Flies

The Adams Superfly takes the classic dry fly to new heights with extended body and stacked hackle for irresistible imitation. Splayed wings mimic s...

Designed by A.K Best of Boulder Colorado, the parachute red quill is a great imitation for late season mayflies. Stripped quills, used for the abdo...

Have confidence with this one. The perfect pattern made even better with the addition of the flashback.  The classic Pheasant Tail has proven that ...

The Bionic Ant was created to fill the void between the commonly available huge ant patterns (Chernobyl ants etc) and tiny ant patterns (fur ant, p...

With great segmentation, a elk hair wing, and heavy hackling this Caddis Variant is a great pattern to fish in slick water or heavy pocket water. G...

A slendor profile matched with the right color, this Callibaetis nymph is one of our favorites! Highly effective while being stripped in, or drifti...

It's foam, it floats well, its easy to see, and it makes fish eat. When one has rowed a boat for over twenty years, then had to re–tie flies at nig...

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. 

Bob Quigley, the king of the “film” designed the Film Critic to match mayflies at their most vulnerable stage of the hatch, while emerging from nym...

A great dry fly pattern to imitate the "stuck in the shuck" BWO and PMD. Bob Quigley, the king of the “film” designed the Film Critic to match mayf...

A quill bodied perdigon with holo-tinsel for the hot spot. What could be better? Resined and varnished for superior durability.

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.

"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...

An effective pattern on the Frying Pan, Taylor and Blue rivers where Mysis Shrimp are found. Just enough flash to attract the biggest of trout.

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 ...

A low profile caddis that is super effective when the fishing gets tough.

“I told Lee Wulff (tyer of the legendary Wulff flies) that I tried to tie a parachute divided-wing Wulff but hadn’t succeeded, as the fly was too b...

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.

A really effective pattern that rides low in the water and will fool even the most selective trout.

"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. ...

​"This fly was designed for the high alpine lakes Colorado has to offer. We are so lucky to live in this state which in my mind has some of the bes...

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...

A time tested pattern that will produce fish anywhere in the world. Floats high in the water, easy to see and drives fish nuts! One of our favorite...

A great sub surface caddis pattern! Fish this behind a dry or deeper on a nymph rig, and don't forget to swing it out! Excellent choice on both fre...