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Generalist Patterns

  • 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
  • Callibaetis Spinner

    Callibaetis Spinner

    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...

    $1.50
  • 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...

    $1.50
  • 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...

    $1.50
  • 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...

    $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
  • BWO CDC Comparadun

    BWO CDC Comparadun

    Sitting lower in the water than both the Parachute BWO and the Thorax BWO, the BWO CDC Comparadun makes it appear trapped in the surface film, and is among the most visible adult (dry) Blue Winged Olive Mayfly patterns to the feeding trout.  BWO...

    $1.50
  • BWO CDC Thorax Dun

    BWO CDC Thorax Dun

    Tied with both a hackle wrap behind the eye of the hook and a thick tuft of CDC feathers off its back, the BWO CDC Thorax Dun is an extra buoyant pattern that will keep a high and dry drift where your other BWO patterns sink.  Great for use in...

    $1.50
  • 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
  • 20 Incher

    20 Incher

    A freestone river champion, the 20 Incher is a generalist stonefly nymph that can be effectively fished in multiple sizes to imitate almost every species of stonefly in our waters.  The perfect balance of weight, contrasting colors, and realistic...

    $1.75
  • 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
  • Black Beadhead Zebra Midge Pupa Red Beadhead Zebra Midge Pupa Olive Beadhead Zebra Midge Pupa Brown Beadhead Zebra Midge Pupa

    Beadhead Zebra Midge Pupa

    With nearly 17,000 species of midges crowding our North American waters, the Beadhead Zebra Midge Pupa is an amazing generalist pattern that - when fished in several sizes and colors - can be used to effectively match the  pupa or emerger life...

    $1.75
  • Beadhead Soft Hackle Hare's Ear

    Beadhead Soft Hackle Hare's Ear

    Also know as the Guides Choice hares Ear Nymph, it is the soft hackle wrap on the that adds the final layer of realism to this already legendary pattern.  As this nymph drifts through the water, the wet hackle wrap flutters and kicks like the...

    $1.75
  • Beadhead Soft Hackle Pheasant Tail

    Beadhead Soft Hackle Pheasant Tail

    The soft hackle wrap on the Beadhead Soft Hackle Pheasant Tail adds another layer of realism to this already legendary pattern.  As this nymph drifts through the water, the wet hackle wrap flutters and kicks like the legs of a swimming nymph...

    $1.75
  • Beadhead Flashback Pheasant Tail

    Beadhead Flashback Pheasant Tail

    While there are no secret patterns that are guaranteed to catch fish every time you are on the water, the closest thing to it would be the Pheasant Tail Flashback nymph.  This generalist nymph pattern is close enough in color to a host of...

    $1.75
  • Beadhead Flashback Hare's Ear (Natural) Beadhead Flashback Hare's Ear (Dark Olive)

    Beadhead Flashback Hare's Ear

    If we could only fish two nymph patterns for the rest of our days on the water, one would be a Flashback 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...

    $1.75
  • Anato Mayfly Nymph

    Anato Mayfly Nymph

    Anato Mayfly Nymph is a thin-bodied small nymph pattern that can be fished as either a mayfly nymph or an immature stonefly nymph.  Tied with a thin synthetic leg that kicks in the current when drifting, the realistic motion of the Anato Mayfly...

    $1.75
  • Beadhead Cased Caddis

    Beadhead Cased Caddis

    Caddis larva are the architects of the aquatic world.  Constructing their cases out of sand, leaves, or pine needles which they tow on their backs, the Beadhead Cased Caddis imitates the longest life stage of this important trout food...

    $1.75
  • Beadhead Shop Vac

    Beadhead Shop Vac

    Feared by trout across the country, the Shop Vac lives up to its name as it practically vacuums fish from every pool and riffle in the river!  First made famous on the rivers of Montana and Wyoming, this generalist fly is a killer caddis emerger...

    $1.75
  • Olive Super Pupa Tan Super Pupa

    Super Pupa

    The Super Pupa is a beadhead pupa pattern that is a near spot-on imitation of the caddis emerger suspended or swimming between the lake or river bed and the surface.  A perfect balance of weight, profile, and detail, the Super Pupa can be dead...

    $1.75
  • Beadhead Breadcrust

    Beadhead Breadcrust

    We'll be honest: we have no idea where the name Breadcrust originated. Regardless, it is one heck of a caddis pattern!  An excellent imitation of both the cased caddis life stage and the freshly emerged caddis pupa, this fly pattern will cover a...

    $1.75
  • 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...

    $1.75
  • Brown Stonefly Nymph Brown Stonefly Nymph Black Stonefly Nymph Black Stonefly Nymph Golden Stonefly Nymph

    Stonefly Nymph

    With 10 families and 465 species of stoneflies crowding our North American waters, sometimes it is nice to just have a go-to pattern that can be used to match more bugs with fewer flies.  The Stonefly Nymph pattern is the quintessential nymph...

    $1.75
  • Top Secret Midge - Brown (Traditional Color) Top Secret Midge - Grey Top Secret Midge - Black

    Top Secret Midge

    The Top Secret Midge - with its tightly wrapped brown and white abdomen and understated wing - is like throwing an M-80 firecracker in the water when fished during a midge hatch.  This pattern is capable of matching thousands of species of midges...

    $1.50