Autumn Splendor – a fall favorite

Autumn Splendor

    Autumn Splendor Materials to Order Material, click the link Hook Thread Head Weight Rib Body Tail Legs Flash Hackle and Autumn Splendor The Autumn Splendor fly is a popular and effective streamer pattern, essentially a heavily weighted Woolly Bugger variation known for its lively action and “autumn” colors (yellow and brown/orange). It was developed by Colorado guide Tim…

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Pennant Dun – small yet seen

Pennant Dun

    Pennant Dun Materials to Order Material, click the link Hook Thread Body Tail Wing Hackle   Pennant Dun Walt Weise developed the Pennant Dun in early fall 2020 as a tiny, delicate, yet buoyant and visible mayfly-style attractor dry. Its effectiveness largely derives from its unusual wing and hackle design, which allows for…

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Gamebird – a versatile jig pattern

Gamebird, Tan

    Gamebird Materials to Order Material, click the link Hook Thread Head Throat Collar   Body Tail , and Hot Spot Flash Gamebird The Gamebird by Garrison Doctor is a versatile, sinking jig-style streamer, designed with an oversized tungsten bead, mottled game bird feather collar, and marabou tail to imitate small baitfish or nymphs. It features a…

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Mini Sculpin – excellence in a small size

    Mini Sculpin Materials to Order Material, click the link Hook Thread and Head Weight Fins Body Ribbing Tail Collar Flash Mini Sculpin Many Sculpin patterns are tied with Rabbit strips, utilizing a straight strip for a tail and a crosscut strip for the body. However, most of your natural sculpins are less than…

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Mickey Finn – a classic knockout

Mickey Finn

    Mickey Finn Materials to Order Material, click the link Hook Thread Head Weight Rib Body Tail Legs Flash Hackle and Mickey Finn Some claim that the Yellow and Red Bucktail fly was developed in the mid 1800’s by a Canadian Fly Tier named, Charles Langevin. However, this has been disputed since the Langevin…

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Pine Squirrel Leech – simple, easy, and lifelike

Pine Squirrel Leech, Brown

  Pine Squirrel Leech, Brown Materials to Order Material, click the link Hook Thread Head Collar Rib Body Wing/Tail Pine Squirrel Leech When Pine Squirrel Zonker strips became available, it was only natural to transition from longer bunny strip patterns to smaller sizes utilizing Pine Squirrel.  One pattern that became popular on the North Platte…

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Near Nuff Crawdad – the art of realism and movement

Near Nuff Crawdad, Tan

  Whitlock’s Near Nuff Crawdad, Tan Materials to Order Material, click the link Hook Thread Weight Antennae , and Eyes Mouth Parts/Tail Body Claws/Legs Weedguard (optional) 50 Lb. Monofilament with Whitlock’s Near Nuff Crawdad The Near Nuff Crawdad is a popular and effective pattern.  Developed by legendary fly tier Dave Whitlock, it is designed to…

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Kiwi Muddler – another new zealand inspiration

Kiwi Muddler, Brown Barred Ginger

  Kiwi Muddler, Brown Barred Ginger Materials to Order Material, click the link Hook Weight Thread Head and Collar Rib Body Wing Overwing Tail Bleeding Gills Kiwi Muddler Jack Dennis designed the Kiwi Muddler in 1968 from a pattern that was sent to him from New Zealand. The original pattern from New Zealand had a…

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Near Nuff Sculpin – simple and realisitic

Near Nuff Sculpin, Olive

Near Nuff Sculpin, Olive Materials to Order Material, click the link Hook or Thread Flash   Eyes Tail Body Rib Collar Head The Near Nuff Sculpin is a classic sculpin pattern originally tied by Dave Whitlock. This pattern is as simple as it gets for a realistic sculpin pattern that has been working for years…

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Butt Monkey – more primate humor

Butt Monkey

Butt Monkey, Tan Materials to Order Material, click the link Hook Thread Head   Flash Body Overwing Tail   Throat   Butt Monkey The Butt Monkey is a renowned streamer fly pattern that was designed by Scott Smith of Thunderbay, Ontario for giant brook trout. Kelly Galloup and Bob Linsenman popularized the pattern in their…

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