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Generalist Patterns

  • H & L Variant

    H & L Variant

    The H & L Variant is a high floating, traditional dry fly that has been fooling trout for more than 60 years.  While sharing many characteristics with the Royal Wulff, the muted colors and overstated wings of the H & L Variant allow it to...

    $1.50
  • Stalcup Baetis

    Stalcup Baetis

     The Stalcup Baetis is a bit of a bully when it comes to fly patterns.  It's not content to be fished for just one hatch and always wants to be a part of the action when matching a number of mayfly and stonefly species across the continent...

    $1.50
  • Dark Olive Mayhem Black Mayhem

    Mayhem

    Mimicking one of the most vulnerable life cycles of the invertebrate, the foam wing of the Mayhem allows it to dance and bob in the water column in a spot-on imitation of a small invertebrate trying to emerge.  Equally deadly when fished off the...

    $1.50
  • Beadhead Micro Mayfly Nymph

    Beadhead Micro Mayfly

    Don't let the name, Beadhead Micro Mayfly, fool you.  Regardless of what you might think, trout don't know the name of the flies in your fly box, and this pattern matches a much broader swath of invertebrate families and species than just the...

    $1.75
  • Mole Fly

    Mole Fly

    Upon reaching the surface of the water, the emerging midge or chironomid pupa tears from the pack of its pupal skin and lifts its wings straight up out of the water.  These emerging midges are far from home free, and feeding trout are ready to ruin...

    $1.50
  • Medallion Midge Pupa

    Medallion Midge Pupa

    One of the defining characteristics of the midge pupa is its thickened thorax and head, with a hint of an emerging wing.  With the geeky, entomology stuff said, the Medallion Midge Pupa is a nearly an amazing imitation of this life stage and...

    $1.50
  • Beadhead Skinny Nelson

    Beadhead Skinny Nelson

    Originally tied along the banks of Oregon's McKenzie river, and made famous on the Big Horn River in Montana, the Skinny Nelson is an unassuming, micro-nymph pattern that has proven the downfall of many a trout!  While a killer match for a number of...

    $1.75
  • Skinny Nelson

    Skinny Nelson

    Originally tied along the banks of Oregon's McKenzie river, and made famous on the Big Horn River in Montana, the Skinny Nelson is an unassuming, micro-nymph pattern that has proven the downfall of many a trout!  While a killer match for a number of...

    $1.50
  • Gold Ribbed Hares Ear Nymph (Natural) Gold Ribbed Hares Ear Nymph (Dark Olive)

    Gold Ribbed Hare's Ear

    If we could only fish two nymph patterns for the rest of our days on the water, one would be a Gold Ribbed Hare's Ear, and the second would be the Flashback Pheasant Tail.  This generalist nymph pattern is close enough in profile and color to a host...

    $1.50
  • Beadhead Woven Green Caddis Larva

    Beadhead Woven Green Caddis Larva

    The Beadhead Woven Green Caddis Larva is a generalist fly pattern that is intended to match a number of caddis species across the country.  The Black Caddis (mother's Day Caddis), Rhyacophila (Green Rock Worm), Olive Sedge, and Weedy Water Sedge are...

    $1.75
  • Beadhead Woven Yellow Caddis Larva

    Beadhead Woven Yellow Caddis Larva

    The Beadhead Woven Yellow Caddis Larva is a generalist fly pattern that is intended to match a number of caddis species across the country.  Out of the 1,261 species of caddis found in North American waters, this pattern will match more than half of...

    $1.75
  • Chocolate Thunder (Original - Chocolate Brown) Chocolate Thunder - Grey Chocolate Thunder - Dark Olive Chocolate Thunder - Purple

    Chocolate Thunder

    Born on the highly pressured and technical tailwaters of the South Platte River in Colorado, the Chocolate Thunder (aka. Foam Wing Emerger) is a super effective fly pattern for tempting shy trout!  Sharing many elements with other proven tailwater...

    $1.50
  • Yellow Parachute Madam X Olive Parachute Madam X Purple Parachute Madam X

    Parachute Madame X (PMX)

    Based on the tried and true Madame X pattern, the Parachute Madame X (or PMX) adds a tall white parachute for extra buoyancy and visibility on the water.  Capturing the long thin body, scrambling legs, and prominent wing case of the adult...

