Category: Wet Flies
The Allerton – Fly Tying Mary Orvis Marbury’s Favorite Flies – Number 88
The Allerton classic wet fly was created for Robert G. Allerton of New York City, the treasurer of the Oquossoc Angling Association on the Rangeley…
The Cowdung – Fly Tying Classic Winged Wet Flies
Mentioned as far back as Isaak Walson’s “Compleat Angler” of 1653, the Cowdung is a true classic fly. Tied to imitate the Yellow Cowdung Fly,…
Watson’s Fancy – Fly Tying Classic Winged Wet Fly Patterns
And old English classic winged wet fly, the Watson’s Fancy was first tied in Scottland by Donald Watson. The fly pattern was introduced to American…
Fly Tying a March Brown Spider – Soft Hackle Wet Fly Pattern
This version of the March Brown Spider is from Dave Hughes “Essential Trout Flies” and originally came from Sylvester Nemes’ “Soft Hackle Fly” from 1975….
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…
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…
