If you like throwing large wet flies, with the real prospect of moving some large fish the Olive Blossom Special is the fly you want in your selection. With a good silhouette, some flash, and a good amount of weight thrown in to get it in the zone and...

The Alevin Fly can be key to your early season success. With the coming of spring and early summer and any real significant aquatic emergence activity still weeks if not months away the Alevin is a hot target for fish. A good imitation of a newly hatched...

With a fish catching undulating underwater motion, the Black Hareball Leech is a very effective fly for both salmon and steelhead. fly fishers have also discovered that this fly may also be fished for large trout in lakes and rivers.

The Brown Micro Mayfly Nymph is a very effective nymph fly for spring creek and tailwater fly fishing. The brown version is a useful PMD and baetis mayfly imitation when trout get a bit picky and look for deep drifting may flies.

Years ago any conversation waterside involving the subject of Sow Bugs on most waters would have brought questioning looks by many as this aquatic life form had very little recognition. Now a days Nymph fishermen are sure to carry some Sow bugs in the...

Olive Net Builder caddis nymph flies are abundant in many of the world's fly fishing streams. This very realistic Net Building caddis pattern works wherever olive net builder caddis flies are found.

Cream Net Builder caddis fly nymphs are an important trout flies in many fly fishing waters around the world. This realistic Net Builder pattern works well when cream colored free swimming caddis flies are prevalent.

Midge fishing requires concentration, stealth and a good selection of fly patterns for the numerous situations you may encounter. The Red Bead Head Ghost Midge is one of numerous variations on the Ghost Midge theme, patterns which have indeed proven...

A relatively new fly compared to many, the WD40 came on to the scene and has proven itself quickly as a fly to fish. An effective fly fished in the surface film, just under the surface or swept up from the deeper zones. The Gray WD40 is a fly to have...

Almost nothing in fly fishing is as exciting as skating or drifting a big orange Foam October Caddis Fly for aggressive autumn fish. Big trout often wait all day for such a meal. The Foam October Caddis fly can also be fished for a stone or salmon...

The Tan Birds Nest fly is a very productive searching nymph pattern. The natural color makes it a great pattern to use for imitating mayflies, and lighter stoneflies, as well as lighter Callibaetis. The Tan Birds Nest is a great fly for stillwater...

The Olive Birds Nest is a popular pattern as a searching attractor or in a more impressionistic effort as a mayfly nymph, or caddis larvae. The Olive Birds Nest does very well in imitating stillwater Callibaetis nymphs, and the larval stage of the...