    $1.75
  • Pheasant Tail Nymph Olive Pheasant Tail Nymph Black Pheasant Tail Nymph

    Pheasant Tail Nymph

    While there are no secret patterns that are guaranteed to catch fish every time you are on the water, the closest thing to it would be the Pheasant Tail Nymph.  This generalist nymph pattern is close enough in color to a host of invertebrate species...

    $1.50
  • Golden Brown Yong Flash Special Olive Yong Flash Special Cream Yong Flash Special Tan Yong Flash Special

    Yong Flash Special - Bling Midge

    Born on the midge-rich waters of the San Juan River in New Mexico, the Yong Special or Bling Midge is like going fishing with your Grandpa's M-80 firecrackers!  With the addition of a flash collar, we've taken an explosive midge pattern and made it...

    $1.50
  • Golden Brown Yong Special Olive Yong Special Cream Yong Special Tan Yong Special

    Yong Special

    Born on the midge rich waters of the San Juan River in New Mexico, the Yong Special is like going fishing with your Grandpa's M-80 firecrackers!  This tiny, innocent fly can be used to match a host of midge larva, and while particularly deadly on...

    $1.50
  • Tan Hi-Vis Elk Hair Caddis Olive Hi-Vis Elk Hair Caddis

    Hi-Vis Elk Hair Caddis

    If we had only one dry fly pattern to fish for every caddis hatch, and were given some allowance to change up the sizes and colors, we would without a doubt choose the Elk Hair Caddis.    The quintessential Generalist pattern, the Elk Hair...

    $1.50
  • Beadhead Poxyback Callibaetis

    Beadhead Poxyback Callibaetis

    One of the few families of mayfly that make their home in lakes and ponds, the Callibaetis mayfly is a 365 day a year trout favorite across most of the country.  These free swimming mayflies are always accessible to feeding trout in the waters in...

    $1.75
  • Olive Egan's GTI Caddis Grub Cream Egan's GTI Caddis Grub

    GTI Caddis Grub

    Tied in the traditional Czech Nymph style, the GTI Caddis Grub is topped with a tungsten beadhead helping it to dive deep into the zone where fish like to hold on the bottom of the river.  Tied to a curved scud hook, the GTI Caddis Grub is intended...

    $2.00
  • Tungsten Beadhead CDC Hares Ear

    Tungsten Beadhead CDC Hare's Ear

    A new and deadly take on one of our all-time favorite nymph patterns, the Tungsten Beadhead CDC Hares Ear can be used to match almost any mayfly and stonefly nymph when fished in a couple of sizes!  Tied with a tungsten bead that is 2x heavier...

    $2.00
  • Tungsten Beadhead CDC Pheasant Tail

    Tungsten Beadhead CDC Pheasant Tail

    A new and deadly take on what was already one of the most effective fly patterns in the angler's arsenal, the Tungsten Beadhead CDC Pheasant Tail (also known as "The Oprah") takes nymphing to a whole new level!  Tied with a tungsten bead that is 2x...

    $2.00
  • Barr's Emerger Blue Winged Olive Barr's Emerger Pale Morning Dun

    B's Emerger

    The B's Emerger has earned its stripes in the field and on the water, making it one of the most popular and effective mayfly emerger patterns on the market.  Tied small in olive or cream, the B's Emerger is one of our favorite patterns for matching...

    $1.75
  • Purple Chubby Chernobyl Tan Chubby Chernobyl Brown Chubby Chernobyl Red Chubby Chernobyl Green Chubby Chernobyl

    Chubby Chernobyl

    Known for its durability and long life even after a score of fish, the Chubby Chernobyl is both versatile and deadly.  Tied with a foam body, antron wings, and rubber legs, this pattern is equally effective when fished as an adult stone fly or as a...

    $1.75
  • Orange Stimulator Yellow Stimulator Olive Stimulator

    Stimulator

    If we had to choose one fly pattern with which to fish any and all stonefly hatches, it would be the Stimulator.  Available in a number of sizes and colors, this generalist pattern is super buoyant, has a great stonefly profile when viewed by a...

    $1.75