The Blue Dun is another classic trout dry fly pattern that was originated to imitate the early mayfly hatches. These dry flies work for a number of hatches including the Blue Winged Olives, Hendricksons, Blue Quills and Quill Gordons. These are all great midday hatches. Sleep late and then step into the river late morning and have some fun with these dry flies
The Blue Winged Olive Sparkle Dunis a versitile pattern that imitates emerging or crippled mayfly duns. Fish will often key specifically on Mayflies in this vulnerable stage. Guides and avid dry fly...
Parachute flies are very popular in fly fishing due to their combination of visibility and fishability. The Parachute Blue Winged Olive Dun Post closely resembles a hatching Blue Winged Olive, floats...
The Blue Winged Olive Sparkle Dun imitates emerging mayflies just prior to the full dun stage. At this time the mayflies are extremelly vulnerable and fish will feed specifically at this stage of the...
Synthetic materials have a great influence in how new flies are created. They are more durable, float better and are often easier to see than traditional materials. This is the case with the...
Synthetic materials have a great influence in how new flies are created. They are more durable, float better and are often easier to see than traditional materials. This is the case with the Pale...
Blue Winged Olive Baetis Comparadun is a very effective pattern for selective fish. The subtile colors of this fly closely match natural mayflies found on the water and fish respond with...
Baetis or Blue Wing Olive Mayflies hatch both in the spring and fall on many waters. They are a critical food source and nearly all the fish in the river will key on them. The hatches are exciting to...
Bunny Duns are becoming popular for fishing to selective trout in some of the more well known fly fishing waters. The Blue Winged Olive Bunny Dun has a lifelike mayfly shape and, unlike most...
Fly fishers who frequently encounter highly selective trout will enjoy CDC Blue Winged Olive. The floatation qualities of CDC make it possible to fish this sparse and realistic dry fly without having...
The Quill Gordon is one of the earliest eastern mayfly hatches in the spring. The flies hatch on the bottom and rise as fully formed adults, working on the surface to dry their wings and fly. The...
The Blue Winged Olive of all the species and sub-species of Baetidae are one of the most varied and common insects in American waters. We took the traditional pattern and improved upon it creating a...
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