Flies By Type

Like a middle school boy going in for their first kiss, this fly is a bit over eager and goes in deep with the TUNG. This fly stands out from the ...

Casting off a white spark of light during the day, and a tractor beam of green light at night, the PS Martian Midge is the alien child of Ascent Fl...

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 ...

Like shrimp cocktail from outer space, the PS Martian Mysis is an Ascent Fly Fishing original brought to you by Aquatic Biologist Peter Stitcher. ...

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...

Probably the flashiest Attractor nymph in the fly box, the Rainbow Warrior lives up to its name and is wrapped in mirrored mylar and multi-colored ...

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...

Like throwing a hot coal in the water, tying on a Red Headed Step Child will make your next trip to the river sizzle! Sharing the size and profile...

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...

Known as a bit of a bad boy when it comes to midge imitations, the Renegade is the fly you tie on when you need to break out of a slump and land a ...

The Tungsten Jig Riffle Drifter Perdigon cuts through the water like a torpedo and is the uncontested favorite fly pattern of most competition Euro...

The evolution of the San Juan Worm, the Rock Worm is a vibrantly colored, chewy, segmented worm pattern that has proven the demise of many a hungry...

The stonefly genus of Pteronarcys could have come straight out of a Japanese monster movie taking on Godzilla in a fight to the death! Known region...

With a red glass beadhead glowing in the water, bright wire ribbing, and a contrasting white buzzer emerging from a peacock collar, the Rojo Midge ...

Like The jealous younger sibling of the Royal Wulff, the Royal Coachman is in a stiff competition to be the most productive Attractor Mayfly nymph...

An obnoxious concoction of red floss, over-sized wings, and peacock herl, the Royal Wulff is an Attractormayfly pattern and stands out (in more way...

No family of flies better covers the mayfly emerger life stage than the RSII! Trout eagerly anticipate the time when the mayfly nymphs break cover...

The spawned out mayfly spinner, floating on top of the water after death, is among the easiest food and fastest calories available for the feeding ...

One of the go-to fly patterns in every fishing guide’s box, the SOS. Nymph stands for “Save Our Skin” and is the pattern we turn to when we need to...

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 (...

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 ...

Found in rivers, streams, at every elevation and across most of the US and Canada, sculpin are one of the favorite foods of big trout and bass! Var...

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...

Stuck between two worlds, the Sedgehammer rides low in the water, imitating a pupa just stretching its wings for the first time, or a post-spawn ad...

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...

Big fish eat big flies, and shad are among the favorite foods of many warm water predators (bass, pike, crappie, walleye, etc.) as well as large tr...

Originally tied along the banks of Oregon's McKenzie river, and made famous on the Big Horn River in Montana, the Skinny Nelson is an unassuming, m...

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...

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

Among the largest dry flies in the angler's arsenal, the Sofa Pillow ca be used to match the adult life stage of several stonefly species. The spe...

Buried in the soft sand and muck on the bottom of lakes and slack water rivers across the East Coast, Midwest, and West Coast, when the Hex mayfly ...

If the Ray Charles is the party boy of the sowbug family, the Soft Hackle Sowbug is the overachieving, type-A big brother. This pattern is about mo...

Cousins of scud and freshwater shrimp, these crustaceans are best described as underwater roly polys. While these tasty trout treats are common in...

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

The Sparkle Wing Midge Emerger is one of our our favorite small attractor midge patterns, and is a killer fly when targeting fish feeding during a ...

No family of flies better covers the mayfly emerger life stage than the RSII! Trout eagerly anticipate the time when the mayfly nymphs break cover...

Equipped with a "Hot Spot" wing pad, the subtle olive foam on the back of the Split Case BWO imitates the light olive body for the adult Blue Wing...

Equipped with a "Hot Spot" wing pad, the bright yellow foam on the back of the Split Case PMD imitate the bright yellow body for the adult PMD mayf...

Flicking its tail in a "come hither" like motion, the Squirmy Worm is a sexy worm pattern that trout everywhere can't help check out and take a bit...

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...

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...

In streams and rivers full of tiny invertebrates, the stonefly nymphs look like something out of a 1970's Japanese Monster movie! Like creatures r...

While the Stubby Chubby might be a cut down version of the Chubby Chernobyl it is every bit as potant!  Known for its durability and long life even...

Found in rivers and streams throughout the entirety of the Eastern US and Canada as well as most of the Midwest, the Sulphur Mayfly (formally known...

The Sulphur Mayfly is among the most notable and eagerly anticipated (by both trout and the fly angler) late spring to early summer hatches for the...

The Super Pupa is a beadhead pupa pattern that is a near spot-on imitation of the caddis emerger suspended or swimming between the lake or river be...

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...

A Bumble Bee, a Wasp, A Yellow Jacket, or just some crazy looking Mayfly, regardless of what the Sure Shot was intended to be it sure matches a lo...