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The Adams fly is a legacy fly that is a must in every anglers box. Designed to perfectly imitate a mayfly with its upright wings and tapered body. ...

Antonio's Superman Caddis truly does its name justice on our rivers as well as Krypton. The parachute style of this pattern yields a high floating ...

With great segmentation, a elk hair wing, and heavy hackling this Caddis Variant is a great pattern to fish in slick water or heavy pocket water. G...

 "I have a vivid memory of when I first witnessed, at age 14, a brown trout leap out of the water and snag an electric blue adult damsel out of the...

A killer always returns to a crime scene and you will be coming back time and time again with Quigley’s Crime Scene Caddis. For tricky tailwater tr...

A low riding spinner pattern that works great for PMD and Red Quill imitations. Spinners are an easy meal for trout and the Crystal Wing Spinner is...

One of our new favorites for droppers on a dry/dropper rig. Lots of flash and soft hackles that really move in the water. In the late 80’s, long be...

Beetles are quite the popular food source for trout and they will devour some pretty simple beetle patterns in the right conditions. This one is th...

This series started in a quest for a Yellow Sally, using the ease and familiarity of the Elk Caddis style. But Greg was dissatisfied with all attem...

A traditional caddis pattern that rides low in the water and is super effective on just about every river we have fished. Mike Lawson created this ...

An all time guide favorite here at the Blue Quill Angler during the PMD hatch. Rides low in the water and will fool the wariest of trout.

"The original Buckskin is an oldie but a goodie for those who fish the South Platte. The Buckskin Jig is an update to features of the the tradition...

The Soft Hackle Mercury Pheasant Tail is a nifty little soft hackle that mimics emerging mayflies during the height of a hatch.  The soft hackle (p...

Simple yet effective especially on the South Platte in the Spring and Fall. Just enough weight to help it sink through the current into the perfec...

"When I decided to design a Damsel imitation, I started with the Mini Leech Jig which was already an imitation that I was using as a dropper in bot...

The PEACOCK CADDIS is a simple, yet deadly dry fly that utilizes peacock herl, elk hair, and hackle for durability and visibility. Perfect for the ...

Think of the Pearl and Elk Caddis as an electrified version of your standard Caddis patterns. With its flashy body, trout will really key in on it...

Simple but effective as anyone who has fished a worm knows. The best way to fish this light pattern is when combined with split shot attached on th...

The Top Secret Baetis is a simple, yet effective imposter of a tiny mayfly nymph. Trout eat Baetis nymphs year-round regardless of the conditions. ...

Deadly little black stonefly pattern with a tungsten bead to help get it down into the trouts feeding zone.

A must for every fly angler especially the anglers who like to fish Dry/Dropper rigs.

The long awaited Two Bit Golden Stone is finally here!  Featuring THREE beads; two brass and one tungsten to keep it down deep with a perfectly rea...

The classic yarn egg pattern!

Who hasn’t relied on the Pheasant Tail nymph to end a slump at some point in their fishing lifetime? Well, add a tungsten bead on a jigged hook and...