Nymphs

Anatomical Green Drake Beadhead A realistic, fishy take on one of the most important mayflies of the year. This pattern is built to imitate...

The Antifreeze Caddis was designed to create a realistic, durable, and fairly heavy fly. I took the body designed from my stunted sally and applied...

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...

This nymph designed by Andre Puyans, the AP either stands for the designer name or more likely "all-purpose". It just looks like many things that ...

A great general attractor that can used as an skwala stone or green drake nymph imitation.  Tungsten bead gets it down quickly

Anchor flies are often seen as less attractive, heavy nymphs whose sole purpose is to sink other "more attractive" flies on droppers quickly, but ...

Fishing streamers on Euro Nymphing leaders is a technique that my fly fishing team USA mates and I have been practicing for over a decade now. In c...

A classic nymph, peacock thorax, slender pheasant tail body. The wire rib presents a nice segmented look, in addition to adding flash and durabili...

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 ...

Scuds or Freshwater Shrimp are a vital food source for trout. Scuds live in slack waters of rivers, and are the #1 food source in many lakes th...

Obviously designed for trout on the Bighorn River in WY and MT. Meant to mimic a dead or spawning scud, making it work well in a dead drift, and ...

The origination of this pattern is a little unclear because a couple different fly tiers claim they designed it first. An attractor bloodworm/chir...

Invented in Montana, the Bitch Creek catches fish, when nothing else will.  And not itty bitty ones either. Named after the famous Bitch Creek in...

"I've fished the classic prince nymph style fly over the years with a good amount of success. But I found myself fishing a river system where fish ...

Although it is not a super hatch, these larger mayfly nymphs are often gorged upon by trout. Tend to reside in slower water, but can often appear ...

The Blowtorch is one that has been requested by customers and with good reason.  It contains a natural features of a nymph, with enough attraction...

A very prolific hatch in many areas. These small mayflies can be the first in the spring and the last in the fall. Many different hatches are comm...

There are those flies that anglers constantly go to as they hook the vast majority of their trout. The Bread 'n Butter is one of those flies.  Gre...

A older stonefly pattern invented by the late Charlie Brook's. Much like the Montana Stone, but in the colors that look more natural. Hackled at t...

Jig nymphs are becoming more and more popular in the fly fishing community. Bruin Nymph is a generic mayfly patttern on a jig hook.  Jig hook all...

Developed for fishing stillwater in the winter. Works great in the summer too. Fish it under an indicator, as a Euro nymph or with a slow retrieve...

Technically a midge pupa imitation. This not so little nymph pattern is responsible for landing hundreds of thousands of lake trout. F rom its hum...

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...

This pattern was created by a bit of a mistake, but has been incredibly effective. Styled somewhat modestly the flashback and ribbing are the big...

Caddis or sedge are extremely important source of food worldwide. This is a great imitation of the caddis pupa, that trout just love. In caddis fi...

Fish this deep in fast riffles. Fish see more free floating caddis than any other nymph.Caddis are a tasty morsel for any game fish. October Cadd...

Created by legendary fly designer Polly Rosborough. Like many of Polly's patterns this one was developed 'in the round' no top or bottom, always i...

Czech/Euro/High Stick Nymphing are all the rage right now. Getting that nymph "tight lined" to the fish allows the angler to pick up the subtlest ...

This pattern is believed to be originally designed in Europe and is an absolute killer. A lead wrapped under body makes this sink extremely well w...

Also known as the Shammy worm, it is made out of dyed and dried chamois hide. The material gives this fly an incredibly life like quality when we...

Chironomids are the most prevalent food sources in lakes Trout eat a huge amount of these.  This is a simple, effective chironomid pattern. Fish ...

A chironomid pupa pattern, meant to replicate emergering chironomids. Extremely popular in the high lakes of Oregon and Colorado, this simplistic ...

Also known as the Chuck Kraft Nymph, this pattern is a great searching fly. Designed to mimic both caddis and stoneflies, this pattern is incredib...

Jigs are more popular in the fly fishing community than ever. Tied with hare's ear dubbing (one of the buggiest looking materials). Fluorescent th...

Nice stone pattern with a bunch of copper which acts as ribbing and helps this pattern sink. Must have for rivers with stones in them. A great cho...

A cross between the pheasant tail and brassie. Works well where ever there are stonefly or mayfly nymphs. Classic profile, sinks fast, sleek, an...

The Copper John is an incredibly famous pattern. This variation is tied with a tungsten bead so that it gets down NOW! Also great under an indicat...

Everyone, in mean everyone, has a pheasant tail nymph in a fly box. The Cove's Pheasant Tail is yet another pattern spawned from the ingenious p...

An extended body caddis pattern that checks all the right boxes. CDC gives it an emergence look to it and creates a fantastic undulating movement ...

A great pattern when a large midge nymph is needed. Works well for chironmid hatches as well. Designed by Zack ThurmanAbout the tyer:ZACK THURMAN S...

A killer little caddis pattern tied in just the right colors. A chartreuse body is made of quill body, then coated with UV Resin, making it "glow"...

Excellent caddis pattern, also use for scuds, and a great cast and see. Popular in Europe and gaining popularity everywhere else. This pattern is ...