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Generalist Patterns

  • Hi Vis Parachute Adams

    Hi Vis Parachute Adams

    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 were then asked how we could make this incredible pattern even better, we would show you the Hi Vis...

    $1.50
  • High Visibility Parachute BWO

    Hi Vis Parachute BWO

    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 is the size 16-24 family of Baetis that is being referred to.  With hundreds of patterns both...

    $1.50
  • Hi Vis Parachute Pale Morning Dun

    Hi Vis Parachute PMD

    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 looking for a highly visible, go-to pattern to match the Adult PMD, go no further than the Hi-Vis...

    $1.50
  • Tan Hi-Vis Elk Hair Caddis Olive Hi-Vis Elk Hair Caddis

    Hi-Vis 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
  • Ian's Parachute Black Stone

    Ian's Parachute Black Stone

    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 amazingly realistic stonefly pattern! Lacking the hackle wrap of the more common stimulator, this low...

    $2.00
  • Ian's Parachute Golden Stone

    Ian's Parachute Golden Stone

    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 amazingly realistic stonefly pattern! Lacking the hackle wrap of the more common stimulator, this...

    $2.00
  • Black Ice Cream Cone Chironomid Grey Ice Cream Cone Chironomid  Red Ice Cream Cone Chironomid Chartreuse  Ice Cream Cone Chironomid

    Ice Cream Cone Chironomid

    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 beadhead that acts like a beacon to feeding trout and makes this fly particularly deadly.  While...

    $1.75
  • Irresistible Adams

    Irresistible Adams

    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 wing and tail of the traditional Adams dry fly, the Irresistible Adams is tied with a stacked deer hair body...

    $1.50
  • Yellow Jelly Cord Caddis Larva Green Jelly Cord Caddis Larva

    Jelly Cord Caddis Larva

    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 more waters over a greater number of seasons than any other larva pattern...

    $1.50
  • Knuckle Dragger Green Drake

    Knuckle Dragger Green Drake

    An acrobatic imitating of the Western Green Drake Mayfly nymph, the yellow rubber legs of the Knuckle Dragger Green Drake seductively kick like a Rockette as it bounces and swims down the river!  Big and clumsy, and often washed out of its rocky...

    $2.75
  • Light Cahill

    Light Cahill

     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 enable you to cover a lot of water.  Fish the Light Cahill dry fly in sizes 12-20 to match most...

    $1.50
  • Light Cahill CDC Comparadun

    Light Cahill CDC Comparadun

    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 enable you to cover a lot of water over a number of seasons.  The Light Cahill CDC Comparadun is a...

    $1.50
  • Chocolate Loopwing WD-40

    Loopwing 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...

    $1.50
  • Magic Midge

    Magic Midge

    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.  For greater success when fishing midges, it is often more effective to get close in size and color to...

    $1.50
  • Black Manhattan Midge Red Manhattan Midge

    Manhattan Midge

    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 Midge! A true tailwater and spring creek killer, the Manhattan Midge has just the right amount of bling to pull...

    $1.50
  • Marlee Zebra Midge

    Marlee Zebra Midge

     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 appendages used by a number of midge species.   Dry/Wet:  Wet Fly...

    $1.75
  • Matt's Baetis

    Matt's Baetis

    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.  The slender abdomen, well-defined tail, and flexible legs all add to the lifelike appearance and...

    $1.50
  • Black Matt's Midge Chartreuse Matt's Midge Matt's Hi-Vis Midge

    Matt's Midge

    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 species you will find on our North American waters!  With a few key fly patterns in a couple sizes and...

    $1.50
  • Dark Olive Mayhem Black Mayhem

    Mayhem

    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 a spot-on imitation of a small invertebrate trying to emerge.  Equally deadly when fished off the...

    $1.50
  • Medallion Midge Pupa

    Medallion Midge Pupa

    One of the defining characteristics of the midge pupa is its thickened thorax and head, with a hint of an emerging wing.  With the geeky, entomology stuff said, the Medallion Midge Pupa is a nearly an amazing imitation of this life stage and...

    $1.50
  • Black Mercury Midge White Mercury Midge

    Mercury Midge

    A souped-up and sexier version of the Black Beauty and Miracle Midge, the addition of the glass beadhead to the Mercury Midge brings an extra spark of light to this pattern, which helps feeding fish hone in on your fly as it drifts down the river...

    $1.50
  • Black Mercury RSII Grey Mercury RSII Olive Mercury RSII

    Mercury RSII

    No family of flies better covers the mayfly emerger life stage than the RSII!  Trout eagerly anticipate the time when the mayfly nymphs break cover from the bottom of the lake or river and make their way towards the surface.  What happens next...

    $1.50
  • Mini Leech Fly Pattern- Black Mini Leech Fly Pattern- Rust Mini Leech Fly Pattern- Olive Mini Leech Fly Pattern- Natural/Tan

    Mini Leech

    First tied to target the ultra-selective trophy trout of Colorado’s South Platte River, the Mini Leech is an understated, micro leech pattern that can be stripped of dead drifted with equally deadly effect. At Ascent Fly Fishing we've taken a solid...

    $1.50
  • Mini Sex Dungeon Articulated Streamer - Olive Mini Sex Dungeon Articulated Streamer - Natural Mini Sex Dungeon Articulated Streamer - Orange / Crayfish Mini Sex Dungeon Articulated Streamer - Black Mini Sex Dungeon Articulated Streamer - Grey

    Mini Sex Dungeon

    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 articulated streamer is undoubtedly one of the sexiest flies on the water and is an unrivaled at seducing...

    $6.95