Trout fly patterns pdf

How to Tie: The Dubbing Emerger. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed. Flylords Mag. Sign in. Forgot your password? Get help.

Password recovery. This trout fly originated in neon orange and pink but can be tied in a variety of colors with equal effectiveness representing an array of species contrary to what the name suggests.

Tied in green, it could represent a caddis emerger although the possibilities are endless. Rather than imitating a lifelike midge it works as a great general attractor for stubborn fish, particularly when you want to stand out during a midge hatch. While this pattern is representative of midge pupae, you can tie in any sort of hackle for a tail to have a simple baetis emerger pattern that works just as well!

Simple, effective, and cheap, what more could you ask for? Check out this trout fly pattern tied by McFly Angler below! This much-hyped fly is simple to tie and effective. Not the sexiest fly per se but it sure works and is cheap. Find Us At. Patterns Use the search options to explore the fly tying patterns in our catalog.

Fly Type Dry Fly Register to Submit Your Patterns! Dry Fly. A very popular dry fly which uses both brown and grizzly dry fly hackle. The fly can be tied with different wing types, the upright wing style explained here is the original version of the fly. The parachute wing style is also very popular. Adams Parachute. A variation of the popular dry fly which uses both brown and grizzly dry fly hackle. This example uses a parachute style hackle with a high visibility post. The example is tied using a yellow yarn, orange is another popular choice.

A classic dry fly that consists of nothing more than the hook, thread, and 2 colors of hackles. The following pattern describes a black and white version, the black hackle can be switched out for any other contrasting color with brown being a very popular alternative. Bluegill Belly Bean. Wet Fly. J Stockard featured this fly on their Fly of the Month blog, I loved the look of it so I tied up a few in different colors.

Check out the original post for the background and some fishing tips. A versatile nymph pattern whose wire body imitates a segmented body. Different colored wire can be used to tie variations. Brassie, Bead Head. Variation of the Brassie, a bead head is added for additional weight so the fly sinks faster.

Brassie, Bead Head Two Toned. A variation to the classic pattern, two contrasting colors of wire are wrapped at the same time to add to the ribbing effect. A small band of orange dubbing is used to create a small thorax behind the bead to finish out the fly. Experiment with other colors, you can even add another color of wire or add another existing colors to create a wider band for one of the colors.

Combining all the other brassie variations into one pattern, we wrap two contrasting color wires and then wrap one of the tag ends back along the body as a rib. A bead has been added for additional weight and a small ball of blue dubbing finishes out the fly. Brassie, Ribbed. A variation to the classic pattern, the tag end of the wire is wrapped back up along the body to provide more weight and add a distinct segmentation effect.

A thorax is created out of peacock herl, but any dark dubbing could be used. Brassie, Two Toned. A variation to the classic pattern, two contrasting colors or wire are wrapped at the same time to add to the segmentation effect. A thorax is created out of gray dyed hare's mask in the step by step. Peacock herl or any other dark dubbing could be used.

Three strands of wire can also be used for more color variation, or to make one of the bands larger than the other. Chernobyl Ant. Made entirely of foam, this fly makes a great option to use as the hopper in a hopper dropper setup, but also works great when used alone. A thicker thread should be used to prevent cutting the foam while taking wraps.

Clouser Minnow. Considered by many to be the best fly pattern of all time, the Clouser Minnow is an excellent bait fish imitation. The eyes tied on top of the shank cause the hook to move through the water point up that produces a jigging motion while being stripped through the water. Copper John. A fast sinking nymph pattern that can be tied in a variety of colors. Copper wire over a tapered underbody along with a dual material wing case covered in epoxy is used to form its distinctive look.

Elk Hair Caddis. The Elk Hair Caddis is a dry fly resembling an adult Caddis. It uses a dry fly hook with a dubbed and palmered hackle body and elk hair as the wing which aids in its buoyancy. Elk Hair Emerger. Similar to a Elk Hair Caddis with the primary difference being the absence of any hackle.

Instead the fly depends on the teased out body fur for floatation. EZ Nymph. A simple nymph pattern that can be tied with just three materials, the hook, thread, and pheasant tail feather fibers.

The pattern is a variation of the Teeny Nymph, the primary difference being the fibers imitating the legs being on top of the shank instead of below it. There is also a bead head version available for when getting down deep fast is important. EZ Nymph, Bead Head. A variation of the EZ Nymph, the bead head version adds weight to the fly so that it will get down deep fast. Its body and legs are still created with pheasant tail feather fibers but it also has a thin collar of dubbing directly behind the bead to finish out the fly.

F Fly. Created by Marjan Fratnik this is a simple but deadly little fly works in a wide range of hatches. The CDC wing is one of the main traits of the fly. Fat Albert. The use of the hook shank as a prominent feature, along with the distinct segment bands help differentiate this foam fly from others.

Three layers of foam keep the fly floating and five pairs of legs provide lots of action on the water. Fire Scud. Some of my fondest memories of fly fishing comes from this very fly. Any of you May 23, Wet flies are a pattern every fly fisher should have in their box.

Lots of different sizes. And a couple of patterns you believe in and success will happen.. May 17, Keep it simple and catch more fish. The Grey Money Chironomid is one of those producers.

Black SuperGlitter Chironomid sometimes is good to get back to tying simple neutral colored Chironomids. May 2, The Chromie Chironomid is one of the most popular Chironomids on the planet.