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Pattern Library

130 essential patterns

Zebra Midge

Nymph · Hook #18-22

Cold water, slow pools

Year-round

Mercury Midge

Nymph · Hook #18-22

Tailwaters, slow seams

Year-round

WD-40

Emerger · Hook #18-22

BWO Emerger

Emerger · Hook #18-22

BWO hatches

Spring/Fall

RS2

Emerger · Hook #18-22

BWO hatches, overcast

Spring/Fall

JuJu Baetis

Emerger · Hook #18-22

Picky tailwater BWO fish

Spring/Fall

Pale Morning Dun

Dry · Hook #16-18

Midday hatches, 55-65°F

Summer

Sulphur Dun

Dry · Hook #14-18

Eastern PMD-like hatches

Late spring/Summer

Trico

Dry · Hook #20-24

Morning spinner falls

Late summer

Sparkle Dun

Dry · Hook #14-20

Mayfly emergences, flat water

Spring/Summer

Comparadun

Dry · Hook #12-20

Selective fish, mayfly hatches

Spring/Summer

Klinkhammer

Emerger · Hook #12-18

Mayfly emergence, flat water

Cool overcast Apr-May

Spring

Adams

Dry · Hook #12-20

Generic mayfly imitation

Year-round

Purple Haze

Dry · Hook #12-18

Western attractor, pocket water

Summer

Elk Hair Caddis

Dry · Hook #12-18

Caddis hatches, evening

Summer/Fall

Sparkle Pupa

Emerger · Hook #14-18

Caddis emergence, last hour

Spring/Summer

Tan Caddis Pupa

Emerger · Hook #14-18

Caddis emergence, swung wet

Summer

Salmonfly

Dry · Hook #4-8

Pteronarcys hatch, big Western rivers

Late spring/Early summer

Yellow Sally

Dry · Hook #14-16

Little yellow stonefly hatch, riffles

Summer

Yellow Sally Nymph

Nymph · Hook #14-16

Pre-hatch yellow stonefly

Summer

Skwala

Dry · Hook #8-10

Skwala hatch, March-April

Late winter/Early spring

Black Stonefly Dry

Dry · Hook #6-10

Adult stonefly, banks and seams

Spring

Pat's Rubber Legs

Nymph · Hook #4-10

Stoneflies, big rivers, runoff

Year-round

Girdle Bug

Nymph · Hook #4-8

Big stonefly searching nymph

Year-round

Kaufmann's Stone

Nymph · Hook #6-10

Big stonefly nymph, deep fast water

Year-round

Golden Stone

Nymph · Hook #6-10

Golden stonefly, Western rivers

Spring/Summer

Iron Sally

Nymph · Hook #12-16

Golden stonefly, summer rivers

Summer

Pheasant Tail

Nymph · Hook #14-20

Riffles, mayfly hatches

Searching pattern, riffles

Year-round

Lightning Bug

Nymph · Hook #14-18

Flashy attractor nymph

Year-round

Frenchie

Nymph · Hook #14-18

Euro-nymphing, hot-spot attractor

Year-round

Perdigon

Nymph · Hook #14-20

Fast deep water, sinks fast

Year-round

Rainbow Warrior

Nymph · Hook #16-20

Tailwaters, flashy attractor

Year-round

Higa's SOS

Nymph · Hook #14-18

Searching nymph, all water

Year-round

Walt's Worm

Nymph · Hook #12-18

Searching nymph, all water

Year-round

Two-Bit Hooker

Nymph · Hook #16-20

Deep runs, double-bead weight

Year-round

Czech Nymph

Nymph · Hook #10-14

Euro-nymphing, deep fast water

Year-round

Yum Yum

Nymph · Hook #14-18

Tailwater rainbow attractor

Year-round

Scud

Nymph · Hook #14-18

Tailwaters, weed beds, lakes

High/dirty water, after rain

Year-round

Mop Fly

Nymph · Hook #10-14

Stained water, searching

Terrestrial · Hook #8-12

Bank water, >65°F

Summer

Morrish Hopper

Terrestrial · Hook #8-12

Banks, late summer, >65°F

Summer

Foam Beetle

Terrestrial · Hook #12-16

Calm water, sunny

Summer

Chubby Chernobyl

Terrestrial · Hook #8-12

Hopper season, big foam

Summer

Chernobyl Ant

Terrestrial · Hook #8-12

Hopper/stonefly attractor

Summer

Hippie Stomper

Terrestrial · Hook #10-14

Western attractor, hopper-dropper

Summer

Stimulator

Dry · Hook #8-14

Pocket water, attractor

Summer

Royal Wulff

Dry · Hook #10-16

Fast water, attractor

