Emergers & Cripples

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

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 makes this a great pattern to cast upstream, and allow to...

Barr’s Emerger Glass Bead PMD The Barr’s Emerger Glass Bead PMD is a deadly transitional pattern built for trout feeding just below the surface du...

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...

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...

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

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,...

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...

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 u...

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...

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...