Flies

Blacknose Dace

Blacknose Dace

The Blacknose Dace streamer fly pattern was created by Art Flick and was introduced in 1947 [1] . It imitates the blacknose dace fish with the solid black lateral line and light back. This minnow is found along the southern border of Canada from Manitoba...
Clouser Minnow

Clouser Minnow

The Clouser Minnow, along with Lefty's Deceiver, is one of the most famous baitfish fly patterns. Though originally designed to catch smallmouth bass on the Susquehanna River, it's been known to catch more fish species, in both fresh and saltwater,...
Doc Spratley

Doc Spratley

This pattern is named after the late Dr. Donald A. Spratley of Mt. Vernon, Washington. It is one of the most effective wet fly patterns in British Columbia, particulary in waters with decent caddis fly hatches. Mrs. Dorothy Prankard Schracht of Mt....
King's Alevin

King's Alevin

This is a beautiful salmon alevin pattern designed by Matt King of Victoria BC. This fly is featured on Umpqua.com where Matt is a signature Tyer. Matt can be found on most days working the fly shop at Robinson's Outdoor Store in Downtown Victoria....
Lefty's Deceiver

Lefty's Deceiver

The Lefty's Deceiver is a streamer pattern designed to imitate freshwater and saltwater bait fish species. The fly was originally designed in the 50's by Lefty Kreh who designed it to target stripped bass in the Chesapeake Bay. [1]It was created...
Mickey Finn

Mickey Finn

This classic bucktail streamer was first tied by Quebec fly tier Charles Langevin sometime in the 19th century. It was first known as the Langevin but later changed to the Assassin. The assassin was popularized by outdoor writer John Alden Knight. The...
Salmon Fry

Salmon Fry

Hook: Size 10 Thread: Black thread Body: Silver body tubing Wing: White bucktail, under 3 or 4 green peacock herls Grizzly hackle side feather, length of body, tied at head epoxy eyes
San Juan Worm

San Juan Worm

It is said that this fly originates from fisherman of the San Juan River inMexico. It imitates aquatic blood worms that are abundant in the area. However,it is also a very good imitation of other aquatic and terrestrial worms and thus hasbeen very effective...
Sheep Fly

Sheep Fly

The Sheep Fly is Appalachian pattern developed by Newland Saunders of Lenoir, North Carolina during the 1950's. This vintage pattern was tied to imitate a small gray fly commonly found around sheep herds or South Appalachia. However, the fly also imitates...
Soldier Palmer

Soldier Palmer

The soldier palmer is a classic wet fly that dates back to at least the 17th century. The fly was common and was documented by Isaac Walton's The Compleat Angler 1653, though it was not known as the soldier palmer at the the time, but rather just a "palmer...
White Death

White Death

White Death streamer, created by Pennsylvania angler Jeff Blood. It is a simple zonker pattern intended to imitate a variety of shiners, an important forage of Great Lakes Steelhead.Recipe: Hook: 2X-heavy, 5X-long streamer hook, sizes 8-12.Body:...
Woolly Bugger

Woolly Bugger

The original Woolly Bugger pattern is believed to have been created by Pennsylvania fly tyer Russell Blessing as early as 1967 though its true origin is unknown. It's a variation of the woolly worm which itself draws its origins from the soldier palmer...