seasonal fly selection - Colorado River

RS-2 Emerger

Two tungsten beads to get this fly down fast. Good pattern for dry/dropper fishing.

A real producer on the technical tailwaters here in Colorado. White foam wing really fools selective trout!!! If you like fishing tailgaters, mak...

A staple midge pattern, that will nearly always produce fish.

A super effective PMD nymph that works well on any river with PMD hatches.

"The foamie homie was designed to resemble a midge pupa. This fly has a small, thin segmented detailed body with a foam wing. The foam wing allows ...

A super effective pattern for any Pale Morning Dun hatch in the West. A must have fly for nymph fishing in the summer!! "I created the BARR EMERGER...

A great Blue Wing Olive nymph that works well on just about all of our Colorado waters and any where else in the West we have fished it.

This is a killer dry trico pattern that will also work well as a freshly drowned trico when fished just below the surface film. Make sure to only u...

The classic yarn egg pattern!

As its name suggests, EZ Egg Yarn is a unique material for tying egg patterns. Unlike other egg yarns, the material collapses with current underwat...

This is Pat's go to fly on the South Platte river, especially in Cheesman Canyon. This little gem works really well. A must have for the South Plat...

The new addition to Pat Dorsey's collection, this black beauty has a little added flash along the back that really produces fish. "The original Bla...

The Top Secret Baetis is a simple, yet effective imposter of a tiny mayfly nymph. Trout eat Baetis nymphs year-round regardless of the conditions. ...

The Mercury Flashback Pheasant Tail is a variation of Frank Sawyer’s original. The Mercury Flashback Pheasant Tail imitates a wide array of mayfly ...

Look, down in the water, it's a midge! No, it's a caddis! No, its a buckskin! The perfect imitation for all those little wiggly bugs that trout love.

One of the finest emerger style flies ever produced. This little pattern will catch fish when no other will. Fish it during a mayfly hatch, midge h...

The Parachute Adams is perhaps the most important and versatile of all dry flies. It is a must have dry fly in a variety of sizes for fish all over...

The perfect midge to imitate the midge cluster. This pattern has proved itself to be a real winner in fishing situation where the fish are super se...