Fly of the Month

Bead Head Yellow Soft Hackle Caddis Pupa

Bead Head Yellow Soft Hackle Caddis Pupa - Fly of the Month

Matt O'Neal
Over the last few seasons, this month’s pattern has become one of my go-to nymphs for fall trout here in the mid-Atlantic. There is no exciting history on this thing. Ray Bergman or Polly Rosborough didn’t fish it. It doesn’t have a catchy name. And I don’t claim this as one of my original patterns as it’s a conglomeration of enough other bead head, caddis pupa type nymphs that I would feel a bit guilty trying to convince anyone that I invented it.
Bead Head Yellow Soft Hackle Caddis Pupa

Bead Head Yellow Soft Hackle Caddis Pupa - Fly of the Month

Matt O'Neal
Over the last few seasons, this month’s pattern has become one of my go-to nymphs for fall trout here in the mid-Atlantic. There is no exciting history on this thing. Ray Bergman or Polly Rosborough didn’t fish it. It doesn’t have a catchy name. And I don’t claim this as one of my original patterns as it’s a conglomeration of enough other bead head, caddis pupa type nymphs that I would feel a bit guilty trying to convince anyone that I invented it.
holy grail caddis pupa

Holy Grail Caddis Pupa

Matt O'Neal
This month’s pattern is one of the more recent to come along and as tied here, it could be considered a general attractor nymph as much as a caddis pupa. With a full collar hackle of natural partridge, it’s almost remeniscent of an old North Country Spider.
Old Grey Mare fly

Old Grey Mare Wet Fly Pattern - Fly of the Month

Matt O'Neal
by Matt O'Neal of Savage Flies: Find him on his YouTube channel at Savage Flies ...
Mega Beetle

Scott Sanchez's Mega Beetle Fly Pattern - Fly of the Month

Matt O'Neal
Well it is officially terrestrial season. I was out mowing a field this past weekend-- Grasshoppers and crickets were all over the place. But this is not going to be another hopper pattern. I'm sure I’ll tie plenty more this summer but right now I've got plenty in my box. I'm going to tie a beetle pattern for you this month. But oddly enough, it's about as big as a hopper.
Burr's Bright

Burr's Bright Fly - Fly of the Month

Matt O'Neal
Now I’ve got an interesting dry fly for you today, that you probably won't find in a lot of books out there. I came across it recently when flipping through Kenneth Bay's 1979 American Fly Tier's Handbook.
mk sulphur emerger

MK Sulphur Emerger - Fly of the Month

Mary Kuss
This tactical pattern is most useful in flat, slow-moving water where trout get a long look at the fly before making an eat-or-don’t-eat decision. It suggests a β€œstuck-in-the-shuck” dun, and can work well when targeting rising trout that have refused more conventional patterns.
rio grande king fly

Rio Grande King Fly - Fly of the Month

Matt O'Neal
by Matt O'Neal of Savage Flies: Find him on his YouTube channel at Savage FliesΒ  This month’s pattern is a d...
Rusty Rat salmon fly

Fly of the Month - Rusty Rat Salmon Fly Pattern

Matt O'Neal
by Matt O'Neal of Savage Flies: Find him on his YouTube channel at Savage FliesΒ  Now there’s been a bit of c...
Woodruff Dry Fly

February 2023 Fly of the Month - The Woodruff Dry Fly

Matt O'Neal
Learn to tie the Woodruff Dry Fly, a pattern with roots in the Catskill Mountains of New York
royal trude hair wing dry fly

January 2023 Fly of the Month - Royal Trude

Paul Shurtleff
J. Stockard Pro Tyer: Paul Shurtleff, Springville UT, You can find Paul @: www.instagram.com/insectinside/, ...
December 2022 Fly of the Month - Bekeart's Special

December 2022 Fly of the Month - Bekeart's Special

Matt O'Neal
by Matt O'Neal of Savage Flies: Find him on his YouTube channel at Savage FliesΒ  Merry Chris...
Flashback Sulphur Nymph Pattern

Flashback Sulphur Nymph Pattern - Fly of the Month

Jason Bromwell
This Sulphur nymph variation is a trout pleaser. With a tungsten bead, it gets down in the zone quickly and goes right to work. The flashback not only helps to draw attention, but also helps minic the splitting thorax during emergence. If Sulphur Mayflies are in your watershed, this is a great one to tie on as part of your nymph rig.
copper john fly

Wight's Copper John

The Team @ J. Stockard
by Nathan Wight, Durham ME, J. Stockard Pro Tyer Again this year we called on the talents of the J. Stockard...