Unweighted Nymphs

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 ...

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...

A classic nymph, with a pheasant tail thorax and slender pheasant tail body. Useful for virtually all mayfly nymphs, including the Baetis nymph. ...

This simplistic nymph pattern got its start in the Czech nymphing world (obviously). It is a simple larva pattern that has some features that make...

Fish love caddis, and one can never have to many imitations. Solitude has made some of the most realistic caddis pupa's available. Tied on 2x lo...

Exceptional imitation for case-less (free living) caddis. Fish in faster water or on seams where caddis are apt to lose their footing, and hold ...

Often over looked in the nymph form, light colored mayfly nymphs sometimes are the only nymph a finicky trout will hit. A nice silohuette for a n...

The Prince is just one of those patterns that belongs in every trout angler's fly box. Everyone's favorite, suggestive pattern for caddis,mayfly, ...

Freshwater shrimp.  Huge food source for many gamefish and baitfish.  This species has been introduced to many watersheds with the sole, of impro...

The FOD, aka the Fly of Destiny, is designed to be a BWO emerger. It looks somewhat like a Pheasant Tail tied on a curved shank with black ice ...

Callibaetis are must for high mountain lakes. These bugs can be a major food source, and can hatch during the middle of summer. This pattern is de...

A legendary stillwater pattern, also good for rivers.   Great dragonfly and callibaetis imitation.   Created by Denny Rickards, tied full and fat ...

Yellow sallies are carnivorous, and feed throughout the day. They move through faster water and riffles. Hatching throughout the day, they avail t...

Much like a Wd-40, but with flash for the tail and wingcase. Great for drawing attention in murkier waters or low light hours

Like all the Pheasant Tail patterns, this one has a spot in every trout fisher's fly box. Hot spots make more sense that one might think at first...

Rainbow flies have been quite effective, especially in the tailwaters. This is yet another fly to add to the attractor line up. Tied in a Sow Bug ...

Callibaetis hatches can be "the" hatch for many waters, especially when fishing lakes. Often when a hatch is in full swing big lazy trout will sip...

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...

Scuds or freshwater shrimp are not in all waters, but the waters they are in fish readily target them. This simple Shrimp Scud is another great i...

Flymphs have been around longer than most fly fishers realize. First coined by Pete Hidy in 1941, it is simply a floating nymph.  With today's cla...

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

Quite simply one of THE great hatches. Many, many anglers rely on this hatch to provide them with the bulk of their warm weather fish. Begins as e...

This pattern packs a lot of features onto one hook, most noticeably the peacock thorax, immature wing, and shuck. Oh yeah, it also looks a whole l...

Very similar to a lot of Czech/Euro patterns out there, but in a smaller size. Hot spot typically attracts fish when all else fails. Ultra wire is...

Caddis are critical indicator of a rivers health, so what better name to bequeath to this new to Big Y pattern. Much like our Caddis Emerger, thi...

Pink Ladies aren't near as common as a bwo or pmd, and are often mistaken for them. However, when they are hatching you can bet that a mayfly imit...

In a galaxy far far away….  No, but in all seriousness. This Darth Vader is a generic nymph pattern that was formed with no real purpose in mind o...

It is the subtleties that make be the difference between a great day of fishing and a mediocre one. Mike's Midge Pupa looks very similar to many a...

Tied specifically to closer imitate the E. invaria, and rotudna species. A very precise imitation for fincky fish. Sulphurs, PMDs, Light Cahills ...

A hugely popular hatch in certain locales, the Red Quill (a classic Hendrickson imitation) is an iconic pattern on rivers like the Battenkill. Th...

This olive/cream pattern is deadly on rivers where caddis tumble from their hold. A great pattern that entices strikes again and again from fish u...

A classic freshwater shrimp recipe. Famous in New Jersey, Colorado and Michigan. Almost forgotten, but here it is.

Tied with CDC this pattern originated as a Sedge (caddis) emerger from Europe. Great for small dark caddis or sedge. Floats without the aid of ...

Tied specifically to closer imitate the E. Dorthea species. A very precise imitation for finicky fish. Sulphurs, PMDs, Light Cahills are major ha...

Tied specifically to closer imitate the sulphur. The bright thorax imitates the sulphur, pmd and adds color contrast, that gets the attention of y...

Big trout love tiny flies. Smoke Jumper is one that has been a guide secret for many years. Best known on the Bighorn River, MT, it is an emerger...

The caddis is probably the most romanticized insect on the planet. Fly fisherman love them, their abundance gives one an idea of the health of a...

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...

Thin bloodworms often go unnoticed by anglers, but they don't by the fish. Always available, these are good anytime patterns to have in your fly b...

Cress Bugs (also known as Sow Bugs) are an extremely important food source in waters containing them. They are available year round, so trout rea...

Blue Quill, Black Quill, Red Quill, Quill Gordon, are all essentially the same fly in different color variations meant to mimic a specific mayfly ...

One of the hottest bwo emerger patterns. Popular from Sierra's to Arkansas and points east and west north and south. Excellent for dropper combo....

Extremely realistic scud pattern. Hugely popular with stillwater fisherman. Contains a transparent look that is hard to replicate.

Emerger patterns are kind of the odd duck in the fly pattern world.  They are meant to sit in the subsurface the very top section of the water col...

Caddis or sedge are extremely important source of food worldwide. This is a great imitation of an injured caddis pupa that can't quite make it to ...

We dream of fishing those big, thick PMD hatches. This pattern will ensure that you catch those big trout even before they start eating dry flies. ...

Blue Winged Olives are the most important food source for trout. BWOs hatch from early fall through late spring and provide many trout with the bu...

Stonefly nymphs live in clean moving water, and are an important feeding source for both trout and steelhead. Use this pattern in faster moving wa...