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Matuka
Ascent Fly FishingTracing its roots back to New Zealand, the Matuka streamer made its way across the pond and has been a trout favorite ever since. Tied in the gener...
View full detailsConehead Muddler Minnow
Ascent Fly FishingAlthough the Muddler Minnow pattern is more than 75 years old, there is a reason that it has persisted to this day: it catches a lot of fish! This...
View full detailsConehead Little Rascal
Ascent Fly Fishing5.0 / 5.0
1 Review
While small in stature and tied on a hook 2x shorter than most streamers, the unassuming size and slight profile of the Little Rascal streamer have...
View full detailsConehead Whit's Sculpin
Ascent Fly FishingA very specific tie for one of trout's favorite and most consistent sources of food, the Whit's Sculpin is a dead ringer in profile and color for t...
View full detailsBeadhead Thin Mint
Ascent Fly Fishing5.0 / 5.0
3 Reviews
While the region of the Thin Mint's origin is up for debate, there is no one contesting that this streamer is an absolute fish magnet! A multi-col...
View full detailsConehead Slumpbuster
Ascent Fly Fishing5.0 / 5.0
2 Reviews
A piece of fly tying mad science, and hands down our favorite streamer pattern in the fly box, the Conehead Slumpbuster is a trophy trout killer (i...
View full detailsConehead Moto Minnow
Ascent Fly FishingA killer shad, fathead minnow, and sculpin imitation, the Conehead Moto Minnow gets down deep, does it quickly, and gets into the zone where the BI...
View full detailsBeadhead Flash-a-bugger
Ascent Fly FishingThe first streamer that most anglers cast, and one that continues to produce time after time on the water, the Beadhead Flash-a-bugger (aka. Wooly ...
View full detailsBeadhead Egg Sucking Leech
Ascent Fly FishingA known steelhead and trout killer, the Beadhead Egg Sucking Leech is essentially a souped-up Wooly Bugger with a fluorescent pink beadhead. Wheth...
View full detailsPistol Pete
Ascent Fly FishingPistol Pete, Wooly Spin, or Propeller Bugger are all names for the same trout-slamming, lip-ripping streamer pattern. Tied with all of the same tr...
View full detailsBeadhead Simi Seal Leech
Ascent Fly FishingSimilar in size and tie to the beadhead wooly bugger, the stiff dubbing material of the Simi Seal Leech creates a flowing, ribbon-like body when th...
View full detailsBeadhead Pine Squirrel Leech
Ascent Fly FishingTied to a shorter shanked hook than the traditional streamer and wrapped with a flexible strip of squirrel hair that extends well past the curve of...
View full detailsBeadhead Crystal Bugger
Ascent Fly Fishing4.5 / 5.0
2 Reviews
A sexier and shinier version of the traditional beadhead wooly bugger, the Beadhead Crystal bugger shares the tradional head and tail of its predec...
View full detailsConehead Vanilla Bugger
Ascent Fly Fishing4.5 / 5.0
2 Reviews
An excellent imitation of a young sucker, whitefish, or sculpin, the Conehead Vanilla Bugger is a unique take on the classic wooly bugger that fill...
View full detailsConehead Autumn Splendor
Ascent Fly FishingOriginally tied in the Roaring Fork Valley of Colorado, the fame and popularity of the Autumn Splendor Streamer has since spread from coast to coas...
View full detailsJanssen's Minnow
Ascent Fly FishingThere is no love lost between young trout and their older brothers and sisters! Trophy trout are like body builders and are interested in packing o...
View full detailsPlatte River Spider
Ascent Fly FishingA cross between a spey fly and a traditional wet fly, the Platte River Spider is a deadly swinging pattern for trout, steelhead, or salmon. Tied i...
View full detailsHornberg
Ascent Fly FishingOriginally tied and named by Frank Hornberg in the 1920's, this ultra-versatile fly pattern has been used with great effect to imitate a host of ba...
View full detailsRay Charles
Ascent Fly Fishing5.0 / 5.0
1 Review
The Ray Charles pattern is the guide's number one choice when attempting to imitate sow bugs. Cousins of scud and freshwater shrimp, these crustac...
View full detailsChewee Cranefly Larva
Ascent Fly FishingLike hotdogs for trout, the cranefly larva can grow as large as your pinkie finger and represents a huge meal for a hungry trout. Particularly pro...
View full detailsBachmann's Damsel Nymph
Ascent Fly FishingSharing the same backwater and lake habitat with their larger cousins the Dragonflies, the Damselfly Nymphs are often found in the water in large n...
View full detailsDamselfly Nymph
Ascent Fly Fishing5.0 / 5.0
1 Review
Sharing the same backwater and lake habitat with their larger cousins, the Dragonflies, the Damselfly Nymphs are often found in the water in large ...
View full detailsDragonfly Larva
Ascent Fly FishingFound in slow moving backwaters and lakes, the nymph life cycle of the dragon fly is going to offer the fly fisherman the best and most consistent ...
View full detailsSan Juan Worm
Ascent Fly Fishing5.0 / 5.0
2 Reviews
As many of us learned as young children with a spinning reel or cane pole in hand, worms catch a lot of fish. There are a number of worm species (...
View full detailsBTS Scud
Ascent Fly Fishing5.0 / 5.0
1 Review
Though often confused with fresh water shrimp, scud are among a family of "side swimmers" and are a key staple in the diet of trophy trout in both ...
View full detailsLoop Egg
Ascent Fly FishingEggs are a trout favorite, as they are one of the first major meals available to trout after ice off as well as one of the last chances to pack on ...
View full detailsBTS Mysis
Ascent Fly Fishing5.0 / 5.0
2 Reviews
A resident of a number of lakes and reservoirs across the Rockies and Western US, Mysis Shrimp are a key forage species supporting some of the most...
View full detailsColorado Caddis
Ascent Fly FishingTied with a fuller wing than the typical wet caddis pattern, the Colorado Caddis is intended to span both the emerging caddis life cycle as well as...
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