Flies

The Adams fly is a legacy fly that is a must in every anglers box. Designed to perfectly imitate a mayfly with its upright wings and tapered body. ...

Antonio's Superman Caddis truly does its name justice on our rivers as well as Krypton. The parachute style of this pattern yields a high floating ...

This is a deadly egg-laying Caddis pattern with a hi-vis yellow foam back. When you skate this bad boy on the waters surface, fish will cartwheel o...

The Gold-Ribbed Hare’s Ear Nymph is a sentimental favorite for most anglers. It is often one of the first flies a tyer learns which often results i...

Heavy with tons of movement!!!! Just what the trout ordered during a caddis hatch. Heavy enough to fish under a large dry without any additional w...

 "I have a vivid memory of when I first witnessed, at age 14, a brown trout leap out of the water and snag an electric blue adult damsel out of the...

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. 

A killer always returns to a crime scene and you will be coming back time and time again with Quigley’s Crime Scene Caddis. For tricky tailwater tr...

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...

One of our new favorites for droppers on a dry/dropper rig. Lots of flash and soft hackles that really move in the water. In the late 80’s, long be...

This is an extremely effective an life like Callibaetis dry!

The Fire Starter is sure to be a favorite in your box. This Tactical Anchor fly is explosive in off-colored water situations. A popular fly in the ...

Beetles are quite the popular food source for trout and they will devour some pretty simple beetle patterns in the right conditions. This one is th...

The french jig nymph is a staple whether you are just starting out euro nymphing or are a seasoned veteran. A tungsten bead helps it get down and c...

This series started in a quest for a Yellow Sally, using the ease and familiarity of the Elk Caddis style. But Greg was dissatisfied with all attem...

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...

Hare's Ear

A traditional caddis pattern that rides low in the water and is super effective on just about every river we have fished. Mike Lawson created this ...

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.

A super effective caddis pattern developed by Pat Dorsey with a tungsten bead that will fish well on indicator as well as dry-dropper rigs. Trout l...

The Soft Hackle Mercury Pheasant Tail is a nifty little soft hackle that mimics emerging mayflies during the height of a hatch.  The soft hackle (p...

Simple yet effective especially on the South Platte in the Spring and Fall. Just enough weight to help it sink through the current into the perfec...