Dry Flies
Matching all of your fliers, floaters, hoppers, and crawlers, dry fly patterns imitate adult life cycles and terrestrial bugs as they float on top of the water.
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Amy's Ant
Ascent Fly FishingTied with a high floating foam body, a widespread hair wing, and rubber legs that dance on top of the water, the Amy's Ant is equally effective as ...
View full detailsBlack Tent Wing Caddis
Ascent Fly FishingUsed to match a wide spread of black caddis species from coast to coast, the Black Tent Wing Caddis in an ultra realistic dry fly pattern used to m...
View full detailsBloodworm Emerger
Ascent Fly Fishing4.0 / 5.0
1 Review
A midge emerger from another mother, the Bloodworm Emerger is a mix of tried and true patterns like the mole fly and quill emerger with a dash of f...
View full detailsBloody Butcher
Ascent Fly FishingA close cousin to the Orange Asher, Griffith's Gnat, and Renegade patterns, this cluster fly is equally potent on top of the water and below it. Y...
View full detailsBlue Dun CDC Comparadun
Ascent Fly FishingThe Blue Dun is a common name that has been applied to a number of spring and summer emerging mayfly species, including the Black Quills, Blue Quil...
View full detailsBWO CDC Comparadun
Ascent Fly FishingSitting lower in the water than both the Parachute BWO and the Thorax BWO, the BWO CDC Comparadun makes it appear trapped in the surface film, and ...
View full detailsBWO CDC Thorax Dun
Ascent Fly FishingTied with both a hackle wrap behind the eye of the hook and a thick tuft of CDC feathers off its back, the BWO CDC Thorax Dun is an extra buoyant p...
View full detailsBXB Parachute Yellow Drake
Ascent Fly FishingThe Yellow Drake (Ephemera varia) is a massive mayfly that emgerges from Midwestern and Eastern streams each fall. Unlike other mayflies in the Ep...
View full detailsCallibaetis Spinner
Ascent Fly FishingFound throughout the lower 48 states and Canada, the Callibaetis Mayfly is one of our few stillwater (pond, lake, and reservoir) mayfly species. W...
View full detailsCDC Caddis
Ascent Fly FishingSimilar in size and shape to the Elk Hair Caddis, the CDC feather fibers from which the wings of the CDC Caddis are tied give it a light profile on...
View full detailsCDC Midge
Ascent Fly FishingNot your grandpa’s midge pattern, the CDC midge is a sleek, low-profile trout sticker! The ultralight CDC feather wing of this pattern barely dimpl...
View full detailsChubby Chernobyl
Ascent Fly Fishing5.0 / 5.0
1 Review
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, antro...
View full detailsDark Hendrickson
Ascent Fly Fishing5.0 / 5.0
1 Review
Tied to match the East coast's first and most prolific Spring mayfly hatch, that of Ephemerella subvaria or Dark Hendrickson. The traditional Dark...
View full detailsElk Caddis Micro Dun
Ascent Fly FishingLet me take a moment to emphasize the MICRO in the name Elk Caddis Micro Dun. Tied from a size 16 to a 22, this caddis is perfect for matching almo...
View full detailsElk Hair Caddis
Ascent Fly Fishing5.0 / 5.0
4 Reviews
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...
View full detailsFemale Adams
Ascent Fly FishingA unique fly matching one of the most vulnerable ad productive life-cycles of the Mayfly, the Female Adams imitates the egg-laying spinner that has...
View full detailsFlint's Yellow Sally
Ascent Fly FishingThis realistic Yellow Sally Stonefly pattern goes the extra mile in its attention to size, wing shape, and color differences of both the male and f...
View full detailsFoam Beetle
Ascent Fly FishingAn often-overlooked family of flies, there are thousands of species of aquatic and terrestrial beetles present in and around trout waters. A fish ...
View full detailsFoam Caddis
Ascent Fly Fishing5.0 / 5.0
1 Review
Equal parts durable and buoyant, the foam caddis is an unsinkable dry fly and Generalist pattern used to match the adult caddis life cycle. Whethe...
View full detailsFoam Hopper
Ascent Fly FishingA more buoyant and durable version of the parachute hopper, the Foam Hopper will take a beating and keep on fishing! There are few trout foods as ...
View full detailsGinger Quill
Ascent Fly FishingGinger Quill is a name that is used in a number of regions to describe more than half a dozen mayfly species. If you are looking to cover more wat...
View full detailsGoddard Caddis
Ascent Fly Fishing5.0 / 5.0
2 Reviews
Possibly the most realistic adult caddis pattern in the fly catalog, the Goddard Caddis mimics the natural in their unique wing shape all the way d...
View full detailsGreg's Parachute Emerger
Ascent Fly FishingThe closest legal alternative to fishing with dynamite during a mayfly hatch, the Parachute Greg's Emerger is - hands down - our favorite dry mayfl...
View full detailsGrey Ugly
Ascent Fly Fishing5.0 / 5.0
4 Reviews
My introduction to the Grey Ugly was a memorable one, as I was out-fished by three generations of Wyoming women along the headwaters of the North P...
