Dry Flies

Elk Hair Caddis flies can be extremely hard to see, especially at dusk or dawn. This pattern is not quite the same as a traditional Elk Hair Caddi...

A dry fly pattern with parachute wings and a mahogany colored body. A popular summer pattern, and a good searching pattern as well. Great for the ...

High visibility wing version of the Elk Hair Caddis. When you think they have figured you out, throw 'em something different! Bright wing, makes i...

A simple, effective foam dry.  This will rise fish from May through October on any productive mountain trout stream. Stonefly/hopper/attractor, th...

The cranefly does not fit into one of the neat categories of dry flies. This could be part of the reason they are most often ignored by fly fis...

Now we can’t get you all excited about the upcoming salmonfly and stonefly hatches, and only send you one new pattern to try out. The Bandit S...

When fish key on dark spinners this pattern does the trick. Spinner falls are often what fish key in on. Universal Adams color, spinner pattern.

  A staple in the Rockies, this is an attractor that covers grasshoppers and salmon flies as well. Be ready for loads of action and har...

Caddis adults are often found in fast riffles, and when targeting fish in these situations you want a fly that will float well, is easy to see and ...

Fish these all day during the Giant salmonfly hatch of the west, also a great hopper pattern. Very durable and buoyant. A new twist on the trip...

The 409 will clean up any messy pool, riffle or tailout. Clean as could be. It looks like a little bit of everything. A hopper, a golden stone, a j...

A big well floating attractor pattern. Excellent for high water, and rough water. A hugely popular pattern in Utah.

We combined two of the greatest fly tying materials into a heck of a nice terrestrial.  All the benefits of foam (high floating, durable) with the...

The Adams is one of the most successful dry fly patterns of all time. Can be used to imitate a plethora of mayfly hatches, including baetis, calli...

A classic pattern that we probably should of started tying a long time ago. Legendary in the Smoky Mountains and Appalachian regions. Originally d...

Another variation of the all time classic series.  Great visibility, durability and float-ability. (Or should we say buoyancy?) Like all Wulff pat...

Real Dragon Flies can be found almost everywhere including most rivers and all lakes. Emergence depends on climate, but they are easy to spot. I...

Bob Quigley, the king of the "film” designed the Film Critic to match mayflies at their most vulnerable stage of the hatch, while emerging from nym...

Peacock is one of the most used materials in fly tying. It has an iridescence to it that is not able to be replicated through synthetics. The peac...

An prolific hatch, and a great imitation, curved body, natural shape. Excellent imitation of Isonychia bicolor. Isonychia or Mahogany hatches can ...

Spinners are the adult stage of mayfly life that involves reproduction. Our spinner selection focuses on the spent-wing spinners, when mayflies ar...

This pattern comes from our 2023 fly-tying photo contest.   The October caddis is our last big hatch every fall in the west. From Alaska to Califo...

Foam is a wonderful material to design flies with, it is durable, floats extremely well, and is available in a variety of colors. The Better Foam C...

A very prevalent and prolific summer hatch.  Little Black Caddis can dominate the afternoon summer dry fly action on many rivers.