It’ll work about as well during a caddis hatch as it does during a mayfly hatch. Keep a few smaller ones (size 18-22) on hand ...

The 25 Greatest Fly Patterns of All Time Put these proven patterns in your fly box, and you’ll be ready to catch almost anything that swims in the river, lake, or sea By Joe Cermele May 28, 2025 ...

Known for bringing unique and effective fly patterns to the masses, Umpqua’s lineup of fly boxes is frequently overlooked. Yet, the UPG HD Weekender is one of the best all-around fly boxes I ...

My favorite caddis dry fly pattern has long been the popular Elk-Hair Caddis, which float well and are particularly effective in faster water.

Tie on a floating adult pattern and use standard upstream dry-fly techniques. Patterns that work as searching dries include Elk Hair Caddis, Stimulator, Goddard Caddis and X-Caddis.

A few weeks ago, I resurrected a fly pattern that you’ll probably recognize if you are among that group of now middle-aged fly fishers who took up the sport in the 1970s. We called it the &#8… ...

By “standard” I mean flies tied to established pattern recipes that are likely to be found in books or the fly bins of most fly shops. Compared to dry flies, which have hundreds of well-known ...

Fishing a dry fly is as elemental as it gets. With luck you’re on the water when there’s a hatch and the trout are rising to take the emerging aquatic insects off the surface.

Fly Fishing Lessons That Transfer. In the life of every dry fly angler, there comes a time when a friend who has no business outfishing you does so by using subsurface flies.

This fly, with the long Antron tail, represents the emerging callibaetis mayfly. One of the unique traits of the callibaetis is that they drag part of the nymphal shuck to the surface as they are ...

The dry-fly fishing on the Eagle River is as good as it gets. Fly fishers of any skill level are catching trout on caddis patterns, especially dry flies. Right now, anglers can move it, drown it, ...