Fly of the Month

      The Thin Mint is a multi-color wooly bugger.  The fly was created by Jim Misiura of Pennsylvania.  This fly has been modified in many different ways.  I am giving you the recipe for what I think is the...

 The fly of the month is the Snowshoe Hendrickson Emerger.  I have used this pattern for a number of years with good success.  It’s really just a Pheasant tail using snowshoe hare as a way to suspend the fly in...

This month's fly is the Parachute Hares Ear. This pattern is credited to Ed Schroeder of California, who also created the well known Schroeder's Para-hopper. John Gierach, in his book Good Flies calls it the most versatile dry fly he fishes. The...

     I don't' know much about the history of this fly.  It is believed to have been originated by a man named Lenny Loiselle and maybe gets its name from the flashy, glimmering color combination, The Montreal is my...

The zebra midge is this month’s fly. The midge insect is perhaps one of the most important food sources for trout and salmon. This small insect is a member of Diptera family and is present in the water 365 days...

This month’s fly is the Turck’s Tarantula. The Turck’s was created by a guide from Jackson Hole, Wyoming named Guy Turck. I first used this pattern 15 years ago when I started guiding. I remember exploring the pools of the...

The paradrake is this month’s fly. It is a drake imitation with a parachute hackle. This gives a low profile presentation as it rests in the film or slightly under water. The drake is the largest of all mayflies. It...

This month’s fly is the E/C Cutter Caddis.  E/C stands for emergent/cripple and as you can see from the photo it is quite differently constructed than most hair wing caddis.  It was created by Ralph Cutter who put a lot...