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Category Archives: Fly patterns
The Stayner Ducktail
I first saw the Stayner Ducktail when I was stationed in Montana more than 30 years ago. It was featured in a book by Marv Taylor and suggested for pond “dredging”. Dredging is when you cast out a fly, let … Continue reading →
The Picket Pin
This fly is another old one that you don’t see much anymore, although it is fished around the world in various versions. Originating in the western U.S., this pattern is named for the ground squirrels that stand by their burrows … Continue reading →
The Edson Tigers
This set of streamers is a companion set created in 1929, coincidently the year of another stock market crash. The light and dark versions of these old bucktail streamers are found in most recipe books, better stocked fly shops and … Continue reading →
Queen of the Waters
This fly is over a hundred years old. That means you won’t see it in many fly shops and it rarely appears on Top Ten lists. But if you take the time to ask around, you’ll find this fly in … Continue reading →
Big Trout Only and Maple Syrup
This pair of flies is from Alvin Theriault (www.theriaultflies.com) of Staceyville, ME. Most fly fishers have heard of the Maple Syrup, it’s an elegantly simple imitation of a Hexagenia Limbata mayfly nymph and has a well deserved reputation. If you … Continue reading →
Katoodle Bug
The Katoodle Bug or Toodle bug, the primary go-to fly in the late 1800’s. I was reading a copy of Favorite Flies and Their Histories by Mary Orvis Marbury and noticed that this fly is mentioned quite often. You can … Continue reading →
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Black Ghost Marabou Streamer
The Black Ghost Marabou streamer, great fly! Herb Welch created the original Black Ghost in the 1920’s. Herb is considered to be the inventor of the streamer fly by some people and while his designs may have originated in the … Continue reading →
The Black Ant
The black ant has been a “go to” fly for me for over 20 years. It was my last resort one night a long time ago when the trout were taking something I couldn’t duplicate. I found a black ant … Continue reading →
The Shufelt Special
When I called Bob Shufelt of Greenville, Maine to ask him about his famous creation, he was friendly and willing to tell me that he designed the fly almost 40 years ago and kept it a secret for over a … Continue reading →
The Usual
This is a Fran Betters fly called the Usual. Fran had a shop in the Adirondack Mountains of upstate New York and was the originator of a number of famous and deadly patterns. Fran wrote in his pattern book … Continue reading →
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