Soft hackle patterns are very popular trout patterns. They are impressionistic to many types of insects, and insects in like stages. They can imitate emergers, or a host of others.
This is an extremely productive pattern during the yellow sally hatch on any trout river where this hatch occurs. It is designed to ride low on the waters surface to mimic the resting adult. It also can be skated or skittered on the surface
I like to use the dark spruce version for Western waters and the light spruce version for Eastern waters. I believe this has to do with the predominant color of most of the baitfish in these areas of the country. Tie it as instructed
This is one of my favorite lake fishing flies. Whether it’s trout, bass or pike, it’s a winner. It’s taken from Sanchez’s pattern, Double Bunny, except I’m
I designed the St.Vrain Caddis around 1982 after a caddis hatch that occurs on the St.Vrain River in Colorado. Since then I have caught fish on this pattern from the Beaverkill in the East to Hat Creek in California, and from Denmark to
Emergers are fished flush in the film or just below the film in the water; thus, making it easier for the fish to come up and feed without quite as much caution. The Stillborn Emerger is attractive to selective trout because to them it
It took me a while to design and create this pattern so that it works like the bug I was trying to imitate. It paid off because it works really well. When this insect leaves the case and wants to become an adult bug, it takes off from
Most nymphs and emergers have three different colors. The bottom of the abdomen is light, the top is darker than the belly, and the thorax is a color between the belly and the back. Since this
Contrary to some widely held beliefs, the body of the Trico dun is not black. The spinners have black bodies, but not the duns. The body colors range from a light pale green to a dark charcoal green. They are prominently segmented and
I noticed that most nymphs and emergers have three different colors. The bottom of the abdomen is light, the top is darker than the belly, and the thorax is a color between the belly and the back. Since this pattern-as well as the [more]
