Generalist Patterns

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...

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...

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...

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

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 ...

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...

Based on the tried and true Madame X pattern, the Parachute Madame X (or PMX) adds a tall white parachute for extra buoyancy and visibility on the ...

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

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...

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 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 ...

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...

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...

Don't let it's small size full you, because the Baby Gonga is here to do work! Tied with lead eyes for weight and an oversized head that displaces...

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...