Category: The Flies
Fly Tying a Cahaba Gobbler – Soft Hackle Wet Flies with Ringneck Pheasant
Created by Jammy Erwin of Alabama, the Cahaba Gobbler can be fished as a big wet fly for warmwater bass and panfish, or as a…
Fly Tying the Partridge and Green – Soft Hackled Wet Fly Pattern
This super easy-to-tie fly pattern has been a staple in fly boxes for over 500 years. With roots in the North Country Spiders, the Partridge…
Fly Tying the Lalo Rainbow River Chief – Soft Hackle Wet Flies with Ringneck Pheasant
Created by Edward Chavez of Texas, the LRRC is a nymph-like soft hackle and is the second original pattern submitted by users in our “All…
White Moth Dry Fly – Fly Tying Appalachian/Great Smoky Mountain Trout Patterns
This 75 year old pattern from western North Carolina is an easy-to-tie fly that is a great option for those late evenings when the sun…
Fly Tying a Krystal Flash Soft Hackle Wet Fly
A very simple soft hackle fly pattern that uses Krystal Flash for the body and brown partridge for a hackle. The beauty of this pattern…
Fly Tying the Grenadier Soft Hackle, Wet Fly Trout Pattern
Created in the early 1900s by Dr. Henry Alexander Bell of Wrington, South Somerset, England. This soft hackle fly pattern was originally created for still-water…
Gray Hackle Peacock – Fly Tying Appalachian/Great Smoky Mountain Trout Patterns
This variant from the Gray Hackle series has been used in the Great Smoky Mountain area since at least the 1840s. Thought to have originated…
The Pumpkin Neck All Purpose Nymph – Fly Tying with Ringneck Pheasant
The first fly in our Ringneck Pheasant Skin Series, the Pumpkin Neck is an all purpose nymph that could be fished anywhere a generic mayfly…
The Hoag Favorite – Fly Tying Mike Valla’s Classic Streamer Series
From Mike Valla’s “Classic Streamer Fly Box,” the Hoag Favorite is an elegant feather-wing streamer that can be a great fish-catcher in any water where…
Fly Tying a Bird’s Eye Soft Hackle, Wet Fly Trout Pattern
From the Federation of Fly Fishers Fly Pattern Encyclopedia, this tiny soft hackle looks like a cross between a North Country Spider, and a black…