Streamer · Hook #4-10

High flows, big fish

Year-round

Black Woolly Bugger

Streamer · Hook #4-10

Universal streamer

Year-round

Crystal Woolly Bugger

Streamer · Hook #6-10

Stained water, flashy attractor

Year-round

Conehead Woolly Bugger

Streamer · Hook #6-10

Pre-spawn fall, big water

Year-round

Slumpbuster

Streamer · Hook #4-8

Sculpin imitation, dredge deep

Year-round

Sex Dungeon

Streamer · Hook #2-4

Big browns, articulated

Year-round

Egg-Sucking Leech

Streamer · Hook #4-8

Pre-spawn, big trout, swung

Fall/Winter

Black Leech

Streamer · Hook #6-10

Lakes, slow rivers, swung deep

Year-round

Mickey Finn

Streamer · Hook #4-10

Brook trout, classic attractor

Year-round

Zonker

Streamer · Hook #4-8

Baitfish imitation, deep pools

Year-round

Muddler Minnow

Streamer · Hook #4-10

Sculpin/grasshopper, dead-drift or skate

Summer/Fall

Parachute Adams

Dry · Hook #12-22

Any mayfly hatch, broken water, low light, picky risers

Year-round (peaks April-October)

CDC Caddis

Dry · Hook #14-20

Caddis hatches, flat or slow water, selective risers, evening rise

April-October (peaks May-July)

X-Caddis

Emerger · Hook #14-18

Active caddis hatch, fish refusing adult caddis, riffles into pools

May-September (peaks during caddis hatches)

Goddard Caddis

Dry · Hook #10-16

Choppy water, riffles, freestone rivers, evening egg-laying flights

June-September (evening caddis flights)

Hexagenia

Dry · Hook #6-10 (3XL or 4XL hooks)

Silt-bottom rivers and lakes, dusk to midnight, calm water, Hex hatch

Late June through July (evening into dark)

Isonychia

Dry · Hook #10-14

Eastern and Midwestern freestones, riffles into runs, late afternoon

June through October (two emergences)

Mahogany Dun

Dry · Hook #16-18

Cloudy fall afternoons, slow tailouts, mixed BWO hatches

September through October (peak fall hatch)

Quill Gordon

Dry · Hook #12-14

Eastern freestones, water 50-55°F, cloudy afternoons, riffle-pool transitions

April (first warm afternoons after snowmelt)

Tungsten Jig Hare's Ear

Nymph · Hook #12-18

Pocket water, deep runs, Euro nymphing, freestone rivers

Year-round

Mop Jig

Nymph · Hook #10-14

High water, runoff, stained tailwaters, stocked trout

Year-round (peaks in high or stained water)

Foam Ant

Terrestrial · Hook #12-18

Summer afternoons, banks, overhanging grass, flat water, flying-ant falls

June-September

Cricket

Terrestrial · Hook #10-14

Meadow streams, grassy banks, undercut banks, late summer afternoons

July-September

Fat Albert

Terrestrial · Hook #6-12

Western banks, riffles, pocket water, hopper season, dropper rigs

July-October

Sparkle Minnow

Streamer · Hook #4-8

Banks, cutbanks, pocket water, stained water, streamer fishing days

Year-round (best spring, fall, and high water)

Clouser Minnow

Streamer · Hook #2-8

Baitfish water, lakes, rivers, warmwater, trout, bass, saltwater flats

Year-round (especially spring and fall)

Barr's BWO Emerger

Emerger · Hook #18-22

Cloudy BWO hatches, tailwaters, flat glides, selective risers

Spring and fall

Top Secret Midge

Emerger · Hook #20-26

Tailwaters, winter midge hatches, flat slicks, selective trout

Year-round (especially winter)

Callibaetis Cripple

Emerger · Hook #14-18

Lakes, ponds, slow backwaters, windy chop on stillwater

Late spring through early fall

Damselfly Nymph

Nymph · Hook #10-14

Weedy lakes, ponds, shallow flats, reeds, slow edges

May-August

Balanced Leech

Streamer · Hook #8-12

Lakes, chironomid rigs, indicators, deep shoals, suspended fish

Year-round (best spring and fall)

