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This is a lethal fly that has accounted for hundreds and hundreds of trout and steelhead. It's effectiveness lies in it's simplicity. With only dubbing and wire, you can't ask for a simpler fly variant. Lots of different dubbing types, wire, and hooks will work fine for this bug.  MATERIALS:(+) add to cart Hook: Firehole 551 #12 (+)or Umpqua C450 (+)or Ahrex fw551 (+)Weight: .015 lead wire (+)Bead: 1/8" 3.3mm Gold Slotted Tungsten Bead (+)Thread: Uni Thread 6/0 Olive (+)or Veevus 6/0 Fl Yellow Chartreuse (+)Body: Hareline Dubbin Olive Hare's Ear (+)or Hare's Ear Plus Olive (+)or Hare's Ear Natural (+)or Hare's Ice...

Classic Michigan Robert's Drake pattern tricked out for the Hendrickson hatch...Opener can't make it here soon enough! MATERIALS:(+) add to cart Hook:  Daiichi 1180 #14 (+)Thread:  Uni 8/0 Pink (+) Tail:  Brown Pheasant Tail (+) Underbody/Thorax:  Rusty Brown Superfine Dry Fly Dubbing (+) Body:  Rusty Brown Deer Body Hair (+) Post:  Blue Dun McFlylon Polypro (+) Hackle:  Keough Tyer's Grade Med. Dun (+) --> ADD ALL TO CART <--

This little fly has been a menace to the trout and steelhead lately. It's a great pattern to hide a ton of weight within, getting it to the bottom very quickly. We typically use this on a euro nymphing setup, but you can also fish it under an indicator as well. It's a simple fly, that you won't feel bad losing to the wood. It can be tied in tons of different colors and sizes. MATERIALS:(+) add to cart Hook: Firehole 523 #6 (+)Bead: Slotted Tungsten Bead 3/16" 4.6mm Matte Black (+)Thread: Veevus 6/0 Fluorescent Orange (+)Lead Wire .025mm (+)Legs: MFC...

As the salmon eggs mature and turn into Alevin, the next phase in the salmon life cycle is the "Fry" stage. It starts to look a bit more like a minnow as the yolk sac is absorbed. The head is more defined, the parr marks start to appear, and they become a little stronger. They are better at swimming in this stage, so a swung presentation is a good way to fish this pattern.  This is a very easy fly to tie, with just a handful of materials needed. You will burn through a pack of hooks in no time. This...