Flies

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...

The most realistic cased caddis larva fly pattern in the shop, the BH Rockroller is a spot on imitation of a host of caddis species! Tied with com...

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...

Another pattern created by Ascent Bug Geek Peter Stitcher, the Disco Baetis has fast become one of our go-to fly patterns for tempting a bite out o...

Another Ascent Fly Fishing original, the Beadhead Disco Baetis has fast become one of our heavy metal, go-to fly patterns for tempting a bite out o...

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...

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...

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...

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 ...

The Mini Gurgle Bug is an absolute fly assassin! This fly is packet with color and motion, small enough to temp both small and large bass alike, ca...

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...

“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 ...

Not your grandpa’s midge pattern, the CDC midge is a sleek, low-profile trout sticker! The ultralight CDC feather wing of this pattern barely dimpl...

“There something not quite right about this bug. I think I’ll give it a bite!” Yes, as a fisheries biologist I am able to read the minds of trout, ...

Pure sex appeal on a hook, the Sierra Bright Spot is up to no good! Intended to grab the trout’s attention and quickly seduce a short sighted strik...

An oldie but a goodie, the Zug Bug has been hooking trout since before I was born! Sharing many of the elements of its cousin the prince nymph, the...

A chunkier version of a well-known nymph pattern, the Beadhead Zug Bug has been hooking trout since before I was born! Sharing many of the elements...

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...

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...

True to the form of the real adult caddisfly, the Tent Wing Caddis, is an ultra-realistic caddis imitation perfectly matching the tent wings and pr...

Few life cycles are as vulnerable to feeding trout as the "emerger" and that means that emerger patterns are going to produce some of the most cons...

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...

The closest legal alternative to fishing with dynamite during a mayfly hatch, the Parachute Greg's Emerger is - hands down - our favorite dry mayfl...

A mayfly nymph from another mother, the MPMP Nymph is one of Ascent’s “secret weapon” Pale Morning Dun Mayfly Nymph we pull out when trout become w...

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...

With its flashy wire and tinsel wrapped abdomen and slender wing case pulsing in the current, the Beadhead Gold Member is a trout seductress who ha...

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

An ultra-legalistic mayfly and stonefly nymph imitation, the Jiggy Panty Dropper is super sexy and super affective! This fly has all of the element...

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

While the Tungsten Jig Prince Nymph in its various forms shares the profile of a mayfly or stonefly nymph, that is where the resemblance ends. Cont...

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