Ray Charles Sowbug

Nymph · Hook #14-18

Tailwaters, spring creeks, weedy slow runs, Bighorn-style rivers

Year-round (especially fall and winter)

UV Pink Scud

Nymph · Hook #12-16

Tailwaters, spring creeks, weedy lakes, slow shoals

Year-round (best in tailwaters and stillwater spring/fall)

Rainbow Czech Nymph

Nymph · Hook #10-14

Fast pocket water, deep runs, Euro-nymphing, broken riffles

Year-round

Trombone

Streamer · Hook #2-4 (articulated, 3.5-5" overall)

Big water, low-light, off-color flows, trophy hunting for big browns

Spring and fall (pre-spawn brown trout)

Goldie

Streamer · Hook #2-4 (articulated, 4-5" overall)

Trophy water, deep runs, undercut banks, big rivers and tailwaters

Year-round (best fall pre-spawn)

Dirty Hippy

Streamer · Hook #2-6 (articulated, 3.5-4.5" overall)

Stained water, deep runs, lakes, big rivers, trout on the hunt

Year-round (especially fall and spring)

Butt Monkey

Streamer · Hook #2-4 (articulated, 4-5" overall)

Big water, low light, deep runs, trophy hunting

Year-round (especially pre-spawn fall)

Wire Worm

Nymph · Hook #10-14

High flows, stained water, tailwaters, deep runs

Year-round (essential during runoff and high water)

Mini Leech

Streamer · Hook #10-14

Tailwaters, stillwater, trout spey, swung-fly water, indicator rigs

Year-round

Otter Egg

Nymph · Hook #12-16

Spawning runs, tailwaters below spawning beds, Great Lakes tribs, alpine lake inlets

Fall and spring (during and after spawn)

Blowtorch

Nymph · Hook #14-18

Euro nymphing, pocket water, fast runs, pressured trout

Year-round

Blowtorch Peacock Variation

Nymph · Hook #14-18

Clear to slightly stained rivers, fast runs, technical Euro water

Year-round

Lite Brite Perdigon

Nymph · Hook #14-20

Fast riffles, deep slots, technical tailwaters, Euro nymphing

Year-round

Quilldigon

Nymph · Hook #14-20

Clear water, selective trout, Euro nymphing, spring creeks and tailwaters

Year-round

Surveyor

Nymph · Hook #12-16

Pocket water, broken riffles, Euro rigs, searching new water

Year-round

Red Dart

Nymph · Hook #14-18

Tailwaters, Euro rigs, cold water, deep runs

Year-round (especially winter and high water)

Tungsten Jig Bugger

Streamer · Hook #6-10

Deep runs, Euro streamer rigs, lakes, swing water, high water

Year-round

Mayer's Mini Leech Jig

Streamer · Hook #10-14

Euro streamer rigs, lakes, tailwaters, slow runs, indicator rigs

Year-round

Back Flop Jig

Streamer · Hook #4-8 (articulated)

Euro streamer fishing, deep banks, bouldery rivers, trout looking for bigger meals

Year-round (especially spring and fall)

Corn-Fed Caddis CDC

Dry · Hook #14-18

Caddis hatches, riffles, broken water, evening rises

Spring through fall

Egan's Rainbow Warrior

Nymph · Hook #16-20

Tailwaters, clear water, technical trout, dropper rigs, Euro rigs

Year-round

Egan's Frenchie

Nymph · Hook #12-18

Euro rigs, tailwaters, freestone runs, fast water

Year-round

Bionic Ant

Dry · Hook #14-18

Terrestrial season, banks, slow pools, hopper-dropper rigs, sight-fishing

Late spring through early fall

Egan's Poacher

Nymph · Hook #14-18

Mayfly hatches, swung wet flies, Euro rigs, tailwaters

Spring through fall

Silver Bullet

Nymph · Hook #14-18

Cold tailwaters, deep runs, Euro rigs, off-color water

Year-round (especially winter and high water)

GTI Caddis

Nymph · Hook #12-16

Caddis water, freestone rivers, riffles, runs, Euro rigs

Spring through fall

Egan's Tailwater Sowbug

Nymph · Hook #14-18

Tailwaters, weed-rich rivers, technical trout, dropper rigs

Year-round

Egan's Dart

Nymph · Hook #14-18

Euro rigs, deep runs, fast water, tailwaters, off-color water

Year-round

Egan's Warrior Perdigon

Nymph · Hook #14-18

Euro rigs, fast water, deep runs, clear tailwaters

Year-round

Spruce Moth

Dry · Hook #10-14

Western freestone rivers near spruce/fir forests, broken water, banks, evening rises

