Flies By Family

Although 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...

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...

A 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...

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...

A 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...

The 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 ...

A known steelhead and trout killer, the Beadhead Egg Sucking Leech is essentially a souped-up Wooly Bugger with a fluorescent pink beadhead. Wheth...

Pistol 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...

Similar 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...

Tied 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...

A sexier and shinier version of the traditional beadhead wooly bugger, the Beadhead Crystal bugger shares the tradional head and tail of its predec...

Sharing the same backwater and lake habitat with their larger cousins, the Dragonflies, the Damselfly Nymphs are often found in the water in large ...

Found 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 ...

The Sparkle Caddis Pupa (or LaFontaine Caddis Emerger) was the brainchild of caddis aficionado and renowned angler Gary LaFontaine. Tied to imitat...

The "AP" in AP Nymph stands for "All Purpose" and that is truly the case when it comes to this ultra-versatile generalist pattern. When fished in ...

With 10 families and 465 species of stoneflies crowding our North American waters, sometimes it is nice to just have a go-to pattern that can be us...

While to the untrained eye, the Pat's Rubber Legs (regionally also known as “The Pickle” or “Cat Poop”) look to the angler like little more than a ...

If we could only fish two nymph patterns for the rest of our days on the water, one would be a Flashback Hare's Ear, and the second would be the Fl...

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...

A new and deadly take on a pattern already feared by trout, the Hot Pink Beadhead Pheasant Tail Flashback is a fly to be reckoned with! Topped wit...

A new and deadly take on a pattern already feared by trout, the Hot Pink Beadhead Flashback Hare's Ear is a fly to be reckoned with! Topped with a...

A freestone river champion, the 20 Incher is a generalist stonefly nymph that can be effectively fished in multiple sizes to imitate almost every s...

A flashier and sexier version of the classic Pat's Rubberleg, the Beadhead Hot Collar Pat's Rubberleg adds a bit of heavy metal and a contrasting o...

The Double Beadhead Stonefly Nymph is a heavy metal pattern intended to sink quickly into the zone where fish are holding on the bottom of the rive...

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...

Specifically tied to match the adult Western Green Drake (both dun and spinner life cycles), the Hair Wing Green Drake is an almost spot-on imitati...

Specifically tied to match the adult Western Green Drake (both dun and spinner life cycles) the Hen Wing Green Drake is an almost spot-on imitation...

Beautifully imitating the adult March Brown mayfly down to the yellow ribbed segments along its abdomen, the March Brown dry fly is tied specifical...

One of the largest caddis species on the water, the October Caddis looks like something that would fight Godzilla in a 1970's Japanese monster movi...

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...

A common invertebrate family found on lakes and backwaters from sea level to above 10,000 feet, the bright blues and greens of the adult damselfly ...

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 ...

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...

A 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...

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...

The Super Stimulator is the evolution of one of our favorite patterns and elevates it to the next level. The addition of rubber legs to this patter...

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 an...

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...

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...

Equally effective as a mayfly or small stonefly nymph, the Tung Teaser is a heavy metal crossover pattern and a proven fish catcher! Combining all...