Fly of the Month

This month’s fly is the Slumpbuster.  It was created by John Barr of “Copper John” fame.  It was created to look like a baitfish.  The use of pine squirrel strips gives it real life in the water and the shiny...

 This month’s fly is the Maple Syrup. This fly was created right here in Maine by Alvin Theriault of Stacyville. It is well known for its effectiveness as a Drake or Hex mayfly nymph. This is a simple pattern that...

This month’s fly is the Andro Stone, created by Dan LaPointe of Gorham, NH.  Dan started tying “big uglies” (stoneflies) for us this year.   This fly has some great features that will add to its floatation and attractiveness.  Hook     -...

  This month’s fly is the net spinning caddis larva.  I got this pattern from the Hatch Guide for New England Streams by Thomas Ames. It has become a “go to” nymph for me at most times of the summer fishing season...

This month we are featuring the Bugmeister which was created by John Perry, a fly fishing guide from Montana.  This fly has turned out to be one of the most effective attractors on the water by many accounts.  I was...

Not generally a fan of synthetics, Sue recently discovered “Pseudo Marabou” while trying to copy a fly for a customer and has enjoyed tying little baitfish flies with it.  We’ve used a 3906 #4 or 6 hook, but a streamer...

  This month's fly is the Little Green Machine created by Vince Wilcox of upstate New York. I have not used this pattern yet but it has a great reputation as a real fish catcher. We tied it during our...

This month’s fly is the Grizzly King Wulff.  The Grizzly King fly is a wet fly originating in England in the 1800s as best I can tell.  When it became a Wulff pattern I do not know.  It certainly has...

The Black Wulff is this month’s fly.  Yes, the body color of the original pattern is pink.  The fly was created by Dan Bailey of Montana.  At the time, Lee Wulff’s new style fly was coming onto the scene.  Dan...