Flies By Family

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...

Located just outside the busy Denver Colorado Suburbs, the fish of the Cheesman Canyon section of the South Platte River have been well trained. C...

One of the best kept guide secrets of Wyoming's North Platte River, the Reef Pal is a mighty midge pattern that packs one hell of a punch. The blu...

Born on the highly pressured and technical tailwaters of the South Platte River in Colorado, the Chocolate Thunder (aka Foam Wing Emerger) is a sup...

Topped with a brass beadhead and a little flash to help it shine through cloudy water, the Beadhead Flashback Barr's Emerger has earned its stripes...

Topped with a brass beadhead and a little flash to help it shine through cloudy water, the Beadhead Flashback Barr's Emerger has earned its stripes...

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...

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...

After 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...

A heavy metal version of one of our most effective and versatile nymph patterns, the Beadhead Juju Baetis is a killer match for a host of mayflies ...

The Ice Cream Cone Chironomid is a heavy metal trout nightmare! This no frills fly is mostly thread, wire, and a little flash, but it is the white...

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...

Trout porpoising through the top of the water, fins, and snouts just clipping through the surface is a telltale sign of fish gorging on midge emerg...

If you are looking for a go to midge emerger with a proven record of fooling even the most selective trout, look no further than the Manhattan Midg...

One of the heaviest stonefly nymph patterns in the fly shop, the Wired Stone pattern packs on the weight with metal beadheads and thick wraps of wi...

A 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...

The “Force is strong” with the Darth Baetis pattern and so is its ability to stick trout! Tied to overpower the reserve of rebellious tailwater tro...

Not a pattern for the young jedi to trifle with, the Beadhead Darth Baetis lives and dark places and does bad things to trout!! Tied to overpower t...

Holding 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...

This tried and true generalist nymph pattern has been putting the hurt on trout for more than 50 years and will undoubtedly be catching fish for co...

The 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...

Invented by tied by legendary fly tyer and angler Preston Jennings, the Grey Fox has been the bane of trout in the Catskill mountains for more than...

“Dad Bods are hot right now!” While the Dad jokes almost write themselves on the river with this pattern, this double beadhead nymph pattern is no ...

Tied to get down and dirty, riding low across the water with its rubber legs paddling just through the surface, Ian’s Parachute Golden Stone is one...

Tied to get down and dirty, riding low across the water with its rubber legs paddling just through the surface, Ian’s Parachute Black Stone is one ...

Let 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...

Granted, the name is weird and might be difficult to explain to your kids when they are picking flies from your box, but the Mini Sex Dungeon artic...

Granted, the name is weird and might be difficult to explain to your kids when they are picking flies from your box, but the Sex Dungeon articulate...

The Barely Legal articulated streamer looks like the love child of the Peanut Envy and the T & A Bunker and packs the punch of both of these ki...

Hands down, the Dolly Lama (aka. Dali Llama) Articulate Streamer is one the Ascent team’s favorite flies in the shop and one of our most effective ...

When it comes to the most potent and lethal midge patterns, oftentimes “less is more” and that is certainly the case with the Tailwater Assassin mi...

(Cue the Michael Jackson music) The king of pop moonwalking across the stage, the sing hook, articulated Smooth Criminal throws down some impressiv...

What do you do when you have a favorite streamer pattern like the Thin Mint that consistently catches fish wherever and whenever you fish it? You ...

While it’s easy to get carried away in the fly shop and pack your boxes with a ton of different midge patterns, sometimes it’s best to just keep it...

Big fish eat little fish, and among the favorites on the menu is the Sculpin! With multiple species of sculpin found in both lakes and rivers acro...

Don't let it's small size full you, because the Baby Gonga is here to do work! Tied with lead eyes for weight and an oversized head that displaces...