Our flies are tied on premium hooks from Daiichi and Gamakatsu, with quality materials from Hareline, Wapsi and Nature's Spirit.
Cast the Soft Hackle pattern across the river, then let it swing downstream, which lifts the fly upwards in the water. Trout will attack this fly,...
View full detailsCast the Soft Hackle pattern across the river, then let it swing downstream, which lifts the fly upwards in the water. Trout will attack this fly, so hold on! The Soft Hackle Hare's Ear nymph is also effective in stillwater as an emerging callibaetis or as an attractor.
This Hexagenia Nymph pattern is a classic, designed by Jeff "Bear" Andrews. If Hex are present where you live, these are a must have in your box. F...
View full detailsThis Hexagenia Nymph pattern is a classic, designed by Jeff "Bear" Andrews. If Hex are present where you live, these are a must have in your box. Fish below Doug's XB Hex.
Baetis mayflies hatch throughout much of the year, which makes the blue-winged olive pattern an excellent trout fly to always carry in your trout f...
View full detailsBaetis mayflies hatch throughout much of the year, which makes the blue-winged olive pattern an excellent trout fly to always carry in your trout fly box. Trout can be fickle, so carry several "flavors" of baetis, including the blue-winged olive extended body, the blue-winged olive, and the blue-winged olive thorax.
The Sex Dungeon Articulated Streamer has proven itself to attract BIG fish.
The Sex Dungeon Articulated Streamer has proven itself to attract BIG fish.
The Thin Mint might be the streamer of the decade. The tungsten bead version and the the articulated version are both top sellers. This is anothe...
View full detailsThe Thin Mint might be the streamer of the decade. The tungsten bead version and the the articulated version are both top sellers. This is another version in the same same highly-productive color scheme. This version varies in the following ways: We tie this in smaller sizes, This pattern is tied on a jig hook, The "hackle" is a mix of black and brown CDC, and The dubbing collar is swept back to create pulsating leech movements We fish this several ways, including in lakes under an indicator or stripped slowly and dread drifted as a point fly (our favorite way to fish this). Add this version to your Thin Mint line-up.
Conehead Peacock Bugger - It is a great fly! Can pass for dragonflies, damsels and leeches, and will entice trout to bite on the strip. A great fly...
View full detailsConehead Peacock Bugger - It is a great fly! Can pass for dragonflies, damsels and leeches, and will entice trout to bite on the strip. A great fly to have in your fly-box arsenal!
Fish a beetle dry fly by throwing the fly hard at the water, so it splashes, just like the natural would when it fell, or was blow onto the rivers ...
View full detailsFish a beetle dry fly by throwing the fly hard at the water, so it splashes, just like the natural would when it fell, or was blow onto the rivers surface. Try drifting it, and if this doesn't work, strip the fly as though the beetle were frantically trying to run back to the safety of the shore.
The wide-body that a Hollow-Tied fly offers is pretty much unmatched by other techniques. The profile of a large baitfish with neutral buoyancy, ea...
View full detailsThe wide-body that a Hollow-Tied fly offers is pretty much unmatched by other techniques. The profile of a large baitfish with neutral buoyancy, ease of cast and lifelike movement when stripped are all the best features of this pattern. The Fox Fur Tarpon fly has been turning Tarpon like no other...making this the go-to laid up tarpon fly for the Keys and beyond.This fly is tied on a Gamakatsu SL12S Big game hook, a super sharp and strong hook, which will put the odds in your favor!
Cast the Soft Hackle Olive pattern across the river with a weight above, let it drift and sink, then let it swing downstream, which lifts the fly u...
View full detailsCast the Soft Hackle Olive pattern across the river with a weight above, let it drift and sink, then let it swing downstream, which lifts the fly upwards in the water. If a fish doesn't grab the fly on the dead drift, they will often take it as a rising caddis. The olive soft hackle is also effective in lakes as a damsel nymph imitation.
The Smokejumper is designed to look like an emerging midge, and is effective at catching even the most selective, fly inspecting trout. It also wo...
View full detailsThe Smokejumper is designed to look like an emerging midge, and is effective at catching even the most selective, fly inspecting trout. It also works for mayfly hatches.
