Umpqua Flies

“The first time I witnessed the effectiveness of the "Balanced Leech" was in the spring of 2013, while fishing with my good friend Bill Shehan on P...

From Umpqua: We've got a fun section of the Missouri River about an hour away where we do quite a bit of carp fishing in the summertime. Unfortunat...

Leeches are an important part of a trout's diet, especially in high water conditions. Similar to worms, leeches are swept off the rivers edge and b...

 "The Rainbow Warrior was my first commercially available fly pattern. Its origins are a little sketchy. I’d love to tell you a fancy design story,...

The Big Fat version of the Angie came about because I find Chubbies to just be plain boring. Plus sizing Angie and adding a double wing makes this ...

This represents a drowned ant, one of the more common occurrences along rivers. Tungsten bead helps it get down.

"The original Micro Mayfly patterns have for years set the standard for small, quick-sinking, lethally effective mayfly nymphs. This new variation ...

A great pattern when fishing heavily forested areas. Particularly popular on high alpine lakes. Carpenter Ants can provide a vital food source and ...

Designed by Lance Egan who says:  "I believe I know you're thinking "this is just a sailor ant". Please know that I realize I'm not the originator ...

Designed by Charlie Craven ​Two and a half inches of pure trout candy, the Baby Gonga is articulated just like its Mama but tied on dual size eigh...

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...

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...

As the East sweeps away the dead bodies and Cicadaphobes can again brave the outdoors, it is the perfect time, while their endless droning song rem...

This simple little foam pattern will work as everything from a Cicada to a Hopper, Stonefly, Hellgramite or even a Cricket. It is a tasty piece of ...

Another jigged version of the infamous Egan's Frenchie. This one features a thread-wrapped body that reduces the overall size of the nymph body. It...

Foam is a wonderful material to design flies with, it is durable, floats extremely well, and is available in a variety of colors. The Better Foam C...

The Rainbow Warrior is one of the best selling patterns to arise in the past decade. The addition of the tungsten bead makes this thing double dead...

It turns out that steelhead love a copper john about as much as a landlocked rainbow trout, and that is a lot. This larger copper john features a h...