Sculpin & Baitfish Patterns

A statement that guides much of our time on the water is "Big fish eat big flies!" Trout are all about packing in as much protein as they can, and ...

Tracing its roots back to New Zealand, the Matuka streamer made its way across the pond and has been a trout favorite ever since. Tied in the gener...

Although the Muddler Minnow pattern is more than 75 years old, there is a reason that it has persisted to this day: it catches a lot of fish! This...

While small in stature and tied on a hook 2x shorter than most streamers, the unassuming size and slight profile of the Little Rascal streamer have...

A very specific tie for one of trout's favorite and most consistent sources of food, the Whit's Sculpin is a dead ringer in profile and color for t...

While the region of the Thin Mint's origin is up for debate, there is no one contesting that this streamer is an absolute fish magnet! A multi-col...

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...

A killer shad, fathead minnow, and sculpin imitation, the Conehead Moto Minnow gets down deep, does it quickly, and gets into the zone where the BI...

The first streamer that most anglers cast, and one that continues to produce time after time on the water, the Beadhead Flash-a-bugger (aka. Wooly ...

Tied to a shorter shanked hook than the traditional streamer and wrapped with a flexible strip of squirrel hair that extends well past the curve of...

A sexier and shinier version of the traditional beadhead wooly bugger, the Beadhead Crystal bugger shares the tradional head and tail of its predec...

An excellent imitation of a young sucker, whitefish, or sculpin, the Conehead Vanilla Bugger is a unique take on the classic wooly bugger that fill...

Originally tied in the Roaring Fork Valley of Colorado, the fame and popularity of the Autumn Splendor Streamer has since spread from coast to coas...

There is no love lost between young trout and their older brothers and sisters! Trophy trout are like body builders and are interested in packing o...

Originally tied and named by Frank Hornberg in the 1920's, this ultra-versatile fly pattern has been used with great effect to imitate a host of ba...

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 ...

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...

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...

The Swimming Baitfish is a no-nonsense destroyer of big fish! Large trout, bass, pike, and muskie are looking for meat on their menu, and baitfish...

If the Dahlberg Diver looks freaked out, it is because it knows it is about to get eaten! Large trout, bass, pike, and muskie love to crush this p...

The Boogle Bug Popper is sure to make a splash the next time you target large trout, bass, pike, or muskie! This popper-type top water pattern spl...

Granted, the name is weird and might be difficult to explain to your kids when they are picking flies from your box, but the Mini Sex Dungeon artic...

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...

The T & A Bunker is a big booty articulated streamer that is light on its fins and dances through the water! While most articulated streamers r...

The Barely Legal articulated streamer looks like the love child of the Peanut Envy and the T & A Bunker and packs the punch of both of these ki...

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 ...

Like an 80’s glam rocker, the Beadhead Goldilocks Bugger is all flash and big hair (marabou) sex appeal! The wooly bugger is one of the first strea...

Like an 80’s glam rocker, the Goldilocks Bugger is all flash and big hair (marabou) sex appeal! The wooly bugger is one of the first streamers that...

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

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 ...

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...

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...

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...