Mid-July through August

Mother Shucker

Emerger · Hook #14-18

Riffle tailouts, foam lines, broken water during emergences

Spring through fall, peak during caddis and PMD hatches

Royal Coachman

Wet · Hook #10-16

Small streams, broken water, brook and cutthroat water, searching unknown water

Summer, especially mountain streams and brook trout water

Hare's Ear Wet Fly

Wet · Hook #12-16

Riffles, runs, swing water, classic Eastern freestone streams

Spring through fall during mayfly and caddis activity

Light Cahill

Dry · Hook #12-16

Eastern freestone streams, evening hatches, slow pools, classic Catskill water

Late spring through summer, peak in evening hatches

Black Gnat

Wet · Hook #12-18

Small streams, slow pools, after rains when terrestrials wash in

Spring through fall, especially after rain

Renegade

Dry · Hook #12-18

Mountain streams, high lakes, riffles, broken water, cutthroat and brook trout water

Year-round, classic high-country summer fly

Galloup's Boogie Man

Streamer · Hook #2-4 articulated, 4-6 inches total

Big rivers, streamer water, off-color flows, low light, hunting big browns

Pre-spawn spring, fall, high or off-color water

Galloup's Heifer Groomer

Streamer · Hook #2-4 articulated, 4-5 inches total

Big freestones, tailwaters, deep runs, sculpin water

Spring and fall, pre-spawn brown trout season

Galloup's Peanut Envy

Streamer · Hook #4-6 articulated, 3-4 inches total

Smaller rivers, pressured water, when full-size streamers are too big

Year-round streamer fishing, especially fall

Galloup's Zoo Cougar

Streamer · Hook #2-4, 3-4 inches

Sculpin water, deep runs, undercut banks, big-trout water

Spring through fall, peak in pre-spawn brown trout season

Pattern	Type	Season	Hook Size	Best Conditions
Zebra Midge	Nymph	Year-round	#18-22	Cold water, slow pools
Mercury Midge	Nymph	Year-round	#18-22	Tailwaters, slow seams
WD-40	Emerger	Year-round	#18-22	Tailwaters, midges
Griffith's Gnat	Dry	Year-round	#18-22	Midge clusters
Blue Wing Olive	Dry	Spring/Fall	#18-22	Overcast, 50-60°F
BWO Emerger	Emerger	Spring/Fall	#18-22	BWO hatches
RS2	Emerger	Spring/Fall	#18-22	BWO hatches, overcast
JuJu Baetis	Emerger	Spring/Fall	#18-22	Picky tailwater BWO fish
Pale Morning Dun	Dry	Summer	#16-18	Midday hatches, 55-65°F
Sulphur Dun	Dry	Late spring/Summer	#14-18	Eastern PMD-like hatches
Trico	Dry	Late summer	#20-24	Morning spinner falls
Sparkle Dun	Dry	Spring/Summer	#14-20	Mayfly emergences, flat water
Comparadun	Dry	Spring/Summer	#12-20	Selective fish, mayfly hatches
Klinkhammer	Emerger	Spring/Summer	#12-18	Mayfly emergence, flat water
Green Drake	Dry	Late spring	#10-12	Big mayfly hatches
March Brown	Dry	Spring	#10-14	Cool overcast Apr-May
Adams	Dry	Year-round	#12-20	Generic mayfly imitation
Purple Haze	Dry	Summer	#12-18	Western attractor, pocket water
Elk Hair Caddis	Dry	Summer/Fall	#12-18	Caddis hatches, evening
Sparkle Pupa	Emerger	Spring/Summer	#14-18	Caddis emergence, last hour
Tan Caddis Pupa	Emerger	Summer	#14-18	Caddis emergence, swung wet
Salmonfly	Dry	Late spring/Early summer	#4-8	Pteronarcys hatch, big Western rivers
Yellow Sally	Dry	Summer	#14-16	Little yellow stonefly hatch, riffles
Yellow Sally Nymph	Nymph	Summer	#14-16	Pre-hatch yellow stonefly
Skwala	Dry	Late winter/Early spring	#8-10	Skwala hatch, March-April
Black Stonefly Dry	Dry	Spring	#6-10	Adult stonefly, banks and seams
Pat's Rubber Legs	Nymph	Year-round	#4-10	Stoneflies, big rivers, runoff
