Peacock Jelly Caddis
Imitating the longest stages of a caddis’s life, this larva / pupa imitation is a super quick tie thanks to both the pre-made jelly body and the synthetic peacock herl dubbing.
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6/0 UNI-Thread
CDC Pheasant Tail Nymph
Have you ever been out on the river, and thought to yourself, “Gee, self… I wish I had a magic fly, then I could catch all the fish!” Well, this just might be it… If there’s one fly that almost every trout fisherman or woman has in their fly box, it’s definitely the pheasant tail
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Blue and Gold Soft Hackle
This wet fly is a variation of a spider, or blue soft hackle wet fly. While it doesn’t mimic a specific insect, it’s a great attractor fly.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=/LFij44eupb0?feature=share
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R&B Sunny
This red and black jig pattern is perfect for dark or muddy water. The silver sunny bead adds a bit of sparkle compared to a smooth bead, and might also do a better job imitating an air bubble. The simplicity of using two different colored wires for the body removes a step of adding dubbing
Rainy’s Grand Hopper
This is one of the simplest hopper patterns to tie, and in my opinion works just as well as the ones tied with deer hair or hackle feathers. The one downside is that there’s no high-vis foam or yarn on top, so if you’re casting really far, or in super riffly water, this won’t be
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Muskrat Nymph Variation
This is a slightly more complicated version of the simple muskrat nymph, and is a great fly for beginner fly tyers. It adds two materials to the simpler version: scud back and gold wire. You can see both versions in the video below. Thanks to Mark Belden and Joe Humphreys at Penn State University for
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Muskrat Nymph
This version of the muskrat nymph, is the easiest fly I know how to tie, making it one of the best fly for beginner fly tyers. It uses only one material, but catches fish like no other fly. There’s also a slightly more complicated variation using a couple more materials that you can see in
Stimulator
One of the most fun dry flies to tie, the stimulator can represent anything from a stonefly to a caddis to a grasshopper. Originated by Randall Kaufmann, this fly can be tied in a variety of sizes and colors. Here we have a green body (though not very visible under the hackle) and an orange