Emergers & Cripples

This pattern has been used to imitate all kinds of trout delicacies, including but not limited to, mayflies, caddis, scuds, sows, midges, worms, a...

Adams is the most popular dry fly of all time The cripple is designed to replicate an half emergered insect. Great for callibaetis and other grey ...

Adams is the most popular dry fly of all time.  This version has the wings laid down near on the side to imitate a late-stage mayfly. Great for c...

We saw this one in a popular fly-tying publication and just had to try it. Its got all the right features, soft hackle, nice ribbing, good proport...

When fish are slurping, this one is catching Great for PMD and Sulphurs, but catches anytime a fish is cruising the film

Guess what, fish have become more sophisticated. There are times when they are so selective they only will hit the cripples. Be prepared with th...

Excellent pattern when fish are on the surface but not hitting the duns. Trailing shuck and beadhead make this a great pattern to cast upstream, a...

Excellent pattern when fish are on the surface but not hitting the duns. Trailing shuck make this a great pattern to cast upstream, and allow to ...

Excellent pattern when fish are on the surface but not hitting the duns. Trailing shuck and beadhead make this a great pattern to cast upstream, a...

Excellent pattern when fish are on the surface but not hitting the duns. Trailing shuck makes this a great pattern to cast upstream, and allow to...

Excellent pattern when fish are on the surface but not hitting the duns. Trailing shuck and beadhead make this a great pattern to cast upstream, ...

One can never have to many midge patterns, and this a great nymph to add to the box. Bead Wing gives this emerger a look that only a transparent ...

This simple, yet extremely effective, midge pattern is quickly becoming a favorite. Meant to imitate a midge larva merging into a midge pupa. Ex...

Like so many other caddis emerger patterns this guy is tied in tan, on a scud hook, peacock thorax, ribbing, and hackle. Some do have a tail, othe...

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...

A great pattern for imitating the emerging mayfly. Beaded head which adds a slight amount of weight. The bubble back traps air which attract fish....

Emerging caddis are a slow moving haphazard insect phase that are a treat for trout. One of our favorite all time emerger patterns. This patter...

Emerging caddis are a slow moving haphazard insect phase that are a treat for trout. Now with a beadhead. Please note that this pattern is tan/r...

Fish love caddis, and one can never have to many imitations. Solitude has made some of the most realistic caddis pupa's available. Tied on 2x lo...

Big mayflies can be a real treat for trout, especially when they are in a cripple state making them easy pickings. This pattern is designed to be...

Emerging caddis are a slow moving haphazard insect phase that are a treat for trout. This pattern includes cdc, peacock, shucks, color contrasts....

When you see fish slurping, they are feasting on emergers. These little patterns with life like CDC wings, make irresistible imitators to these a...

For those tiny caddis hatches. The smaller the caddis the harder, the match, this pattern works great for both emergers and spinners.            ...

Midges are available all year round and in almost every river, an avid fisherman knows you need midges. This pattern is designed to replicate Midg...

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

Emerging caddis are a slow moving haphazard insect phase that are a treat for trout. This pattern includes cdc, UV ice dubbing, which creates nic...

As the weather cools midges become an ever more important food source for trout. The CDC Surface Midge is designed to float well as it is made en...

A simple emerger pattern that is quite effective. This emerger should sit just below the surface, with a small piece of foam just barely keeping ...

An emerger pattern with some sparkle and weight. Can be fished at varying depths of the water column. Many strikes come at the end of the drift,...

Blue wing olives are one of the most iconic hatches. Fly fisherman relish them as do the fish. Being so popular this one hatch has created a pleth...

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...

Caddis are critical indicator of a rivers health, so what better name to bequeath to this new to Big Y pattern. Much like our Caddis Emerger, thi...

Extremely effective mayfly pattern especially in the Sierra’s. Originally designed by Andy Burk. Terribly hard to take a picture of... Yellowish...

A legendary stillwater pattern, also good for rivers.   Great dragonfly and callibaetis imitation.   Created by Denny Rickards, tied full and fat ...

This classic pattern was designed by innovative tier Gary LaFontaine. The Emergent is the first pattern to mimic the hesitation of the escaping na...

This pattern is deadly when fish are keying on emergers. The emerging stage is when insects are the most vulnerable, and big fat fish slurp them u...

This pattern is deadly when fish are keying on emergers. The emerging stage is when insects are the most vulnerable, and big fat fish slurp them up.

This pattern is deadly when fish are keying on emergers. The emerging stage is when insects are the most vulnerable, and big fat fish slurp them ...

This pattern is deadly when fish are keying on emergers. The emerging stage is when insects are the most vulnerable, and big fat fish slurp them u...

This pattern is deadly when fish are keying on emergers. The emerging stage is when insects are the most vulnerable, and big fat fish slurp them u...

Tied with CDC this pattern originated as a Sedge (caddis) emerger from Europe. Great for small dark caddis or sedge. Floats without the aid of ...

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...

The caddis is probably the most romanticized insect on the planet. Fly fisherman love them, their abundance gives one an idea of the health of a...

A great improvement on this all-time classic pattern. Many nymphs take on a very shiny appearance right before emerging. Trout key in on this vuln...

Throw one of these on when the stoneflies are emerging and hold on. Becoming a classic in the Rockies. Excellent durability, buoyancy and a...

Flymphs have been around longer than most fly fishers realize. First coined by Pete Hidy in 1941, it is simply a floating nymph.  With today's cla...