The Black Real Midge is a midge pattern designed for stillwater and those springcreek situations where the currents are minimal and the fish has an inordinate amount of time to scrutinize your fly. Such situations are demanding and can try a fisherman's...

Fishing Pale Morning Duns is a rite of summer. Many fly fishermen arrange their schedules around this prolific hatch. The Pale Morning Dun Humpback Emerger imitates the important transitional stage between Emerger and Dun. The PMD Humpback Emerger,...

Baetis hatches, both Spring and Fall, provide the fly fisherman some of the most exhilarating fishing of the year. Although there are times during such hatches when even the novice can get a fair share of action, Blue Winged Olive hatches are typically...

As Gary LaFontaine noted years ago in his well known book Caddis Flies, the caddis is a mainstay in the majority of rivers and streams we fish and the Olive Crystal Flash Caddis Fly is a new adult caddis pattern which incorporates not only the latest...

If you're a dry fly fisherman, Caddis Flies are no doubt a critical part of your arsenal when you hit the water. The Tan Crystal Flash Caddis Fly is a unique and effective Caddis fly pattern that will bring you success. This is a fly that rides upright...

Mysis Shrimp are a high fat, and very high energy food source for trout. A dime size crustacean that is known to fatten fish up in tailwaters below Western reservoirs Mysis Shrimp can be a critical pattern for your box. The Epoxy Mysis Shrimp with its...

The Tan Flashback Caddis Pupa is a Caddis pupal pattern designed to imitate the deep pupal stage of the caddis, with an impressionistic representation of the translucent air sac surrounding the insects body. The tan shade best represents the Hydropsyche...

The Olive Flashback Caddis Pupa is a Caddis pupal pattern designed to imitate the deep pupal stage of the caddis, with an impressionistic representation of the translucent air sac surrounding the insects body. The olive shade best represents the...

The Gray Paramerger, designed by Western fly fishing guide Jake Ricks, is essentially a dry fly with the trailing shuck of an emerger. This fly is very effective during the emergent stage mayfly hatches. Trout can become super selective during...

Midge fishing is a style and technique all its own and the Black Parasol Midge Emerger is a relatively new fly that is turning heads among Midge fishermen. This fly is tied so that the emergent Midge pupae is suspended just below the waters surface with...

Cranefly Larva are typically overlooked by a majority of fly fishermen and yet they are a commonly found food source in so many waters. The Cranefly Larva has a reputation for drawing unusually large fish in many rivers throughout the United States and...

In the world of fly tying many times it’s proven that pattern simplicity can be a straight through approach to success on the water. The Simple Hopper is a very straight forward Hopper pattern that although simple in concept and design...