by: Dave Barstys

Intended to imitate the brown/tan mayflies that appear in spring through early summer, this pattern also makes a very effective searching pattern. The March Brown functions as a universal attractor pa... More>>

by: Dave Barstys

The Parachute Adams, with its highly visible wing, suspends low in the surface film, imitating a vulnerable insect either emerging, dying or laying eggs. This is both a great searching and imitating p... More>>

by: Dave Barstys

Ants are a summertime "go to" pattern that has saved the day on more than one occasion. The post on this Parachute Ant solves the visibility problem common with most ant patterns. More>>

by: Dave Barstys

In the summer months, terrestrials may make up more than 80% of a trout’s diet. Hoppers present an easy meal to hungry trout. The dinner bell rings when one of these hapless creatures falls int... More>>

by: Dave Barstys

Large trout are primarily underwater feeders. Soft Hackle wet flies, also referred to as Flymphs, imitate aquatic insects that are transitioning from nymphs to adults. The attraction of these flies is... More>>

by: Dave Barstys

The Springs Wiggler is an imitation of the Hexagenia Limbata mayfly nymph. The hex is also known as a Michigan caddis or a giant Michigan mayfly, an important food source for steelhead and large trou... More>>