The Trico spinner is a very popular fly to fish during the Trico hatch. Fish them both as dries and as sunken flies just under the surface. Be sure to make the tails longer than usual and make the wings longer and wider as well. Both
Just from the name you can tell that I do things that are not traditionally done. As a bonus the way I tie in the hackle makes the Twisted Hackle Emerger extremely durable. I enjoy teaching technique in my classes and use this as a
This pattern is very similar to the Eastern March Brown, but with some minor, yet significant color variations to the body, wings, and hackle collar. You can certainly catch fish by using an Eastern March Brown in the Western streams,
Famous hatches such as the Green Drake draw thousands of fly fishers. It's always a good idea to present a fly that looks a little different to the trout. The Biot Green Drake Hair Wing may save the day for you when trout are refusing [more]
The Paraleptophlebia Dun at first glance looks a lot like a Blue Wing Olive. Closer examination will reveal some minor differences and this is what I demonstrate on this pattern. Hard fished catch and release trout can be very discriminating.
The Paraleptophlebia Spinner is another fly of minor but important differences to other spinner patterns. Trout feed on spinners in a rather casual manner and seem to take their time looking the fly over before sipping it. If you get
The Pale Evening Dun is one of the most delicately colored flies I have ever seen. You can hardly tie this fly in colors that are too light. It’s almost ghostly in its appearance on the water. Delicate casts and presentations
This is tied at the immature stage of the mayfly and is very durable. I like my flies to be durable so when I tie my version of the Hair’s Ear Special I use gold wire that gives
I tie a Soft-Hackle Spinner, too. One of the major differences between the two is the deer hair, which is tapered and mottled. A natural isn’t a solid color, so the deer
