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Mayflies are the preferred food for many trout populations.
Mayflies are the preferred food for many trout populations.Β Mayflies are very vulnerable during their emergence on the water.Β Some even have a hard time with the transition and become crippled.Β Trout love this stage of a hatch.Β While technically only baetis and callibaetis (mayflies and blue wing olives/blue duns) have an aquatic emergence stage, some caddis, stoneflies and midges can become crippled and become easy prey.Β Its a must-have group of flies.Β Here is the one of largest selection of emergers and cripples that you will find anywhere.
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Adams is the most popular dry fly of all time.Β This version has the wings laid down near on the side to imitate a late-stage mayfly. Great for c...
View full detailsWe 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...
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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 ...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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,...
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A legendary stillwater pattern, also good for rivers.Β Β Great dragonfly and callibaetis imitation.Β Β Created by Denny Rickards, tied full and fat ...
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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...
View full detailsThis 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 ...
View full detailsThis 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...
View full detailsBob Quigley, the king of the "filmβ designed the Film Critic to match mayflies at their most vulnerable stage of the hatch, while emerging from nym...
View full detailsThe 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...
View full detailsA 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...
View full detailsThis fly was designed to be buoyant, will fish all day long. The March Brown is the first riffle-hatching mayfly of the season in the west.Β Β The ...
View full detailsFish are opportunistic feeders the quickest, easiest, and biggest meal is the one they are generally going to be attracted to first. With this in ...
View full detailsThis pattern has great action and attraction.Β Use for the nymph and emerger, as the poxyback imitates the shine the wingcase takes on right befor...
View full detailsDeadly Effective. Strikingly Realistic. Designed to ride low in the water with the body suspended just below the surface film, the Klinkhammer Dry ...
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Deadly Effective. Strikingly Realistic. Designed to ride low in the water with the body suspended just below the surface film, the Klinkhammer Dry ...
View full detailsCripples are a great option just as a hatch starts. The March Brown cripple is specifically designed to be fished during March Brown hatches. Rit...
View full detailsAn import from New Zealand. A robust pheasant tail, with a full bodied silhouette. A great addition to your beadhead arsenal.
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An excellent pattern for imitating all sorts ofΒ emerging mayfly nymphs. Combines the attributes of the beadhead nymph with the attributes of an ...
View full detailsIsonychia, Slate Drakes, Mahogany Duns. These sporadic hatches, are reliable in many rivers, particularly in the Midwest and East US. Also promine...
View full detailsProbably one of the more over looked hatches out there, however, those who fish it find it to be extremely successful. While they are a stonefly,...
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