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Generalist Patterns

  • Dirty Hipster

    Dirty Hipster

    The Tungsten Jigged Dirty Hipster is a no nonsense little stonefly nymph that kicks and flips through the water like a desperate stonefly nymph that has lost it's perch on the bottom of the river. The white and black legs and red typed abdomen of this...

    $2.75
  • Dolly Lama Articulated Streamer - Black / White Dolly Lama Articulated Streamer - Olive / White Dolly Lama Articulated Streamer - Black / Olive Dolly Lama Articulated Streamer - Brown / Yellow Dolly Lama Articulated Streamer - White

    Dolly Lama

    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 patterns on the water! While not the largest articulated streamer and only sporting one articulated...

    $4.95
  • Yellow Double Beadhead Stonefly Nymph Brown Double Beadhead Stonefly Nymph Black Double Beadhead Stonefly Nymph Olive Double Beadhead Stonefly Nymph

    Double Beadhead Stonefly Nymph

    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 river.  Whether you are fishing a big freestone river, looking for a heavy fly to plumb the depths of a...

    $2.00
  • Black Dry Midge Olive Dry Midge Brown Dry Midge Cream Dry Midge Grey Dry Midge

    Dry Midge

    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 the need to put on airs and graces like a new fangled midge pattern!  This family of flies has been...

    $1.50
  • Elk Caddis Micro Dun

    Elk Caddis Micro Dun

    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 almost every medium to super small caddis species in the US. Rare for a dry caddis fly pattern, the Elk Caddis...

    $1.50
  • Natural Elk Hair Caddis Olive Elk Hair Caddis Grey Elk Hair Caddis Black Elk Hair Caddis Pearl Elk Hair Caddis

    Elk Hair Caddis

    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 a doubt choose the Elk Hair Caddis.    The quintessential Generalist pattern, the Elk Hair...

    $1.50
  • Female Adams

    Female Adams

    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 just returned to the surface of the water. While sharing many of the physical characteristics that make...

    $1.50
  • Blue & Purple UV Flashback Juju Baetis Black & Grey UV Flashback Juju Baetis Brown & Black UV Flashback Juju Baetis Olive & Black UV Flashback Juju Baetis Red & Black UV Flashback Juju Baetis

    Flashback Juju Baetis

    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 tightly-tied and slim profile makes it especially deadly for matching the baetis family (aka the Blue...

    $1.50
  • Wine Flashback WD-40 Olive Flashback WD-40 Black Flashback WD-40

    Flashback WD-40

    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 the various colors in which it is available make it one of the most versatile patterns, able to match a...

    $1.50
  • Flint's Yellow Sally Flint's Yellow Sally

    Flint's Yellow Sally

    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 female adult.  When the standard generalist patterns aren't cutting it on the water, it's time to tie...

    $1.50
  • Foam Beetle

    Foam Beetle

    An often-overlooked family of flies, there are thousands of species of aquatic and terrestrial beetles present in and around trout waters.  A fish equivalant to peanut butter M&Ms, these buoyant dry fly patterns are a trout favorite.  While...

    $1.50
  • Tan Foam Caddis Olive Foam Caddis Black Foam Caddis Yellow Foam Caddis

    Foam Caddis

    Equal parts durable and buoyant, the foam caddis is an unsinkable dry fly and Generalist pattern used to match the adult caddis life cycle.  Whether you are pursuing trophy trout on big water or looking to break the record of the most Brookies...

    $1.50
  • Ginger Quill

    Ginger Quill

    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 waters and match more mayfly hatches with fewer patterns, having a selection of Ginger Quills in your fly...

    $1.50
  • Tungsten Jigged Glass Body CDL Drake

    Glass Body CDL Drake

    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 ultra realistic imitation of the Western Green Drake Nymph!  Big and clumsy, and often washed out of its...

    $2.75
  • Goddard Caddis

    Goddard Caddis

    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 down to their long, distinctive antennas.  The slim profile and tightly packed deer hair of this...

    $1.50
  • Gold Ribbed Hares Ear Nymph (Natural) Gold Ribbed Hares Ear Nymph (Dark Olive)

    Gold Ribbed Hare's Ear

    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 Flashback Pheasant Tail.  This generalist nymph pattern is close enough in profile and color to a host...

    $1.50
  • Olive Greg's Emerger PMD Greg's Emerger Black Greg's Emerger Grey Greg's Emerger

    Greg's Emerger

    The closest legal alternative to fishing with dynamite during a mayfly hatch, the Greg's Emerger is - hands down - our favorite mayfly emerger pattern.  Spot on in its imitation of a swimming mayfly nymph, the glass beadhead and hint of flashback...

    $1.50
  • Parachute Greg's Emerger - BWO Parachute Greg's Emerger - Grey Parachute Greg's Emerger - PMD Parachute Greg's Emerger - Black

    Greg's Parachute Emerger

    The closest legal alternative to fishing with dynamite during a mayfly hatch, the Parachute Greg's Emerger is - hands down - our favorite dry mayfly emerger pattern.  Spot on in its imitation of mayfly struggling through the surface of the...

    $1.50
  • Grey Fox

    Grey Fox

    Invented by tied by legendary fly tyer and angler Preston Jennings, the Grey Fox has been the bane of trout in the Catskill mountains for more than a generation and has recently begun catching on with Rocky Mountain and West Coast anglers as well. A...

    $1.50
  • Grey Ugly

    Grey Ugly

    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 Plate River.  Armed with both fly and spinning rods, fishing this fly both on top of and beneath the...

    $1.50
  • Griffith's Gnat Blonde Griffith's Gnat Olive Griffith's Gnat

    Griffith's Gnat

    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 pattern does an amazing job of imitating a cluster of midges spawning on the water when the naturals are...

    $1.25
  • Olive Egan's GTI Caddis Grub Cream Egan's GTI Caddis Grub

    GTI Caddis Grub

    Tied in the traditional Czech Nymph style, the GTI Caddis Grub is topped with a tungsten beadhead helping it to dive deep into the zone where fish like to hold on the bottom of the river.  Tied to a curved scud hook, the GTI Caddis Grub is intended...

    $2.00
  • H & L Variant

    H & L Variant

    The H & L Variant is a high floating, traditional dry fly that has been fooling trout for more than 60 years.  While sharing many characteristics with the Royal Wulff, the muted colors and overstated wings of the H & L Variant allow it to...

    $1.50
  • Black Heathen Grey Heathen Brown Heathen

    Heathen

    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 net.  Tied with a dab of foam off the back, the unique buoyancy and action of this pattern as it...

    $1.50