Blowtorch Materials to Order Material, click the link Hook Thread Bead Weight Body Tail Collar Hackle Ribbing and Blowtorch The Blowtorch is Devin Olsen’s variation of a pattern called the Tag Nymph from Europe. Devin was a member of the US National Fly Fishing team and noticed that the Europeans, particularly the Czechs, were fishing…
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Copper John Materials to Order Material, click the link Hook Thread Head Weight Body Tail Thorax Wingcase and coated with Legs Copper John The Copper John originated from John Barr of Boulder, Colorado. John’s original pattern, in 1996, called for a copper wire abdomen, a tail and legs of Hungarian Partridge, and a thorax of…
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Bird’s Nest, Natural Materials to Order Material, click the link Hook or Thread Head Body 50% , 40% , and 10% Tail Thorax Hackle Ribbing Bird’s Nest The Bird’s Nest is a nymph pattern designed by the late Calvert “Cal” Bird in 1980. Cal was a master fly tier, who owned a small fly shop…
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Squirmy Wormy Materials to Order Material, click the link Hook Thread Weight Body Squirmy Wormy The Squirmy Wormy pattern is a variation of the San Juan Worm by Dave Hise of Hickory, North Carolina. Dave used the silicon tendrils found on certain children’s toys rather than Vernille or Ultra Chenille. The silicon material gave much…
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San Juan Worm, Red/Orange Materials to Order Material, click the link Hook Thread Weighted Body Ribbing San Juan Worm The San Juan Worm originated with Jim Aubrey in the 1970’s. Jim was a well-known fly tier and fisherman attending many FFI conclaves were he was involved in teaching fly fishing. He also taught school kids…
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Mop Fly, Chartreuse Materials to Order Material, click the link Hook Thread Head Body Collar Mop Fly The mop fly is a simple yet effective pattern imitating insect larvae or grubs. It came about from a group of competitive anglers out of North Carolina around 2011 using the microfiber appendages found on inexpensive mop heads…
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WD-40 Materials to Order Material, click the link Hook Thread Head Body Tail Thorax Wingcase WD-40 The WD-40 pattern was first tied in 1982 for Colorado’s Frying Pan River, by Mark Engler. Mark guides for Duranglers Fly Shop out of Durango, Colorado. The WD-40 imitates the larger midges that get trapped in the shuck for…
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TDC Materials to Order Material, click the link Hook Thread Head Body Thorax Gills Ribbing The TDC (Thompson’s Delectable Chironomid) was developed by Richard B.Thompson in the late 1950’s. Richard was a Fishery Biologist for the State of Washington. Prior to this fly, Chironomid fly fishing within lakes was just not done. Richard developed techniques…
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Black/Gray Spanflex Emerger Materials to Order Material, click the link Hook Thread Head Gills Body Underbody Shuck Wingcase Spanflex Buzzer Chironomids are one of the most important food sources in stillwaters. They can represent 25-50% of the food source for trout, depending upon season. There are three stages to consider, the larvae, pupa, and emergers.…
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Serendipity Materials to Order Material, click the link Hook Thread Head Body Serendipity The Serendipity is actually an old pattern from Europe where it is known as a Buzzer. The late Ross Marigold, a Madison River guide, is acknowledged as the creator of today’s version of the Serendipity. He was beloved by many that fished…
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