Trout flies pattern

Whether you are a beginner or just want to up your game, the following fly patterns are guaranteed to catch trout.

LaFontaine's Buzzballs! In the book Trout Flies: Proven Patterns by Gary LaFontaine, he sates that he developed this fly for the great winter midge hatches on the Missouri River here in MT. I have found that this simple and effective little fly does a great job mimicking midge clusters wherever they are found. In recent years, the Buzzball has had a huge resurgence in popularity with the credit mostly going to Mark Raisler of Headhunters Fly Shop in Craig, MT. He has found that the Buzzball…

Which flies for trout have staked their claim as the best of the best?

10 Essential Fly Patterns For Trout Patterns that work, flies that holds up Guy Clark said it best. Classics and old-standbys are things that are proven, time-tested and true. In trout fishing, there are thousands of variations of effective fly patterns. Among those, certain patterns have reached near legendary status. In this post, we discuss ten of the most trusted fly patterns to include in your trout arsenal and how to fish them. 1. PARACHUTE ADAMS The Parachute Adams (PA) is truly a…

It is caddis time, as you know, here in East Europe at the end of May the caddis flies are all over. If you go fishing for trout in Bosnia,…

A blog about fly fishing and fly tying. Mostly for brown trout and pike but a few other species every now and again too. I intend to cover a lot of different “how to” type of things too. As well as fly tying instructions for some of my most successful fly patterns.

If you are just beginning to learn how to fly fish for trout, knowing which fly to use can be a little difficult. Every fly…

Materials needed: Hook: Standard dry fly hook sizes #14-18. I'm using a Mustad 94840 size #18. Thread: UNI-thread 8/0 tan. I am using a gel spun thread in white. Tail/shuck: Amber or tan Z-lon are the most popular. Green has worked well for me. Body: Small pearl tinsel wrapped over the butt ends of the shuck. Wing: Deer or elk hair. Place your hook in your vise. Start your thread. Tie in your tinsel. Leave the butt end of the tinsel long. It should come up just short of the hook eye. Tie in…

I will reveal the most effective and the best dry flies for trout that I and other trout guides use to help our clients catch a lot more big trout.

10 Beginner Trout Patterns The selection of fly patterns when targeting trout is vast and quite endless. Some patterns are specifically designed for an area and/or time, whereas other patterns are simply designed for year-round success. The objective with the pattern selection here is versatility. While it is essential in many scenarios to “match-the-hatch”, only having ten patterns to choose from means we must be efficient with our choices. The essence of the selection is to have multiple…