This is a fly that is equally effective for both bass and trout (as is the Spruce fly and the Black Nose Dace). It takes a little longer to tie these well, but the result is definitely worth the effort. Take a little time to select the
My Medallion Dun has taken more selective trout on the South Platte River and spring creeks than I can keep account of. I'm sure that it will work just as well for you. It's a fun fly to tie and it's durable.
I've had great luck with sulking Brook Trout with this wonderful old streamer pattern. I guess I like the Mickey Finn because it is a classic old pattern and (truth be known), it's a real pretty fly. Lately I've been tying it with lead
You can run into a hatch of Blue Wing Olives or Baetis on nearly any trout stream in the country at almost any time of the year. I never go fishing without a box of Olive Quill Duns in sizes 14 through 26! They are easy to tie and one
I will often begin fishing a Baetis or Blue Wing Olive hatch by tying on an Olive
Quill Parachute of a matching size to the naturals. As most of you know by now, there are days when the parachute is what the trout seem to want. Sometimes
This has become a staple in my dry fly box, since there is a long season of PMD hatches in the Rocky Mountain West. That includes every stream from New Mexico in the south to British Columbia in the North. It's a dominant hatch on many
This is my most productive surface emerger when fishing a mayfly hatch. It rides low in the surface film just like the natural just prior to emergence due to the curved shank hook. The foam post makes it highly visible in all light conditions.
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 P.B. Stonefly is a well-proven glass bead nymph for more than a decade. The glass beads form the perfect body in color, size, and segmentation, a great impressionistic pattern for stonefly species across the country. Just by varying