Girdle Bug	Nymph	Year-round	#4-8	Big stonefly searching nymph
Kaufmann's Stone	Nymph	Year-round	#6-10	Big stonefly nymph, deep fast water
Golden Stone	Nymph	Spring/Summer	#6-10	Golden stonefly, Western rivers
Iron Sally	Nymph	Summer	#12-16	Golden stonefly, summer rivers
Pheasant Tail	Nymph	Year-round	#14-20	Riffles, mayfly hatches
Hare's Ear	Nymph	Year-round	#12-18	All water types
Copper John	Nymph	Year-round	#14-18	Heavy nymph, deep
Prince Nymph	Nymph	Year-round	#12-18	Searching pattern, riffles
Lightning Bug	Nymph	Year-round	#14-18	Flashy attractor nymph
Frenchie	Nymph	Year-round	#14-18	Euro-nymphing, hot-spot attractor
Perdigon	Nymph	Year-round	#14-20	Fast deep water, sinks fast
Rainbow Warrior	Nymph	Year-round	#16-20	Tailwaters, flashy attractor
Higa's SOS	Nymph	Year-round	#14-18	Searching nymph, all water
Walt's Worm	Nymph	Year-round	#12-18	Searching nymph, all water
Two-Bit Hooker	Nymph	Year-round	#16-20	Deep runs, double-bead weight
Czech Nymph	Nymph	Year-round	#10-14	Euro-nymphing, deep fast water
Yum Yum	Nymph	Year-round	#14-18	Tailwater rainbow attractor
Scud	Nymph	Year-round	#14-18	Tailwaters, weed beds, lakes
San Juan Worm	Nymph	Spring runoff	#10-14	High/dirty water
Squirmy Worm	Nymph	Year-round	#10-14	High/dirty water, after rain
Mop Fly	Nymph	Year-round	#10-14	Stained water, searching
Y2K Egg	Nymph	Fall/Spring spawn	#12-16	Behind spawning fish
Dave's Hopper	Terrestrial	Summer	#8-12	Bank water, >65°F
Morrish Hopper	Terrestrial	Summer	#8-12	Banks, late summer, >65°F
Foam Beetle	Terrestrial	Summer	#12-16	Calm water, sunny
Chubby Chernobyl	Terrestrial	Summer	#8-12	Hopper season, big foam
Chernobyl Ant	Terrestrial	Summer	#8-12	Hopper/stonefly attractor
Hippie Stomper	Terrestrial	Summer	#10-14	Western attractor, hopper-dropper
Stimulator	Dry	Summer	#8-14	Pocket water, attractor
Royal Wulff	Dry	Summer	#10-16	Fast water, attractor
Soft Hackle	Wet	Summer/Fall	#12-16	Swung across riffles
Woolly Bugger	Streamer	Year-round	#4-10	High flows, big fish
Black Woolly Bugger	Streamer	Year-round	#4-10	Universal streamer
Crystal Woolly Bugger	Streamer	Year-round	#6-10	Stained water, flashy attractor
Conehead Woolly Bugger	Streamer	Year-round	#6-10	Deep runs, fast sink
Sculpzilla	Streamer	Year-round	#4-8	Pre-spawn fall, big water
Slumpbuster	Streamer	Year-round	#4-8	Sculpin imitation, dredge deep
Sex Dungeon	Streamer	Year-round	#2-4	Big browns, articulated
Egg-Sucking Leech	Streamer	Fall/Winter	#4-8	Pre-spawn, big trout, swung
Black Leech	Streamer	Year-round	#6-10	Lakes, slow rivers, swung deep
Mickey Finn	Streamer	Year-round	#4-10	Brook trout, classic attractor
Zonker	Streamer	Year-round	#4-8	Baitfish imitation, deep pools
Muddler Minnow	Streamer	Summer/Fall	#4-10	Sculpin/grasshopper, dead-drift or skate
Parachute Adams	Dry	Year-round (peaks April-October)	#12-22	Any mayfly hatch, broken water, low light, picky risers
CDC Caddis	Dry	April-October (peaks May-July)	#14-20	Caddis hatches, flat or slow water, selective risers, evening rise
X-Caddis	Emerger	May-September (peaks during caddis hatches)	#14-18	Active caddis hatch, fish refusing adult caddis, riffles into pools
Goddard Caddis	Dry	June-September (evening caddis flights)	#10-16	Choppy water, riffles, freestone rivers, evening egg-laying flights
Hexagenia	Dry	Late June through July (evening into dark)	#6-10 (3XL or 4XL hooks)	Silt-bottom rivers and lakes, dusk to midnight, calm water, Hex hatch
Isonychia	Dry	June through October (two emergences)	#10-14	Eastern and Midwestern freestones, riffles into runs, late afternoon
