Flies By Family

Don'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...

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...

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...

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 ...

White Drakes, White Flies, or White Millers, whatever the name they might go by in your neck of the woods, the importance of the Ephoron family to ...

Among the largest of terrestrial trout foods, the Cicadas will emerge from the soil each summer to chirp through the summer nights. While present ...

A tempting piece of meat floating on the water, the Turk's Tarantula dry fly is a pure Attractor pattern. Large enough to loosely imitate either a...

An often-overlooked family of flies, there are thousands of species of aquatic and terrestrial beetles present in and around trout waters. A fish ...

Often the biggest and baddest bug in the fly box, the Fat Albert might need a row all to itself. The titanic of terrestrial patterns, this fly is ...

While small in stature, what ants and termites lack in size, they make up for in numbers. Each summer, across the United States, when the stars al...

Tied 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 ...

True to its name, the Chernobyl Ant looks like a mutant terrestrial that crawled from the ashes of the Chernobyl nuclear plant meltdown. This big ...

While small in stature, what ants and termites lack in size, they make up for in numbers. Each summer, across the United States, when the stars al...

A 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 ...

Like hamburgers from heaven, grasshoppers falling from the shore are well-loved and eagerly anticipated by the hungry trout lurking beneath stream ...

Like 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...

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...

The most popular mouse pattern in the fly angler's box, the Mouse Rat is equally efficient at catching large trout as it is hooking bass and pike. ...

This ultra buoyant mouse pattern is a guide favorite from Alaska to Patagonia and everywhere in between. Effective for trout, bass, and pike, the ...

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...

The PS Martian Mouse is an other-worldly fly and the brainchild of Aquatic Biologist Peter Stitcher. Tied with several thick tufts of Glow in the ...

The broadest definition of a "Terrestrial" is any land-born animal or insect. As far as food sources for trout are concerned, this selection cover...

Regardless to where you live in the US, Canada, or Europe you are going to be able to find a number of panfish species living in your local waters ...

Similar to fishing with an M-80 fire cracker, when you toss the Walt’s Small Popper in water, just wait for the BANG! when the fish crash through ...

Tied with a backwards popper head and a sharp nose, the Walt’s Small Slider is a different animal with some unique dance moves that makes it a kill...

Similar to fishing with an M-80 fire cracker, when you toss the Walt’s Medium Popper in water, just wait for the BANG! when the fish crash through ...

Tied with a backwards popper head and a sharp nose, the Walt’s Medium Slider is a different animal with some unique dance moves that makes it a kil...

Similar to fishing with an M-80 fire cracker, when you toss the Walt’s Large Popper in water, just wait for the BANG! when the fish crash through t...

Tied with a backwards popper head and a sharp nose, the Walt’s Large Slider is a different animal with some unique dance moves that makes it a kill...