How Do You Fish The Squirmy Wormy Fly?

In stillwaters the squirmy can be fished like a lure – cast it out, let it sink to the bottom and pull it back in small twitches to get the legs moving Alternatively you can, perish the thought, fish it beneath a bung. What does a Walts worm imitate? Walt’s Worm: It can imitate a … Read more

What Is A Thin Mint Fly?

Thin Mint (sometimes known as the Twin Lakes Special), is a play on one of the most popular flies ever. The Woolly Bugger Tied much like a Beadhead Woolly Bugger, the Thin Mint uses a nickel bead and a trifecta of the most popular colors: black, brown, and olive. What does a Zonker imitate? Zonkers … Read more

What Is A Frenchie Fly?

What does a Frenchie fly imitate? The Frenchie is essentially a beadhead pheasant tail pattern with a dubbing hot spot Some anglers will argue that the hot spot represents an egg while others claim it’s simply a color trigger . Whatever the reason, one thing is for sure: this pattern is likely to turn the … Read more

What Does A Pat’s Rubber Legs Imitate?

The Pat’s rubber legs is one of the best attractor nymph patterns ever tied, and it’s one of the most productive as well! Imitates a stonefly nymph well, and is easily adapted to various species of stoneflies. What is a stonefly nymph? Stonefly larvae (also called nymphs or naiads) are aquatic, flattened, with 6 sprawling … Read more

Who Invented The Frenchie Fly?

The Frenchie has become a modern staple. It takes the fish catching powers of the Pheasant Tail Nymph and places that on a modernized platform. This pattern was developed by fish catching guru, Lance Egan. What does a Frenchie fly imitate? The Frenchie is essentially a beadhead pheasant tail pattern with a dubbing hot spot … Read more

How Do You Tie Rubberlegs?

What does a Pat’s rubber legs imitate? The Pat’s Rubber Legs is one of the best attractor nymph patterns ever tied, and it’s one of the most productive as well! Imitates a stonefly nymph well, and is easily adapted to various species of stoneflies. What is a San Juan worm? A San Juan Worm is … Read more