Flies - Dry Flies

"We came up with the X Caddis thirty-five plus fishing seasons ago. Like many of our fly patterns, this one was created to fool the larger resident...

"I spent several summers testing various grasshopper imitations in search of fly design traits that influence catch rate. What I found were some de...

“The Stubby Ant is a combination of old and new. Hackle legs reminiscent of a traditional fur ant combined with foam and Chubby-Chernobyl-style win...

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...

I’ve been using this pattern for 10 years or more. On the Deschutes we have a hatch of green drakes that hatch on the fastest rapids you can find, ...

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...

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

"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 ...

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 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...

The Goddard Caddis is already a confidence pattern for many anglers and fools trout on a regular basis. The origins of this fly date back to the 60...

A great pattern in a callibaetis hatch. Fish this behind another dry, or by itself!

A near perfect representation of an Adult Damsel fly this pattern is perfect for trout, panfish, bass, and more. Designed to land delicately and ri...