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General Info: No other state has such a long and storied history with fly fishing. Some of the world's most recognizable flies came from Pennsylvania. The state is full of nice streams, big mayfly hatches and great trout fishing. There is also a nice steelhead run out of the Great Lakes as well as excellent bass fishing across the state. PA may be the home to Big Y Fly Co's largest customer base. There are so many hidden gems in Pennsylvania that even the luckiest anglers could never find them all. Definitely a fishy state with a wonderful history of quality angling.
Pennsylvania Hatch Charts: Cedar Run, Fishing Creek, Lehigh River, Letort Spring Run, Penn's Creek, Slate Run, Youghiogheny River
Major Hatches: Sulphurs, Light Cahill, Quill Gordon, Tricos, Hendricksons, Green Drakes, Caddis, BWO, Terrestrials
Current Conditions and Reports: TCO Fly Shop Stream Report, Helpful Links: Pennsylvania Fly Fishing, Susquehanna Smallmouth, Erie Steelhead Flies
These are the top selling patterns that have been shipped to Pennsylvania over the past 5 years
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The Adams is one of the most successful dry fly patterns of all time. Can be used to imitate a plethora of mayfly hatches, including baetis, call...
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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...
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8 Reviews
The Blue Wing Olive is a must-have for matching one of the most consistent and important mayfly hatches across trout fisheries. When conditions tur...
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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...
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Description The Chubby Chernobyl is one of the most versatile and reliable dry flies ever designed for western rivers. Built with a high-floating f...
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A cross between the pheasant tail and brassie. Works well where ever there are stonefly or mayfly nymphs. Classic profile, sinks fast, sleek, an...
View full detailsA more flashy version of the regular Woolly Bugger. A great attractor pattern, inciter pattern, prepare for vicious strikes, and large fish. Use f...
View full detailsFormerly Crystal M**h It's been renamed to conform with search engines that don't like bad words... Another great pattern designed first for...
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Be ready for this powerful hatch! Designed to be fished where the Ephemera guttulata calls home, but also a great searching pattern as well, and w...
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The Eastern March Brown differs slightly from the Western version. This pattern here has a lighter body and gray wings. Rithrogena Germanica,Sten...
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The Elk Hair Caddis is a must-have dry fly that imitates adult caddisflies skating and drifting across the surface. It’s one of the most dependable...
View full detailsElk Hair Caddis with a CDC under wing. Add flutter and buoyancy. Floats extremely well in rough water, durable, and deadly. A nice addition to...
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A hugely productive nymph pattern that should be in most anglers fly boxes. This pattern is simple and to the point. Thread based bodies counter w...
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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...
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A great all purpose nymph. It simple profile and tungsten beadhead keep it rolling on the bottom and make it simply irresistible. While Pink is th...
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Fish love eggs. They will eat them indiscriminately. Not just steelhead and salmon either, every fish wil eat any eggs. Don't go to Alaska without...
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The bead helps this pattern get down better, especially effective bouncing along river bottoms. There isn't a fish out there that won't hit an egg...
View full detailsThe Green Drake hatch is legendary in many places. When it is on, don't be without these. Perhaps no fly causes more confusion than this one, many...
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This pattern is often the answer when fish refuse everything else in your box while dimpling the surface. When trout are sipping the small stuff,...
View full detailsAll the infamous traits of the Beadhead Hare's Ear, but with a Tungsten Bead Head for faster sink rates. Still the #1 nymph in the world and with ...
View full details5.0 / 5.0
2 Reviews
Beadhead Hare’s Ear Fly The Beadhead Hare’s Ear is one of the most versatile and reliable nymph patterns ever tied—and for good reason. Built to im...
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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 ...
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Excellent pattern for many light colored mayflies including, Pale Morning Dun, Red Quills, Pale Evening Duns, Pale Watery Duns, and Spur Wings. Al...
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The March Brown is a common insect name given to many different insect species. At its most simple, if you are fishing early spring (doesn't have ...
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