Dry Flies

Long a standby in every fly fisher's fly box. Especially effective in lakes, along the reeds, and in slower pools of rivers. Very common and pro...

Developed to be an early season pattern for east coast hatches. Excellent for Quill Gordons, March Browns. Also great attractor and rough water pa...

Ants are more important food source than most fly anglers realize. Ants are extremely available to fish on ice free waters in the Rockies, Cascade...

Common on the eastern seaboard of the United States, these mayflies also hatch throughout the continent, don't over look them. When these mud burr...

The Green Drake hatch is legendary in many places. This variation has white wings to make it more visible and well hackled to make it more buoyant...

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...

Designed to specifically imitate the Apple Caddis hatches. However, if you have green caddis on your waters this pattern should do the trick. C...

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...

This high profile pattern causes fish to slap loudly on the take. Green Drakes hatches can be a frenzy of activity, be ready for the action with t...

Humpies are an extremely popular fly in most parts of America. They can be used almost any where. A classic rough water attractor, that will float...

There are two nice things about classic fly patterns. They almost always catch fish, and they continue to inspire changes. The Adams is no excepti...

  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 ...

The faithful parachute, great for rougher waters, low light, and those of us with just bad eye sight. Parachutes have long been a favorite of dry ...

Gray Drakes are among the largest mayflies trout encounter and belong to the primitive minnow mayfly family, Siphlonuridae. Unlike most mayflies, G...

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...

Parachute version of this popular mayfly hatch. Also great for Brown Drakes, and many other brown colored hatches. Quill Body and CDC parachute gi...

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

Although Alder Flies are less familiar to fly fishers those in the know, know this pattern catches fish. One of the oldest dry flies, particularl...

The parachute version of the pattern named after Albert Everett Hendrickson of New York. First tied in 1916 to imitate the mayfly Ephermella sub...

This fly is heavily tied with cdc making it one high floating bug. It has been known to work on many rivers, but excels in spring creeks and pocke...

A pattern designed to mimic a mayfly dropping eggs over a river. Especially effective during rusty hatches, but feel free to use during an darker...

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...