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Here’s an example of the Timmy technique with a large loop and long "legs" that we like for a Klink variant.

Here’s an example of the technique with a tight loop and short “legs”….we like this for a Mayhem Emerger variant.

A fly that moves equally well while being actively stripped as it does while sitting “still” in the sightline of a laid-up tarpon.

There numerous methods to tie (and shape) the body – from dubbing and glue (Patos) to yarn pieces to hides – but the design is all the same.

Here's a synthetic version, plus some other stuff.

These simple to tie flies can be fished to mimic the whole process of emerging from the bottom to the surface. Swing and hang on.

We show a dubbing mix that we like for wings on small midges.

Using the same basic materials – thread, antron, a quill body, and a bit of dubbing – many different (and very specific) bugs can be tied. What a pattern.

Known as “the Cheeseburger Caddis” because of how well it entices fish on tailwaters as well as freestones, during all seasons

There are over 10,000 midge species. After putting samples under a microscope, Cat created this fly to mimic the lighter shades...from tan to yellowish.

Cat has a zest for the outdoors....fishing, skiing, mountaineering, and racing motocross. She caught her first trout fly fishing at the Frying Pan River.

An all-white version allows you to make almost any color combo.  While this looks like an intimidating fly, it is very fun and straight forward.

This simple fly of chickabou will entice fish that might look past a big streamer but are looking for a meal bigger than a size 22 equivalent.

The key to this fly is mastering the dubbing loop used for the body and underbelly. There are three methods that can be used to make the dubbing loops…

We show a trico version, but this pattern can be tied in many different colors.

Here’s a pattern that can be tied all the way down to 24, floats well in all sizes, and is visible.

Here’s a version that incorporates many components….legs, wings, hi-vis.

A combination of the Chernobyl Ant and Jack’s Amy’s Special (a stonefly imitation)...a fly that will always work!

There are numerous styles of wogs, ranging from spun deer hair to cork. Here is a foam version that is simple to tie.

The design is all about the way rabbit hair moves in the water. If you’re headed north, have plenty of these at the ready in bright and dark colors.

Here’s our attempt to put the PMD version into a perdigon style fly.

Addressing visibility and slim abdomens for spinner fishing flies.

his pattern is simple to tie; more importantly, it looks great down to a size 16 or 18. It floats well and can be tied in countless color variations.

The Stubby can be tied to imitate smaller insects. The Yellow Sally is an example. The Stubby is still buoyant enough to support a smaller dropper.

We’ve adjusted several materials and techniques, but only because of material availability and ease of tying. Check out the inverting bead method!

his Furmisky inspired dry is one of our favorite flies for this hatch because it floats well, it can support a modest dropper, and it is visible.

An emerger like a soft hackle fished as a dropper an hour or so before the main event is a good idea.

If the fish aren't eating as eagerly as you expect while fishing a dry, tie on a fly like this soft hackle behind a big, bushy Drake or Chernobyl.

If you’re fishing during these hatches without as much success as you’d expect, try a yellow sally. Here's a chaotic mess of Yellow Sally Dry.