Dry Flies

Bob Quigley, the king of the "film” designed the Film Critic to match mayflies at their most vulnerable stage of the hatch, while emerging from nym...

Color contrasts are one of the traits of great attractor patterns.  The Bivisible fits this to a tee. A great cast and see, with excellent flotati...

Commonly found from June to September, the Sailor Beetle can be a tasty treat for a trout, and they regularly take them. Fish along grass banks an...

A very realistic looking pattern. The tent-wing profile make this pattern easy to spot. Not fished as often as some the others, nice change to ...

A killer salmonfly pattern that works as good as it looks! Anglers dream all year of hitting "the hatch" on a good day. Fish eat salmonflies so ag...

Crazy, buggy and durable. Dating back to the 80's this is a great addition to your caddis arsenal. Snowshoe floats extremely well.

A one of a kind hatch on Michigan's famed Au Sable and many other rivers and lakes.  The giant mayfly can cause action that is staggering. The lar...

Not always on the water, but when they are the fish are always biting. Emerger patterns are great for the time of day when the hatch hasn't yet st...

Quite simply one of THE great hatches. Big. bold profile, and a wing that you can see in those difficult light situations. The PMD hatch begins as...

Humpies are an extremely popular fly in most parts of America. They can be used almost any where. A classic rough water attractor, that will float...

Ingenious design keeps this offering hanging in the surface film, where midges often get trapped.  Trapped emergers are a buffet line trout just ...

Quill bodies help to create a great segmented look that is hard to achieve using any other material. Posts on this fly are actually made of duck,...

Cripples are mayflies that never completed their emergence. Incredibly popular when hatches are going off and the fish don’t seem to be finding y...

Great Salmon Fly pattern that is sure to produce. Big fly that is sure to handle the roughest of waters. Foam to unsure it doesn't sink and no fl...

Hi-viz foam along the top makes it easy to see to dim conditions. Foam body make this a great option for rougher waters. Tied with Rainy's top of...

High floating fly that is sure to handle the roughest of waters Works well as an attractor or during terrestrial hatches.

A great choice for late summer or whenever terrestrials are called for. Floats well, for all game fish including all trout, summer steelies, bass ...

Caddis adults are often found in fast riffles, and when targeting fish in these situations you want a fly that will float well, is easy to see and ...

Thorax flies are designed for smoother sections of water, where a bushier fly isn't need to keep it afloat. The bottom part of the hackle is tr...

A low riding emerger caddis pattern.  A unique wing and body structure entices strikes when others won't. Favorite at Yellowstone.

This pattern double as a Hex imitator, in larger sizes. And a yellow drake in smaller sizes. Works for both Spinners and those clumsy adults just ...

High floating foam meets the natural profile of a Sofa Pillow. Works well all summer where fish like big dries. Black foam off the back imitates ...

A black foam attractor, that can also mimic many insects found through out the year. Pattern glows in the dark, making it extremely visible to bot...

Excellent Cicada pattern that is easy to see. Also works great as an attractor or large cricket.  Tied with Rainy's top of the line foam. 

Designed by Lance Egan who says:  "I believe I know you're thinking "this is just a sailor ant". Please know that I realize I'm not the originator ...

Infamous in Michigan especially on the AuSable and Manistee Rivers. Excellent for the Hex and other larger hatches. Excellent for all pale colored...

Beetles are loaded in protein, and fish recognize a nutritious treat when they see it. A great go to pattern, when nothing is hatching on the wat...

An easy to see foam pattern. Drives fish wild, whatever the fish think it is.  Sometimes it is best to catch fish now and ask questions later.

Designed to mimic a Deleatidium Mayfly which is commonly found throughout New Zealand. This fly should be quite effective during just about any br...

GRHE or Gold Ribbed Hare's Ear with wings. This is your hare's ear dry fly, fish this bad boy at dawn and dusk, then throw on your nymph during t...

An extremely effective bream pattern. Crystal chenille/foam body and rubberlegs keep this pattern incredibly simplistic while creating attraction....

Ants are more important food source than most fly anglers realize. Ants are extremely available to fish on ice free waters in the Rockies, Cascade...

As the East sweeps away the dead bodies and Cicadaphobes can again brave the outdoors, it is the perfect time, while their endless droning song rem...

An excellent counterpart to the stimulator. While this bug is dressed to be more of an attraction type pattern, it is great for yellow sally, oth...

Adult damsel imitation that works wonders on many lakes. In the most popular dragon fly/damsel colors

Big mayflies can be a real treat for trout, especially when they are in a cripple state making them easy pickings. This pattern is designed to be...

Avid fly fishermen know the big hatch on their favorite river, they know when it will be coming, they get excited for it to come, and the second i...

A hitch of the legendary pattern. If you want a fast water fly this is one for your fly box. All Wulff style flies float extremely well, and this ...

When I started working at Big Y over 5 years ago the one requested pattern that we received constantly was a bee or wasp imitation. It always stu...

A nice high floating golden stone pattern. Designed by Tom Larimer.

Originally designed for fishing in Montana, this fly has been fished over most areas in the world. Meant to imitate a plethora of insects grasshop...

Great terrestrial pattern for when you need things in that nice middle range.