View full detailsH & L Variant
Ascent Fly FishingThe H & L Variant is a high floating, traditional dry fly that has been fooling trout for more than 60 years. While sharing many characteristi...
View full detailsHi Vis Parachute Adams
Ascent Fly Fishing5.0 / 5.0
3 Reviews
If we were only allowed to fish one dry mayfly pattern for the rest of our days on the water, that pattern would be the Parachute Adams. If we wer...
View full detailsHi Vis Parachute BWO
Ascent Fly Fishing5.0 / 5.0
1 Review
Depending on where you live, a number of different mayflies might share the name of Blue Winged Olive (BWO), but the vast majority of the time it i...
View full detailsHi Vis Parachute PMD
Ascent Fly FishingAfter the BWO hatch each spring, the Pale Morning Dun or PMD is the next major mayfly hatch for streams and rivers across the West. If you are loo...
View full detailsHi-Vis Elk Hair Caddis
Ascent Fly Fishing5.0 / 5.0
2 Reviews
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 withou...
View full detailsHippy Stomper
Ascent Fly Fishing5.0 / 5.0
1 Review
We don't name the patterns, we just tie the ones that catch a lot of fish! First introduced to the Hippy Stomper by a lodge up in Alaska, it quick...
View full detailsHumpy
Ascent Fly Fishing5.0 / 5.0
2 Reviews
This large-bodied, brightly colored dry mayfly pattern is intended to appear as a large meal helplessly stranded on top of the water as opposed to ...
View full detailsIrresistible Adams
Ascent Fly FishingThe overweight member of the Adams dry fly family, the Irresistible Adams is just too big of a meal for most trout to pass up! While copying the wi...
View full detailsLight Cahill
Ascent Fly Fishing5.0 / 5.0
1 Review
With the name Light Cahill being applied to a number of different mayfly species across the country, having this pattern stocked in your box will ...
View full detailsLight Hendrickson
Ascent Fly FishingLight Hendrickson, Ephemerella invaria, or Sulpher are all names for the same explosive mayfly hatch that takes over East Coast rivers each spring....
View full detailsLoopwing Parachute Callibaetis
Ascent Fly Fishing5.0 / 5.0
1 Review
True to the natural Callibaetis Mayfly down to the speckled wing and long tail, the Loopwing Parachute Callibaetis is an almost spot-on imitation o...
View full detailsMini Hot
Ascent Fly FishingThis Mini Hot truly lives up to its name, and is a dynamite attractor pattern that fishes equally well as either an adult caddis fly or adult stone...
View full detailsMissing Link Caddis
Ascent Fly Fishing5.0 / 5.0
1 Review
The Missing Link Caddis has a complicated family tree. The love child of a caddis and a mayfly, this crossover pattern fishes just as effectively ...
View full detailsMosquito Dry Fly
Ascent Fly FishingCapable of reproducing in any pond, backwater, or puddle, these little blood suckers will be found in every state and at every elevation. While mo...
View full detailsMother's Day Caddis
Ascent Fly FishingOne of the most eagerly anticipated spring hatches by both the trout and fly fisher alike, the Mother's Day Caddis hatch is the dry fly event of th...
View full detailsOrange Asher
Ascent Fly Fishing5.0 / 5.0
1 Review
Tied to look like a cluster of midges mating on the water and utilizing bright colors that are visible even under the worst conditions on the river...
View full detailsParachute Adams
Ascent Fly Fishing4.7 / 5.0
3 Reviews
If we were only allowed to fish one dry mayfly pattern for the rest of our days on the water, that pattern would be the Parachute Adams. This Gene...
View full detailsParachute Blue Dun
Ascent Fly FishingHolding its head and abdomen close to the water, and its wings high aloft, the Parachute Blue Dun is an excellent fly pattern when matching the Bla...
View full detailsParachute BWO
Ascent Fly FishingDepending on where you live, a number of different mayflies might share the name of Blue Winged Olive (BWO). However, it is the size 16-24 family...
View full detailsParachute Caddis
Ascent Fly FishingDon't let the name of this pattern fool you and make you think that it is only effective during the caddis hatch! The Parachute Caddis is one of o...
View full detailsParachute Callibaetis Emerger
Ascent Fly FishingFound throughout the lower 48 states and Canada, the Callibaetis Mayfly is one of our few stillwater (pond, lake, and reservoir) mayfly species. W...
View full detailsParachute Cricket
Ascent Fly FishingLike a swiss cake roll with legs, crickets are a summer and fall favorite among hungry fish! From the big size 8 Mormon Crickets of the West to th...
View full detailsParachute Hopper
Ascent Fly FishingLike hamburgers from heaven, grasshoppers falling from the shore are well-loved and eagerly anticipated by the hungry trout lurking beneath stream ...
View full detailsParachute PMD
Ascent Fly FishingAfter the BWO hatch each spring, the Pale Morning Dun or PMD is the next major mayfly hatch for streams and rivers across the West. If you are loo...
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