Callibaetis Nymphs & Emergers

The Mayhem Emerger...is it a midge? a mayfly? Does it matter when they eat it with wreckless abandon? This pattern devastates during a hatch and you can fish this pattern with the same confidence in the surface film or along a bubble line when fish aren't visible. All the colors you need for the hatches you face.

Prices for Mayhem Emerger - Grey
1 flies $2.20 ea.	2-3 flies $1.65 ea.	4-6 flies $1.47 ea.	7-11 flies $1.41 ea.	12+ flies $1.36 ea.

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The poxyback callibaetis nymph is a very effective style of fly, which includes moving gills simulated with marabou and a wing case covered with epoxy that adds a sparkling realism, the poxyback callibaetis nymph is a very productive fly.

Prices for Poxyback Callibaetis
1 flies $2.44 ea.	2-3 flies $1.83 ea.	4-6 flies $1.63 ea.	7-11 flies $1.56 ea.	12+ flies $1.51 ea.

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What do you get when you cross two of the most popular and effective nymphs? Try this pattern out, and expect success!

Prices for Pheasant Tail Prince Nymph Tungsten Bead
1 flies $2.78 ea.	2-3 flies $2.08 ea.	4-6 flies $1.86 ea.	7-11 flies $1.78 ea.	12+ flies $1.72 ea.

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The poxyback hare's ear nymph is a very effective style of fly. The Hare's Ear pattern is already well known, and adding the poxyback wing case makes this one of our favorite fly patterns.

Prices for Hare's Ear Beadhead Poxyback (Flashback)
1 flies $2.29 ea.	2-3 flies $1.72 ea.	4-6 flies $1.53 ea.	7-11 flies $1.47 ea.	12+ flies $1.42 ea.

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Shane Stalcup developed this pattern as a mayfly emerger for callibaetis, but has proven to be effective for any grey colored mayfly emerger. Fish this pattern to rising trout as a single or behind a dry fly such as the Parachute Adams.

Prices for CDC Loopwing Emerger
1 flies $2.20 ea.	2-3 flies $1.65 ea.	4-6 flies $1.47 ea.	7-11 flies $1.41 ea.	12+ flies $1.36 ea.

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Without question, the Callibaetis is the most important stillwater Mayfly in the western United States. Prolific hatches occur on reservoirs, lakes and ponds beginning in May and continuing through August. The Ostribaetis Nymph is a highly effective imitation of the Callibaetis nymph as it rises through the water column to reach the surface. This pattern can be fished on a full-sink, sinking tip, or floating line below a strike indicator. Most strikes on a full-sink or sinking tip line will come with a slow retrieve as the nymph draws towards the surface; fishing this pattern below a strike indicator can be very effective if the line is slowly drawn in and then allowed to slack back out, giving the pattern an ascending-descending motion common to the natural. Fish the Ostribaetis Nymph on your favorite stillwater between 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. for some of the best fishing of the summer. One more piece of advice: hang on to your rod!

Prices for Doug's Ostribaetis Callibaetis Nymph
1 flies $2.24 ea.	2-3 flies $1.68 ea.	4-6 flies $1.50 ea.	7-11 flies $1.43 ea.	12+ flies $1.39 ea.

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The feather duster callibaetis might not look to a fisherman like it would work, but in fishing stillwaters during a callibaetis hatch, we have not found a better fly fishing pattern. Suspend this nymph below a strike indicator, let it sink, then occasionally twitch the line to simulate the nymph emerging upward. Sometimes the bite will occur while the nymph is suspended, in which case, your strike indicator will suddenly disappear!

Prices for Feather Duster Callibaetis
1 flies $2.29 ea.	2-3 flies $1.72 ea.	4-6 flies $1.53 ea.	7-11 flies $1.47 ea.	12+ flies $1.42 ea.

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Cast the Soft Hackle beadhead Pearl Nymph across the river with a weight above, let it drift and sink, then let it swing downstream, which lifts the fly upwards in the water. If a fish doesn't grab the fly on the dead drift, they will often take it as a rising caddis. The soft hackle bead head pearl fly is an effective lake pattern also, imitating a rising callibaetis nymph, or just as a buggy looking meal. Yum, Yum!!

Prices for Soft Hackle Beadhead Pearl
1 flies $2.20 ea.	2-3 flies $1.65 ea.	4-6 flies $1.47 ea.	7-11 flies $1.41 ea.	12+ flies $1.36 ea.

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The Wet Hen is the perfect fly to fish any time of year. Simple in its design, the soft-hackle collar gives the Wet Hen a look in the water that can be taken for everything from a nymphal shuck to legs or an emerging wing. Fish the Wet Hen before, during and after any active mayfly hatch and let fish imaginations run wild ... until you set the hook, that is!

Prices for Doug's Wet Hen Soft Hackle
1 flies $2.24 ea.	2-3 flies $1.68 ea.	4-6 flies $1.50 ea.	7-11 flies $1.43 ea.	12+ flies $1.39 ea.

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The Roxy Rainbow Nymph is a deadly emergent pattern. The Rainbow flash mimics the gas bubble surrounding the insect during the emergence while the soft hackle provides the blur that a swimming insect produces. Excellent Caddis imitation in both stillwater and moving water.

Prices for Roxy Rainbow Nymph - Silver Bead
1 flies $2.73 ea.	2-3 flies $2.05 ea.	4-6 flies $1.83 ea.	7-11 flies $1.75 ea.	12+ flies $1.69 ea.

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