Fly of the Month

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...

  This month’s fly is the Sure Bet.  It was created by Selene Dumaine right here in Maine.  When asked by a local guide to make a fly that could be used on Northern Pike, she designed the Sure Bet...

   This month's fly is the A.P. Emerger. A.P. stands for all purpose. The pattern was created by Denny Rickard of Oregon in the early 90's. It was used for copying the Damsel fly nymph on stillwater. I use it...

  This month’s fly is the Little Brook Trout.  It was created by Sam Slaymaker of Pennsylvania in the 1960s.  It was one in a series along with the Brown and Rainbow Trout.  The fact is big Brook trout and...

This month's fly is a variation of the Brassie nymph. The Brassie is a midge emerger imitation that is very effective in the fall when the spawning fish are feeding heavily on them. By adding a collar of CDC on...

       This month's fly is the Deer Hair Caddis. This is the Elk Hair caddis tied with whitetail hair.  The fly was created by Al Troth.  It is a simple, but effective pattern and the standard for imitating the...