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Generalist Patterns

Generalist Patterns

If you are looking to match more hatches across more waters and seasons with fewer fly patterns, look no further than the go-to family of flies known as Generalist Patterns.

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Deadly Dozen Caddis Selection

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The Deadly Dozen Caddis was purposefully assembled to match more caddis species across more regions and water - throughout the entirety of their li...

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Deadly Dozen Midge Selection

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The Deadly Dozen Midge Selection has been purposefully assembled to match more midge species across more regions and waters - throughout the entire...

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Dirty Hipster

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The Tungsten Jigged Dirty Hipster is a no nonsense little stonefly nymph that kicks and flips through the water like a desperate stonefly nymph tha...

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Dolly Lama

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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 ...

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Double Beadhead Stonefly Nymph

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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...

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Dry Caddis Fly Selection

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With 18 families and 1,261 species of caddis found in lakes and rivers across North America, the caddisfly is one of the most important foods in th...

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Dry Midge

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The traditional dry midge pattern is a fairly simple fly. It has been tied with only 3 materials as long as anyone can remember, and doesn't feel t...

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Dry Stonefly Selection

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Dry stonefly patterns are by far one of the most fun patterns to fish! These "steaks of the river" offer feeding trout a shot at a big chunk of pr...

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Elk Caddis Micro Dun

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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...

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Elk Hair Caddis

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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...

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Female Adams

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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...

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Flashback Juju Baetis

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A must-have staple in every angler's fly box, the Juju Baetis is one of our favorite nymph patterns when matching small or immature mayflies. The ...

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Flashback WD-40

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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...

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Flint's Yellow Sally

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This realistic Yellow Sally Stonefly pattern goes the extra mile in its attention to size, wing shape, and color differences of both the male and f...

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Foam Beetle

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

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Foam Caddis

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Equal parts durable and buoyant, the foam caddis is an unsinkable dry fly and Generalist pattern used to match the adult caddis life cycle. Whethe...

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Ginger Quill

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Ginger Quill is a name that is used in a number of regions to describe more than half a dozen mayfly species. If you are looking to cover more wat...

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Glass Body CDL Drake

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Imitating one of the largest species of mayflies found in the rivers from the Rocky Mountains to the West Coast, the Glass Body CDL Drake is a ultr...

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Go-To Dry Mayfly Selection

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While not as numerous as midges or as large as stoneflies, mayflies are without question one of the most important food sources for trout in most s...

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Goddard Caddis

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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...

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Gold Ribbed Hare's Ear

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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 ...

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Golden Stonefly Selection

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Among the biggest and baddest bugs on the river, the Golden Stonefly hatch is one of the most eagerly anticipated hatches of the summer! These lar...

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Greg's Emerger

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

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Greg's Parachute Emerger

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

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Grey Ugly

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My introduction to the Grey Ugly was a memorable one, as I was out-fished by three generations of Wyoming women along the headwaters of the North P...

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Griffith's Gnat

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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...

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H & L Variant

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The H & L Variant is a high floating, traditional dry fly that has been fooling trout for more than 60 years. While sharing many characteristi...

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Heathen

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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...

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Hi Vis Parachute Adams

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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. If we wer...

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Hi Vis Parachute BWO

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Depending on where you live, a number of different mayflies might share the name of Blue Winged Olive (BWO), but the vast majority of the time it i...

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Hi Vis Parachute PMD

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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...

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Hi-Vis Elk Hair Caddis

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Ian's Parachute Black Stone

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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 ...

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Ian's Parachute Golden Stone

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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...

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Ice Cream Cone Chironomid

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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...

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Irresistible Adams

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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...

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Jelly Cord Caddis Larva

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The first and longest life cycle of the caddisfly, the Jelly Caddis Larva is tied in key sizes and colors, which allows it to match more species on...

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Knuckle Dragger Green Drake

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An acrobatic imitating of the Western Green Drake Mayfly nymph, the yellow rubber legs of the Knuckle Dragger Green Drake seductively kick like a R...

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Light Cahill

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With the name Light Cahill being applied to a number of different mayfly species across the country, having this pattern stocked in your box will ...

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Light Cahill CDC Comparadun

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With the name Light Cahill being applied to a number of different mayfly species across the country, having this pattern stocked in your box will e...

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Loaded Emerger Fly Box

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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...

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Loopwing WD-40

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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...

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Magic Midge

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With almost 17,000 species of midge inhabiting our North American waters, trying to match their hatch down to the species is out of the question. ...

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Manhattan Midge

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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...

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Marlee Zebra Midge

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A variation of the classic zebra midge, the Marlee Zebra Midge is tied large and sports a prominent buzzer head to imitate the fan-like feeding ap...

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Matt's Baetis

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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....

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Matt's Midge

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We might be the only fly shop to tell you this, but you do not in fact need to buy a separate midge pattern to match each of the almost 17,000 spec...

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Mayhem

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Mimicking one of the most vulnerable life cycles of the invertebrate, the foam wing of the Mayhem allows it to dance and bob in the water column in...

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