Umpqua Flies

This juicy little Baetis pattern produces fish under the spookiest of circumstances. From Colorado to Maine, baetis nymphs are a huge source of foo...

A quick-sinking Caddis Pupa that imitates an October Caddis extremely well. This fly works well on big trout as well as steelhead. Swing it in the ...

"The Draggin’ Nymph was designed to mainly target Rio Grande Cichlid and carp in the slower waters of my local creeks and rivers. Although it was i...

An iconic pattern that was developed for fishing in AK. Now with an bead in front of it for extra attraction. A must have when chasing large trout,...

Designed By Daryl Eakins Here is a mop pattern with some personality! There is a lot happening here with a tapered and curved tail, a breathing tho...

"Stylistically this fly has a number of traits that I tend to incorporate in my foam dry flies while maintaining that simple, low riding, hopper/st...

The DJL Drake was conceived of when guiding the drake hatch on the lower Henry's Fork in June 2017. Nothing in my box matched the silhouette as clo...

It started as a Matuka meets Wooly Bugger. But the finished  Double Gonga has well thought out features: Bugger tail of dense marabou, but a fuller...

"Stylistically this fly has a number of traits that I tend to incorporate in my foam dry flies while maintaining that simple, low riding, hopper/st...

"While Sallies do skate and flit, they sit low on the water and patterns tied with lots of hackle only seemed to work on the smaller fish in faster...