Flies - Dry Flies

The little Chubby Trico was the result of trial and error early in the 1970's. Hardly anyone fished or even knew what Tricos were at that time. Her...

During practice for the 2013 World Fly Fishing Championship in Norway, I found that the brown trout preferred flush riding dry flies in the low gra...

The Limeade is back! Floats like a cork with just the right amount of flash! A deadly Green Drake imposter and can handle a dropper. The Cherry Lim...

What happens when you take a Klink Hammer, a terrestrial, and throw in some awesome sauce on top? This fly... that's what.

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. ...

The HAMBURGLER is an effective Beetle imitation that boasts a foam body for superior floatation and high visibility on the water. With this fly you...

While the Fat Angie started as a much more realistic and singular imitation of a flying ant, it has morphed into a far more general attractor patte...

From size 4 to 12, the ROGUE FOAM STONE is a top-notch imitation of the stonefly. Its segmented foam body provides additional durability, floatatio...

The origin of the Cahill dates back over 100 years ago to Dan Cahill of upstate NY. He developed this pattern as a great PMD imitation and this fly...

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

The Cupboard Ant is a staple of local fly shops and fly boxes throughout Northern Colorado. It sits just right in the surface film, floats all day ...

The movement of the rubber legs the foam body and the big poly wing make this Low Rider Stone a fish catcher. So often stonefly imitations sit too ...

The perfect transitional Blue Wing Olive pattern. Imitating the just hatched Baetis, this fly will really produce when others are just refused. A m...

Realistic and durable adult damsel fly pattern. Imagine sunny days and rising fish to adult damsels. Sounds like a nice summer day.

"I came up with the Thundergrass hopper as a follow up fly to my successful Sweetgrass hopper that Umpqua released a number of years ago. I am exci...

A realistic, low riding, yellow sally dry fly from David Sloan. "The Outrigger series was the result of frustration with high floating caddis dries...

"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 ...

Osteen's Hopper is a large terrestrial fly that baits choosy chompers into biting. It has legs, wings, and even eyes--this thing is so detailed it ...

Eric's Midge is an amazing dry fly with great profile and buoyancy. Hackle and foam back help keep the fly riding high, and the high-vis yarn comes...

I took some time developing this fly. I see the basic weakness in a lot of fly design stemming from the creator thinking they know what the natural...

The perfect Green Drake pattern for just about any where in the West. Low-profile parachute style dry fly that will punish fish during the Green Dr...

"The 3 Mile cripple was designed on lower Henry's fork and has been tested on about every major river in Idaho and Montana. You can't beat the mag...