Dry FlybeginnerSouthwest & California
$4.50
Some guides carry entire boxes of just this fly. Not because they're lazy — because it works that well.
McCloud River
CA · Freestone River
Truckee River
CA · Freestone River
Oak Creek
AZ · Canyon Stream
Map unavailable. Locations for Elk Hair Caddis: McCloud River, CA; Truckee River, CA; Oak Creek, AZ
Dry FlyadvancedSouthwest & California
14-20
An elk-hair variation fine-tuned for California's legendary Hot Creek. Sparse, low-riding, and designed for the educated trout that have seen every fly in the book.
Rainbow Trout · Brown Trout
Dry FlybeginnerSouthwest & California
12-22
The universal dry fly in its parachute configuration. The white post is visible to anglers while the low-riding body sits in the film where trout expect insects to be.
Rainbow Trout · Brown Trout · Cutthroat Trout · Brook Trout
Dry FlyintermediateSouthwest & California
14-22
George Griffith's cluster midge pattern that imitates a ball of midges in the surface film. When trout sip invisible bugs, this is the answer.
Rainbow Trout · Brown Trout
Dry FlybeginnerSouthwest & California
8-16
Randall Kaufmann's versatile attractor dry fly that suggests stoneflies, caddis, and hoppers. The buoyant body and oversized hackle float it through heavy water where selective fish become aggressive.
Rainbow Trout · Brown Trout · Brook Trout
Dry FlyintermediateSouthwest & California
8-12
A large caddis imitation (Dicosmoecus) for the fall emergence. Size #8-10 in burnt orange — these big bugs bring up fish that have been hiding all summer.
Brown Trout · Rainbow Trout
Dry FlybeginnerRocky Mountain West
#12 - #22
Tied by Andy Carlson
The universal dry fly. Grizzly hackle, white post, dubbed body. If you cannot identify the hatch, tie on an Adams.
Rainbow Trout · Brown Trout · Cutthroat Trout · Brook Trout · Mountain Whitefish