Mahogany Dun	Dry	September through October (peak fall hatch)	#16-18	Cloudy fall afternoons, slow tailouts, mixed BWO hatches
Quill Gordon	Dry	April (first warm afternoons after snowmelt)	#12-14	Eastern freestones, water 50-55°F, cloudy afternoons, riffle-pool transitions
Tungsten Jig Hare's Ear	Nymph	Year-round	#12-18	Pocket water, deep runs, Euro nymphing, freestone rivers
Mop Jig	Nymph	Year-round (peaks in high or stained water)	#10-14	High water, runoff, stained tailwaters, stocked trout
Foam Ant	Terrestrial	June-September	#12-18	Summer afternoons, banks, overhanging grass, flat water, flying-ant falls
Cricket	Terrestrial	July-September	#10-14	Meadow streams, grassy banks, undercut banks, late summer afternoons
Fat Albert	Terrestrial	July-October	#6-12	Western banks, riffles, pocket water, hopper season, dropper rigs
Sparkle Minnow	Streamer	Year-round (best spring, fall, and high water)	#4-8	Banks, cutbanks, pocket water, stained water, streamer fishing days
Clouser Minnow	Streamer	Year-round (especially spring and fall)	#2-8	Baitfish water, lakes, rivers, warmwater, trout, bass, saltwater flats
Barr's BWO Emerger	Emerger	Spring and fall	#18-22	Cloudy BWO hatches, tailwaters, flat glides, selective risers
Top Secret Midge	Emerger	Year-round (especially winter)	#20-26	Tailwaters, winter midge hatches, flat slicks, selective trout
Callibaetis Cripple	Emerger	Late spring through early fall	#14-18	Lakes, ponds, slow backwaters, windy chop on stillwater
Damselfly Nymph	Nymph	May-August	#10-14	Weedy lakes, ponds, shallow flats, reeds, slow edges
Balanced Leech	Streamer	Year-round (best spring and fall)	#8-12	Lakes, chironomid rigs, indicators, deep shoals, suspended fish
Ray Charles Sowbug	Nymph	Year-round (especially fall and winter)	#14-18	Tailwaters, spring creeks, weedy slow runs, Bighorn-style rivers
UV Pink Scud	Nymph	Year-round (best in tailwaters and stillwater spring/fall)	#12-16	Tailwaters, spring creeks, weedy lakes, slow shoals
Rainbow Czech Nymph	Nymph	Year-round	#10-14	Fast pocket water, deep runs, Euro-nymphing, broken riffles
Trombone	Streamer	Spring and fall (pre-spawn brown trout)	#2-4 (articulated, 3.5-5" overall)	Big water, low-light, off-color flows, trophy hunting for big browns
Goldie	Streamer	Year-round (best fall pre-spawn)	#2-4 (articulated, 4-5" overall)	Trophy water, deep runs, undercut banks, big rivers and tailwaters
Dirty Hippy	Streamer	Year-round (especially fall and spring)	#2-6 (articulated, 3.5-4.5" overall)	Stained water, deep runs, lakes, big rivers, trout on the hunt
Butt Monkey	Streamer	Year-round (especially pre-spawn fall)	#2-4 (articulated, 4-5" overall)	Big water, low light, deep runs, trophy hunting
Wire Worm	Nymph	Year-round (essential during runoff and high water)	#10-14	High flows, stained water, tailwaters, deep runs
Mini Leech	Streamer	Year-round	#10-14	Tailwaters, stillwater, trout spey, swung-fly water, indicator rigs
Otter Egg	Nymph	Fall and spring (during and after spawn)	#12-16	Spawning runs, tailwaters below spawning beds, Great Lakes tribs, alpine lake inlets
Blowtorch	Nymph	Year-round	#14-18	Euro nymphing, pocket water, fast runs, pressured trout
Blowtorch Peacock Variation	Nymph	Year-round	#14-18	Clear to slightly stained rivers, fast runs, technical Euro water
Lite Brite Perdigon	Nymph	Year-round	#14-20	Fast riffles, deep slots, technical tailwaters, Euro nymphing
