Dry Flies

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

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...

Fish love ants, the bigger and nastier the more intense the strikes become. From Scott Sanchez's book "A New Generation of Trout Flies,” this pa...

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

These little flies cause some of the most extreme action of the summer in many locations. This pattern another delicate offering to have in your a...

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

The faithful midge insect, its imitations are the go to for a lot fly fisherman, especially in the dead of winter. This pattern is designed to be...

The marvelous baetis like the energizer bunny, just keeps on ticking. A very exact imitation of baetis during many hatches. These insects can va...

The Sunken Trico is tied with small ultra wire wrapped body, the purpose of this is to slightly sink the pattern in the subsurface, much like a sp...

A widespread hatch occurring in the warmer months, in many places it is the most important mayfly hatch of the season. A very precise imitation...

Much like the Parachute Adams, the Parachute Blue Wing Olive has been around a long time. The Blue Wing Olive in particular is responsible for th...

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...

Yet another innovative pattern, that erases the boundaries of traditional dry fly thinking. And to the benefit of all fly fishers. Similar to th...

A super simplistic but effective dry fly pattern. Particularly useful during mayfly hatches when finicky trout are present.

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...

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...

A high visible black fly Great for midges, ants, gnats, and little black terrestrials. Very common and prolific insect, that should not be overloo...

Midges are perhaps one of the most intimidating flies to fish with. They are small, hard to tie on a leader, and can be difficult to set the hook....

Ephemerella invaria, throughout the Midwest and many other regions as well, this is THE hatch to fish. We have to admit this pattern is eye catc...

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.

Similar to an Elk Hair Caddis, kind of like a Comparadun, and a little like a parachute pattern. A combination of some of the most effective dry ...

When mayflies are hatching, fish will readily target emergers as the hatch begins. Fish commonly wait as nymphs wonder from the depths to the surf...

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...

When I think of a cripple I typically think of a some type of mayfly, a BWO or Baetis, PMD or Sulphur, heck even a drake. But the truth is just a...