stones. Many western rivers hit their peak with salmonfly ...

Thorax style flies feature a single wing, and more hackling. Often fished with a 'V' cut in the bottom hackle to allow it ride ...

Parachute Pheasant Tail A low-profile twist on one of the most reliable nymph patterns ever tied, the Parachute Pheasant Tail bridges the gap betwe...

Hard to find, but great to fish. Versatile mayfly pattern, use for dark dun and grey insects which are plentiful. A dry fly version of the class...

Borrowing generously from designs made popular in Tarpon flies, this pattern by renowned pike fly fishing expert Barry Reynolds, will certainly tu...

 Overview: Still the #1 nymph in the world and with good reason. Buggy, flashy, suggestive of a plethora of nymphs. The more it is fished the bugg...

Fish love eggs. They will eat them indiscriminately. Micro eggs imitate the actual size of many fish eggs. Fished best in tandem with other eggs

An excellent pattern where rainbow trout are present. It's a well known fact big fish eat little fish. These patterns capitalize on that fact. Exc...

Midges bring fish to the surface 12 months out of the year. American Angler estimates midges account for 22% of trout's diet, by far the single mo...

One of the most realistic baitfish imitations ever created.  With four points of articulation this pattern actually swims when stripped. This fly ...

A older stonefly pattern invented by the late Charlie Brook's. Much like the Montana Stone, but in the colors that look more natural. Hackled at t...

Legendary carp pattern, mimics a dog pellet. Deer hair keeps this fly afloat. Fish on warm summer days in carp infested waters.

Overview: Excellent pattern for many light colored mayflies including, Pale Morning Dun, Red Quills, Pale Evening Duns, Pale Watery Duns, and Spu...

We have all seen a Parachute Adams, and most of us have caught more fish than we can count on one. The pattern has been around for generations. Ho...

A hot take on the popular Zirdle bug.   This one has can represent small sculpins or leeches, or other tasty treats Jig, tungsten, rubber legs, ra...

Ah the famous Adams. Never has there been a fly so well known and prominent in the fly fishing culture. Designed to mimic a slew of insects that...

Some what like an Autumn Splendor This conehead rubberleg woolly bugger variation is sure to entice big fish. Great for fall fishing. 

Many steelie fishers call this their go to pattern.  And so bass and trout fishers also.  Many claim it's origin, all claim its effectiveness.

Is there a species of gamefish that won't hit a crayfish? Especially effective in summer months, rivers and lakes.  Use for steelhead, browns and ...