Flies

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...

The original Rainbow Warrior has proven to be a consistently productive fly on tailwaters, freestone rivers, and stillwater. What could possibly be...

A "local to Cheesman" emerger pattern that is great for all those emerging bug situations, especially mayflies!

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. 

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...

Perfect drowned trico pattern that will not make a huge spash when entering the water. Fly will sink just under the surface with the wire body. O...

"Pheasant tail fibers are one of those natural materials that seem to have magic fish attractant built in. That’s why Pheasant Tail Nymphs and Fren...

Is it a soft hackle hares ear or is it just a super buggy hares ear? Who cares what you call it, this fly will fish!! Tons of movement in the wat...

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...

The hot wire prince really stands out in the water. The take on a classic prince nymph but with an added flash of wire in some awesome colors! Not ...

Tied on a size 10, 2499SPBL hook, this a great Green Drake imitation.

We all love a good ice cream cone and so do stillwater trout. A great addition to your team of flies when fishing an intermediate sink as well as ...

Juan's Kryptonite Caddis will get the attention of those hungry trout when the Caddis are hatching.

A perfect Baetis imitation had become Charlie Craven's Holy Grail. Originally an offshoot of his Jujubee Midge, this pattern has been continuously...

The Jumbo Juju came into being once I realized the standard Jujubee technique would lend itself just as well to a larger Chironomid pattern. With o...

"The Titan is the giant of the Tube Midge family meant to represent the Chironimids, one of the most important food supplies in any still water. Th...

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...

This is a great little mayfly pattern to use on an indicator rig in the bottom position to help get the flies down with its tungsten bead or a grea...

"When I decided to design a Damsel imitation, I started with the Mini Leech Jig which was already an imitation that I was using as a dropper in bot...

A derivative of the ever popular Mop pattern, the Mini Mopsicle is sure to cause a reaction strike from warm water species and tailwater trout alik...

Mo fish, less problems. The mop is deadly in just about every situation you put it in. Say what you want about this fly, it catches fish time after...

A "gummy" bodied stonefly pattern to give the realistic initial feel to the fish that looks great too.

As the name implies this is a great pocket water fly. Fished as a dropper, you can rob those pockets with this little gem.

"Riding on the coattails of the incredibly effective Two Bit Series, allow me to introduce you to Craven’s Problem Child. The PC takes the double t...