Fly Fishing Flies

The 1%er or Trout Chow fly is seen as an abomination by many, and gets its name because this is how the rich elite anglers get their big fish on pr...

Similar to the household lubricant from which this pattern derives its name, the WD-40 works anytime and everywhere! The profile of this fly and t...

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...

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 ...

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 ...

The Double Gonga is a serious hunk of meat for those targeting serious fish! Tied with lead eyes for weight and an oversized head that displaces a...

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...

Both the varsity quarterback and the 2018 Prom King, the Frenchie is the over-achieving, flashy big brother of the pheasant tail nymph. While tippe...

If we had to choose only one pattern to fish during every midge hatch we encounter the rest of our days, it would be the Griffith's Gnat. This pat...

The Heathen is a no-frills midge emerger pattern tied with the sole purpose of matching a greater number of midge species and bringing more fish to...

The Matt's Baetis nymph pattern captures the true spirit of the Generalist in its ability to match a massive number of mayfly and stonefly species....

One of the first and most prolific mayfly hatches each spring in the upper Midwest, Appalachia, and New England, the trout wake from their winter s...

The darker version of the PS French Kiss fly pattern, the Dirty French Kiss is a punk rock fly that is always ready to GET DOWN with any trout! Wh...

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...

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...

Whoever came up with the Tungsten Balanced Leech was a fly tying MAD SCIENTIST! The Balance Leech is tied to a jig hook with a tungsten beadhead t...

The Tungsten Jig Blow Torch catches so many fish it is almost too hot to handle! This pattern is all about contract and standing out from its drab ...

Both the varsity quarterback and the 2018 Prom King, the Tungsten Jig Frenchie Nymph is the over-achieving, flashy big brother of the pheasant tail...

The upside down little brother of the Franken Larva, the Walt's Worm is tied to a jig hook and topped with one big tungsten beadhead. A specialist ...

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 ...