February 2018 – Ausable Bomber

Ausable Bomber Mention the term “bomber” and most anglers think of the series of flies used for salmon fishing.  But if you downsize these patterns you can make flies that can be used for trout fishing.  Tied on dry fly hooks sizes #10-16 they can produce some of the most

January 2018 – Almost There Baetis

Almost There Baetis Blue Wing Olives are on many waters in our area. Sometimes fishing this hatch can be frustrating especially if the size of the olives are on the small side, #18 -24. Bucky McCormick of Blue Ribbon Flies has come up with a simple pattern to help with

December 2017 – Purple Haze Comparadun

One of the most successful flies introduced in the past few years is the Purple Haze tied by Andy Carlson for use on the Bitterroot River area of Montana. The fly was basically an Adams parachute with a purple wonder wrap body. Fisherman who used this fly could not believe

November 2017 – Madison River Cripple

The guys at Blue Ribbon Flies ( www.blue-ribbon-flies.com ) came up with this pattern and then had their guides test it out on float trips on the Madison River. For several seasons this fly was kept under wraps until it became a proven fish catcher. You can now buy or

October 2017 – Black Wing Baetis Cripple

How many times have you been fishing when the glare on the water made it almost impossible to see your fly? To help with this situation the fly tiers at Blue Ribbon Flies have come up with a solution to this problem, they use a black wing on many of

September 2017 – Yellow Sally

On many of our local streams there can be good hatches of the Yellow Sally stonefly. These flies, although significantly smaller than their familial cousins, can be an important food source for trout. Some anglers confuse them with caddis flies because they can look much alike in the air. When

August 2017 – Royal Renegade

The FOM from May 2010 was the Renegade, a fly developed by Taylor “Beartracks” Williams around 1928. This fly was based on many English fore ‘n aft pattern popular at that time. In the 1930’s Everett M Hale took the Renegade and came up with a pattern he called the

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