Umpqua Flies

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...

Double chain eyes can be trimmed down to make the fly lighter. Not too heavy, easy to cast. Great for picky fish of all types, from carp to bass t...

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...

"My first jig hook design for Umpqua Feather Merchants, the Mayer's Jigged Mini Leech Radiant is my newest signature fly pattern. It's derived fro...

"I’ve been using this pattern for 10 years or more. On the Deschutes we have a hatch of green drakes that hatch on the fastest rapids you can fin...

"Giddy-up! The Hipster Dufus was designed to be a versatile bug that you can dap, flip, drag it, drop it, or bomb it on fish. With barred wood duck...

The Juju baetis has become THE baetis pattern in the years since its inception. With a perfectly shaped, durable small mayfly profile, the Juju bae...

 "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 Tungsten Dart is a design combining the best parts of a couple of old favorite fly patterns and applying current materials. The result is a fi...

"The Massicada is exactly what you want out of a cicada pattern. It’s big, floats like a buoy, and anyone can tell what this pattern is imitating.T...

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.

Sowbugs are an important food source in many fisheries, especially tailwaters, below big dams. Trout can become ultra-picky when it comes to their ...

Probably the finest use of mop fly chenille we have seen to date. The Shagadelic Mop is a buggy looking fly, it makes an excellent caddis imitation...

"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 ...

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 Charlie Craven: "The Poison Tung Midge was conceived one winter after reading about the power the color blue has over unsuspecting trou...

Designed By Nick Adler Nicks Fat Caddass was developed as a heavy fly with little to no resistance in the water, meaning this fly will drop in dept...

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...

Designed specifically for sight fishing to Carp. Featuring an inverted "stand up" easy to see silhouette. Buggy eyes that add weight and invert the...

The Barry's Carp Bitter was designed in hopes of imitating multiple food items on the carp's menu with one fly. This fly effectively imitates small...

The Missing Link is that fly that works even when when the hatch might be not quite as expected. The Missing Link is that fly that links the hatche...

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...

Designed by Charlie Craven My Boy Wonder Hopper has been in various stages of development for about ten years now. The Charlie Boy has always been ...

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...

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...

The GTi Caddis is more imitative than most of my patterns. It represents a hydropsychidae larvae, commonly called "net builder" Caddis. Though a bi...

The Missing Link is that fly that works even when when the hatch might be not quite as expected. You may have thought PMDs were going to pop today,...