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"The original Buckskin is an oldie but a goodie for those who fish the South Platte. The Buckskin Jig is an update to features of the the tradition...

John Newbury's Alt Rocker perdigons get the job done. This impressionistic mottled perdigon a wonder when PMD nymphs are crawling around on rocks g...

Subtle pearlessence with a fluorescent orange hot-spot gets the fish going crazy. Finned friends love this color scheme

A low riding spinner pattern that works great for PMD and Red Quill imitations. Spinners are an easy meal for trout and the Crystal Wing Spinner is...

Who hasn’t relied on the Pheasant Tail nymph to end a slump at some point in their fishing lifetime? Well, add a tungsten bead on a jigged hook and...

This fly imitates the early stages of a hatching mayfly perfectly. A great fly for Pale Morning Dun and Blue Wing Olive hatches where the trout are...

The perfect thorax style mayfly representation. It's low riding characteristics make it perfect for super selective trout while its white wing make...

One of the most versatile and effective dry fly patterns available and usually the answer of the often-asked question “if you could only fish one d...

An all time guide favorite here at the Blue Quill Angler during the PMD hatch. Rides low in the water and will fool the wariest of trout.

As the name implies, this fly works great on the swing imitating the emerging caddis. Fish this as a dropper behind a dry and at the end of the dr...

A really great little Blue Wing Olive patter with a little flash in the body that makes the difference. Floats great and super easy to see.

The same great fly as the Split Case PMD with the added benefit of a tungsten bead which allows you to fish less weight on your leader or as a drop...

Having dry flies you're confident in plays a big role in your success on the river. This pattern is a proven fly that consistently fools fish durin...

This pattern is a classic and its proven itself worthy over the years. This fly rides high and has a great profile imitating an adult Pale Morning ...

The Rusty Spinner is a must have pattern for the summer and early fall months! An ideal choice for the PMD spinner fall, as well as other spinner f...

When Pale Morning Duns are hatching or flying around, the Hackle Dun is a great choice to fool wary trout looking up. This pattern is a staff and g...

This pattern is a fantastic pattern during caddis hatches. The best part about it is that you can fish it as a dry or subsurface as a deadly emerge...

A straight-eye nymph and dry-fly hook that incorporates a gradually sloped bend to better imitate certain insects. Because this design is 3X-long w...

A curved, fine-wire hook design that is especially effective for shrimp, caddis pupae and other emerger imitations. This model is 2X short and 2X w...

Ants are easily swept sub-surface by a rivers current, and this takes advantage of just that. Nymph this bad boy close to the banks for highest pro...

An awesome PMD pattern! Great on freestones like the Colorado and tailwaters like the South Platte! Perfect as the dropper on a dry-dropper rig. 

One of the essential flies for any fly box the Pheasant Tail is intended to imitate a mayfly nymph. TThe flashback will signal the dinner bell for ...

"John Juracek and I started tying the Sparkle Dun in the early 1980's as a Pale Morning Dun imitation for the selective trout on the Henry's Fork. ...

A really cool Caddis pattern with tons of movement on the water thanks to the CDC wing. The slightest breeze or micro current will set this pattern...