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
It's not a midge or a may fly. This small fly is often found in ponds and backwaters above dams and can be the most important fly in your box when evening fishing in still water.
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
There are two color variations to the tail and hackle of this fly. The wings and body are pretty much so similar as to not have to be concerned. One version has brown hackle fibers for the tail with a brown hackle collar, which I refer
This is one of those patterns that serves several purposes in that it closely imitates both the BWO or Baetis spinner as well as a variety of color variations of the Pale Morning Dun. Tie it in sizes 14 through 26 and you will have covered
There are many subtle techniques I use when tying this fly. My design has incorporated steps that others forgot to include, which in turn makes it very special. It has done well for me over the years. It is a pretty little fly and I like
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
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
This is a highly visible pattern when fishing the Trico hatch. By using white turkey T-base segments for the wing post, you can tie a slightly taller wing for both visibility for you as well as more accurately matching the wing height
