Dry FlybeginnerSouthwest & California
Elk Hair Caddis
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Taos Fly Shop
Matched on Southwest & California, dry flies, trout. New Mexico/Southwest trout shop lead for Rio Grande, San Juan, Pecos, and high desert water.
AZ Fly Shop
Matched on Southwest & California, dry flies, trout. Arizona and Southwest shop lead for desert trout, bass, canal carp, and warmwater patterns.
Fly Fish Food
Matched on dry flies, trout, caddis. Strong technical tying and trout catalog coverage, especially nymphs, dries, and stillwater flies.
Big Y Fly Co.
Matched on dry flies, trout, egg. Broad by-type catalog useful for common benchmark patterns and inexpensive backups.
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Some guides carry entire boxes of just this fly. Not because they're lazy — because it works that well.
Quick Facts
Where to Fish It
McCloud River
CA · Freestone River
Truckee River
CA · Freestone River
Oak Creek
AZ · Canyon Stream
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