Mayfly Emergers/Cripples

Another timeless pattern. Give the classic Adams dry fly a wet fly emerger wing, and you can catch fish all day long in the surface film. Great pa...

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 ...

This prolific hatching mayfly makes itself available to fish and fly fisher year around in many locations. A real fish producer. Wet flies are a s...

A widespread hatch occurring in the warmer months, in many places it is the most important mayfly hatch of the season. Many times finicky and s...

Callibaetis hatches can be "the" hatch for many waters, especially when fishing lakes. Often when a hatch is in full swing big lazy trout will sip...

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...

The classic wet fly swing. One of those forms of fly fishing that has disappeared on many rivers throughout the USA. A fairly simple tactic, cast ...

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

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 ...

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...

This fly was designed to be buoyant, will fish all day long. Great imitation for a variety, of larger emerging insects. Rithrogena Germanica, ...

A great early season pattern; where ever green drakes inhabit. Fish these during emerging green drake hatch.

An excellent mayfly pattern, especially in waters overfished by the pheasant tail. Natural styled body is created by using pheasant tail and some ...

Klinkhammers are an emerging dry fly. The body of the fly is made to hang below the surface, while the post is visible on top of the surface to th...

Not always on the water, but when they are the fish are always biting. Emerger patterns are great for the time of day when the hatch hasn't yet st...

Cripples are a great option just as a hatch starts. The March Brown cripple is specifically designed to be fished during March Brown hatches. Rit...

One of the best searching patterns out there.  When fish are feeding sub-surface, they cannot resist a soft hackled fly drifting by with that life...

Perhaps no other hatch is as anticipated as this early spring hatcher. This pattern also duplicates as a great searching pattern. Rithrogena Germa...

Not quite a dry fly, not quite a nymph, this thing hangs in the film with all sorts of webby goodness. Parachute for high-riding, good visibility.

An import from New Zealand. A robust pheasant tail, with a full bodied silhouette. A great addition to your beadhead arsenal.

An excellent pattern for imitating all sorts of emerging mayfly nymphs. Combines the attributes of the beadhead nymph with the attributes of an ...

Lets face it fish like shiny stuff, it is often what attracts them in the first place. Pheasant Tail UV contains UV dubbing in the thorax that he...

Your all-time favorite pattern with a bead that imitates the gas bubble nymphs ride to the top. This one will quickly be one of your must have's....

PMD is one of the most important hatches, known to trout fly fishers. It is also one of the most fished, be ready for all the different stages wit...

Quill Gordon wet flies cover a wide gamut of insects. Like all wet flies these are especially effective during emerging periods. A great choice ...

A hugely popular hatch in certain locales, the Red Quill (a classic Hendrickson imitation) is an iconic pattern on rivers like the Battenkill. Th...

Isonychia, Slate Drakes, Mahogany Duns. These sporadic hatches, are reliable in many rivers, particularly in the Midwest and East US. Also promine...

A soft hackle brassie, sinks fast, attracts and flutters, and imitates many insects. Very good searching pattern.

Is there a time not to use this pattern? Excellent imitation of all major mayflies, especially during their emerging stage. Great for a searchin...

Swinging soft hackles for trout has gained some popularity of late. This pattern is particular designed with that in mind. While it can be fishe...