Quilldigon	Nymph	Year-round	#14-20	Clear water, selective trout, Euro nymphing, spring creeks and tailwaters
Surveyor	Nymph	Year-round	#12-16	Pocket water, broken riffles, Euro rigs, searching new water
Red Dart	Nymph	Year-round (especially winter and high water)	#14-18	Tailwaters, Euro rigs, cold water, deep runs
Tungsten Jig Bugger	Streamer	Year-round	#6-10	Deep runs, Euro streamer rigs, lakes, swing water, high water
Mayer's Mini Leech Jig	Streamer	Year-round	#10-14	Euro streamer rigs, lakes, tailwaters, slow runs, indicator rigs
Back Flop Jig	Streamer	Year-round (especially spring and fall)	#4-8 (articulated)	Euro streamer fishing, deep banks, bouldery rivers, trout looking for bigger meals
Corn-Fed Caddis CDC	Dry	Spring through fall	#14-18	Caddis hatches, riffles, broken water, evening rises
Egan's Rainbow Warrior	Nymph	Year-round	#16-20	Tailwaters, clear water, technical trout, dropper rigs, Euro rigs
Egan's Frenchie	Nymph	Year-round	#12-18	Euro rigs, tailwaters, freestone runs, fast water
Bionic Ant	Dry	Late spring through early fall	#14-18	Terrestrial season, banks, slow pools, hopper-dropper rigs, sight-fishing
Egan's Poacher	Nymph	Spring through fall	#14-18	Mayfly hatches, swung wet flies, Euro rigs, tailwaters
Silver Bullet	Nymph	Year-round (especially winter and high water)	#14-18	Cold tailwaters, deep runs, Euro rigs, off-color water
GTI Caddis	Nymph	Spring through fall	#12-16	Caddis water, freestone rivers, riffles, runs, Euro rigs
Egan's Tailwater Sowbug	Nymph	Year-round	#14-18	Tailwaters, weed-rich rivers, technical trout, dropper rigs
Egan's Dart	Nymph	Year-round	#14-18	Euro rigs, deep runs, fast water, tailwaters, off-color water
Egan's Warrior Perdigon	Nymph	Year-round	#14-18	Euro rigs, fast water, deep runs, clear tailwaters
Spruce Moth	Dry	Mid-July through August	#10-14	Western freestone rivers near spruce/fir forests, broken water, banks, evening rises
Mother Shucker	Emerger	Spring through fall, peak during caddis and PMD hatches	#14-18	Riffle tailouts, foam lines, broken water during emergences
Royal Coachman	Wet	Summer, especially mountain streams and brook trout water	#10-16	Small streams, broken water, brook and cutthroat water, searching unknown water
Hare's Ear Wet Fly	Wet	Spring through fall during mayfly and caddis activity	#12-16	Riffles, runs, swing water, classic Eastern freestone streams
Light Cahill	Dry	Late spring through summer, peak in evening hatches	#12-16	Eastern freestone streams, evening hatches, slow pools, classic Catskill water
Black Gnat	Wet	Spring through fall, especially after rain	#12-18	Small streams, slow pools, after rains when terrestrials wash in
Renegade	Dry	Year-round, classic high-country summer fly	#12-18	Mountain streams, high lakes, riffles, broken water, cutthroat and brook trout water
Galloup's Boogie Man	Streamer	Pre-spawn spring, fall, high or off-color water	#2-4 articulated, 4-6 inches total	Big rivers, streamer water, off-color flows, low light, hunting big browns
Galloup's Heifer Groomer	Streamer	Spring and fall, pre-spawn brown trout season	#2-4 articulated, 4-5 inches total	Big freestones, tailwaters, deep runs, sculpin water
Galloup's Peanut Envy	Streamer	Year-round streamer fishing, especially fall	#4-6 articulated, 3-4 inches total	Smaller rivers, pressured water, when full-size streamers are too big
Galloup's Zoo Cougar	Streamer	Spring through fall, peak in pre-spawn brown trout season	#2-4, 3-4 inches	Sculpin water, deep runs, undercut banks, big-trout water