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Generalist Patterns

  • 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...

    $2.05
  • 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...

    $2.05
  • 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...

    $2.05
  • 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...

    $2.05
  • 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...

    $2.05
  • 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...

    $2.05
  • 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...

    $9.51
  • Miracle Midge

    Miracle Midge

    In the murky, flowing, and changing world of trout, there are few fly materials as visible and easy to define as white.  Able to be perceived by trout at a greater depth and distance than red, pink, green, or purple, the Miracle Midge with its white...

    $2.05
  • Miracle Nymph

    Miracle Nymph

    While it’s easy to get carried away in the fly shop and pack your boxes with a ton of different midge patterns, sometimes it’s best to just keep it simple with a tried-and-true pattern like the Miracle Nymph. Originally tied for the...

    $2.05
  • Mole Fly

    Mole Fly

    Upon reaching the surface of the water, the emerging midge or chironomid pupa tears from the pack of its pupal skin and lifts its wings straight up out of the water.  These emerging midges are far from home free, and feeding trout are ready to ruin...

    $2.05
  • Mosquito Dry Fly

    Mosquito Dry Fly

    Capable of reproducing in any pond, backwater, or puddle, these little blood suckers will be found in every state and at every elevation.  While mosquitoes can quite literally be a pain to the fly angler, they remain a trout favorite.  In a...

    $2.05
  • MPMD Nymph

    MPMD Nymph

    A mayfly nymph from another mother, the MPMP Nymph is one of Ascent’s “secret weapon” Pale Morning Dun Mayfly Nymph we pull out when trout become warry of more common patterns and we’re looking to turn a day around! This fly...

    $2.05
  • Parachute Adams

    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.  This Generalist pattern is one that we have returned to over the decades, and have effectively fished...

    $2.05
  • Parachute Blue Dun

    Parachute Blue Dun

    Holding its head and abdomen close to the water, and its wings high aloft, the Parachute Blue Dun is an excellent fly pattern when matching the Black Quill, Blue Quill, Hendrickson, Callibaetis, and Ginger Quill Mayfly hatches.  While this fly...

    $2.05
  • Parachute BWO

    Parachute BWO

    Depending on where you live, a number of different mayflies might share the name of Blue Winged Olive (BWO).  However,  it is the size 16-24 family of Baetis that is being referred to.  With hundreds of patterns both dry and wet being...

    $2.05
  • Parachute Caddis

    Parachute Caddis

    Don't let the name of this pattern fool you and make you think that it is only effective during the caddis hatch!  The Parachute Caddis is one of our favorite and most versatile crossover patterns, and can be fished with equal success as either an...

    $2.05
  • Parachute Callibaetis Emerger

    Parachute Callibaetis Emerger

    Found throughout the lower 48 states and Canada, the Callibaetis Mayfly is one of our few stillwater (pond, lake, and reservoir) mayfly species.  While active throughout their nymph life cycle and fed upon by trout, it is in their adult form on top...

    $2.05
  • Yellow Parachute Madam X Olive Parachute Madam X Purple Parachute Madam X

    Parachute Madame X (PMX)

    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 water.  Capturing the long thin body, scrambling legs, and prominent wing case of the adult...

    $2.39
  • Parachute PMD

    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 Parachute...

    $2.05
  • Parachute Sulphur

    Parachute Sulphur

    One of the first and most prolific mayfly hatches each spring in the upper Midwest, Appalachia, East Coast, and New England, the trout wake from their winter stupor to pursue the Sulphur mayflies with gusto!  An equally effective and highly visible...

    $2.05
  • Parachute Trico

    Parachute Trico

    The tiny moving water mayfly family of Tricorythodes (or more commonly known as Tricos), make up what for what they lack in size (generally sizes 18-22) with their almost plague-like numbers.  Whether you are looking to fish the freshly...

    $2.05
  • Parachute White Miller

    Parachute White Miller

    White Drakes, White Flies, or White Millers, whatever the name they might go by in your neck of the woods, the importance of the Ephoron family to both trout and the fly fisher stretches from the Midwest to the East Coast.  Typically...

    $2.05
  • Yellow & Black Pat's Rubber Legs Brown & Black Pat's Rubber Legs Yellow & Black Pat's Rubber Legs Olive & Black Pat's Rubber Legs Brown Pat's Rubber Legs

    Pat's Rubber Legs

    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 pipe cleaner with legs, but to the trout it looks like a big juicy steak...

    $2.39
  • Peanut Envy - Brown Peanut Envy - Olive Peanut Envy - Black Peanut Envy - White

    Peanut Envy

    Inspired by the Circus Peanut, the Peanut Envy articulated streamer is a long, lean trout sticking machine! The longest articulate streamer in the shop, the Peanut Envy is topped with a conehead to help it slice through the water, while the defined tufts...

    $9.51