Fran Betters was well known for flies that he invented for use on the Ausable River in upstate NY. Some of his famous flies are the Usual, Ausable Wulff, and the Haystack. According to Mike Hogue of Badger Creek Fly Tying (http://eflytyer.com/), Fran had another fly that was very successful
Another pattern from the vise of Aaron Freed of Blue Ribbon Flies in West Yellowstone, MT. This fly is tied to represent the Nectopsyche caddis, aka the white miller, that hatches on the Firehole and Madison Rivers in Yellowstone National Park. It is also found on the Henry’s Fork of
Gary Lafontaine, one of the most innovative fly tiers of his time, looked at fly tying in a unique way. His idea was to divide flies into two major types, imitative and attractor patterns. The flame thrower is one of his attractor patterns. The manner in which this fly is
This is another Gary Lafontaine pattern called the EZ2C caddis. A lot of Gary’s patterns use light or bright colored materials to make the fly visible to the angler as well as the fish.. Begin tying this pattern by dubbing a body from the bend of the hook to a
This pattern was developed by Goren Grubich of Serbia. This can best be called an attractor caddis fly pattern. Begin by tying in some silver widow’s web as a shuck at the bend of the hook. Next dub a body of amber Prism SLF Dubbing to the half way point
Bob Wyatt in his book What Trout Want introduces us to the Deer Hair Emerger. Bob has fished this fly from his home waters of New Zealand to Montana with great success. It is a simple fly to tie with only a few materials needed. Begin by attaching the thread
This pattern is from Richard Ross. The Trout MRE is a Meal Ready to Eat for the trout. The way this pattern is tied it can be used as an emerger or a spinner pattern. Begin tying this fly by attaching the tail well into the bend of the hook,
Cul-de-Cunnard commonly called CDC is a feather obtained from the area of a duck’s preen gland. The cdc feathers are coated with preen gland oil and that makes the feather of great value to fly tiers. The feathers look like they would be of little value because they would absorb
The sulfur hatch is a major event on most waters in our area. The hatch usually starts around the third week of May and can last for several weeks throughout the summer. Many times these mayflies can provide great fishing but there are occasions when it can be very frustrating.
When fishing many local streams and rivers I’ve had good luck when the blue winged olive hatch comes on. At times the fish can become selective during a BWO hatch and you might have to try several styles of flies to see which stage the trout prefer. On occasion the
