Posts by Fly Fishing the Sierra

Morris May Emerger Callibaetis Materials to Order Material, click the link Hook Thread Body Thorax Tail Wing Ribbing Morris May Emerger The Morris May Emerger is a hybrid pattern between the Comparadun and the Quigley Cripple. Skip featured this pattern in his book, “Trout Flies for Rivers” in 2009 but the pattern itself was designed…

Milt’s Hex Paradun Materials to Order Material, click the link Hook Thread Body Tail Wingpost Hackle Milt’s Hex Paradun Milt’s Hex Paradun pattern is basically a bundled-fiber extension body started in front of a bundled wing post. The pattern is attributed to local guide, Milt Jensen from Chester, CA in 1980. This type of pattern…

Mercer’s Missing Link, Little Yellow May Materials to Order Material, click the link Hook Thread Body Thorax Ribbing Wing Downwing Hackle Mercer’s Missing Link This pattern was designed by Mike Mercer, in 2010, originally for caddis hatches. However, the design was also very effective on other hatches, such as Mayflies and Stoneflies, by modifying both…

Light Cahill Materials to Order Material, click the link Hook Thread Body Tail Wing Hackle Light Cahill Dan Cahill of Port Jervis, N.Y. was a brakeman on the Erie and Lackawana Railroad in 1884. He was working in the Catskills on a hot and humid day. On board was a can of brood Rainbows destined…

Quigley Cripple, Callibaetis Materials to Order Material, click the link Hook Thread Body Thorax Ribbing Tail Wing Hackle Quigley Cripple Cripples represent mayflies that are just emerging or got stuck in it’s shuck. Bob Quigley came up with his Quigley Cripple pattern in 1978 while he was fishing Fall River in Northern California. Bob’s Cripple…

Hexagenia Spinner Materials to Order Material, click the link Hook Thread Body Thorax Wingcase Wing and Hexagenia Spinner This Hexagenia Spinner was developed by Dave Lucca of Hayward, Wisconsin. Hexagenia’s are renown for the Great Lakes region and many of the hex patterns originate from that area. Certain areas, such as Lake Almanor, within the…

Hairwing Dun, Green Drake Materials to Order Material, click the link Hook Thread Body Thorax Ribbing Tail Wing Hackle Hairwing Dun Rene Harrop designed the Hairwing Dun during the 1980’s while he fished the Firehole River. Mayflies were hatching and he didn’t have a good imitation. He selected an Elk Hair Caddis, clipped a few…

Hackle Stacker, PMD Materials to Order Material, click the link Hook Thread Body Thorax Tail Post Hackle Hackle Stacker The Hackle Stacker is a mayfly emerger pattern. It utilizes a paraloop method of wrapping hackles around a looped monofilament and bringing the monofilament over a dubbed thorax to a tie-off location just behind the eye.…

Gulper Special Materials to Order Material, click the link Hook Thread Body Thorax Tail Wingpost Hackle Gulper Special Al Troth of Dillon, Montana came up with theGulper Special in 1971 while fishing the callibaetis hatch on Hebgen Lake in southwest Montana. The term “Gulper” comes from the large rainbows and browns which would cruise the…