The first time I fished this pattern I took over 20 nice browns on Virginia's Smith River and have witnesses to prove it. I've tried it on the East coast and I've tried it out West as well. For some reason this pattern really produces
A "Meat and Potatoes" fly. Big, juicy, black and with flashy wings and long rubber legs it is indeed an "Unidentified Flying Object." It doesn't look like anything in particular but to the trout it must look like food and a good sized
Most hoppers have a gray, tan or olive underbody that is smooth and shiny. This pattern fills the bill for the natural insect better than most. It rides low in the water just like the natural, is almost impossible to sink, and casts
My design is similar to others out there, but what makes this different is that instead of one color I weave into the body two different colors. Try it and then take it down to the water and look at the difference that extra color makes.
