Posts by Fly Fishing the Sierra

Poxyback Emerger PMD Poxyback Nymph PMD Materials to Order Material, click the link Hook Thread Body Thorax Back Stripe Shuck Wingcase with Wing Ribbing Gills Hackle Materials to Order Material, click the link Hook Thread Weight Body Thorax and Head Back Stripe Tail Wingcase with Ribbing Gills Legs Mercer’s Poxyback Nymph & Emerger Mercer’s Poxyback…

Micro Mayfly – Olive Materials to Order Material, click the link Hook Thread Head Body Thorax Tail Wingcase with Wingcase Stripe Ribbing Legs Collar Micro Mayfly The Micro Mayfly is one of Mike Mercer’s most popular patterns. Mike is one of the managers of The Fly Shop in Redding, CA and one of the premier…

Kyle’s Beerhead Baetis Materials to Order Material, click the link Hook Thread Head Body Thorax Tail Legs Wingcase and Shellback Ribbing Kyle’s Beerhead Baetis Kyle’s Beerhead Baetis is designed by fly fishing guide Kyle Giampaoli. It is marketed by Montana Fly Company and the nymph is sold through many Sierran flyshops. Kyle has been guiding…

S&M Nymph, BWO Materials to Order Material, click the link Hook Thread Head Body Thorax Tail Legs Wingcase Ribbing Hogan’s S&M Nymph Hogan’s S&M nymph is designed by fly fishing guide Hogan Brown of Chico, CA . Hogan is a signature fly tier for Rio Products and has designed a number of flies that are…

Military Mayfly, PMD Materials to Order Material, click the link Hook Thread Head Body Thorax Tail Legs and Wingcase and Flashback and Ribbing Hogan’s Military Mayfly Hogan’s Military Mayfly is designed by fly fishing guide Hogan Brown of Chico, CA . Hogan is a signature fly tier for Rio Products and has designed a number…

Little Amigo Nymph Materials to Order Material, click the link Hook Thread Head Body Thorax Tail Flashback with Wingcase Ribbing Legs and Hogan’s Little Amigo Nymph This pattern is designed by fly fishing guide Hogan Brown of Chico, CA . Hogan is a signature fly tier for Rio Products and has designed a number of…

Halfback Emerger, PMD Materials to Order Material, click the link Hook Thread Head Body Thorax Shuck Wingcase Ribbing Halfback Emerger Developed by Mike Lawson in 1991. This pattern represents an emerging mayfly. Mike designed this primarily for Blue Wing Olives and Pale Morning Duns in the Yellowstone area. Like many patterns of the Yellowstone area,…

Gray’s Stillborn Hex Materials to Order Material, click the link Hook Thread Body Thorax Tail Wingpost Ribbing Gray’s Stillborn Hex Designed by Lincoln Gray, Sales Manager of Sierra Stream and Mountain in Chico, CA . Lincoln operates a stillwater fly fishing school, Lincoln Gray’s Fly Fishing Adventures, on Lake Almanor and has been developing a…

Gray’s Hex Nymph Materials to Order Material, click the link Hook Thread Eyes Body Thorax and Tail and Crackback Wingcase Ribbing Gray’s Hex Nymph Hexagenia nymphs burrow into the silty bottom of some lakes and slow-moving rivers. They are rarely available to trout until they start to hatch. The hex hatch starts after sunset, but…

Gold-Ribbed Hares Ear Nymph Materials to Order Material, click the link Hook Thread Head Weight Body Thorax Tail Wingcase Ribbing Hare’s Ear Nymph The Hare’s Ear Nymph is used widely throughout the world having many variations. No one knows with certainty who originally designed the fly but it is believed that Frederic Halford popularized the…