How To Select The Right Fly For Trout & Other Saltwater & Freshwater Fish
Selecting the perfect fly be it for trout, salmon, saltwater fish, or other fish is often the key to success or failure to catch the intended quarry on a fly rod and fly line.
Over the years a vast number of flies and insect or other life form imitations have been created to catch both fish and flyfishers. These fit into useful categories such as:
Dry Flies for fishing for surface feeding fish, mainly trout in
rivers and Stillwater's. Within this category are numerous fly types such
as mayflies, caddis imitations, hoppers and the like.
Nymphs tied to represent sub-surface life forms with the pupa imitations
for caddis, mayflies both large and tiny, midges, stone flies, damsel and
dragonflies and numerous other aquatic life forms. Emergers are another
type of nymph fished just below the surface. Traditional wet flies going back centuries
sparsely tied from
traditional feathers and generally having what are called soft hackles
to represent the legs of sub-surface insect life.
Streamers or lures have come to the fore over the last 40 tears or so
and are used to represent small baitfish more often than not. They are
fished with sunken lines generally and retrieved quickly in a jerky
fashion.
Variations on streamer patterns are used extensively in saltwater
flyfishing and these include Poppers, Clouser Minnows, Crab flies and
Shrimp flies. This site is about flies and fly
tying accessories and is the gateway to almost every fly you could
possibly want to catch any elusive fish in any situation.
Commonly Used Flies for All Types of Flyfishing: Dry Flies | Nymphs | Streamers | Bass Flies | Saltwater
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Dry Flies |
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Adams |
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Adams, Irresistible |
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Adams, Moosetail |
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Adams, Parachute |
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Adams, Parachute, Hi-Vis |
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Adult Stone |
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Black Gnat |
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Black Gnat, Parachute |
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Blue Quill |
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Blue-Winged Olive |
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Blue-Winged Olive, Parachute |
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Brown Drake |
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Brown Para-Drake, Ext Body |
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Bullet Head Foam Stone, Orange |
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CDC Adult Midge, Gray |
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CDC Ant, Black |
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CFO Hummer Foam Stone, Golden |
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CFO Hummer Foam Stone, Orange |
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Chernobyl Ant, Black |
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Chernobyl Caddis, Parachute |
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Cicada, Black |
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Club Sandwich, Brown |
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Club Sandwich, Green |
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Club Sandwich, Pink |
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Club Sandwich, Yellow |
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Dave’s Cricket |
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Dave’s Hopper |
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Double Humpy, Orange |
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Double Humpy, Yellow |
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Elk Hair Caddis, Olive |
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Elk Hair Caddis, Peacock |
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Elk Hair Caddis, Tan |
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Elk Hair Caddis, Hi-Vis, Olive |
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Elk Hair Caddis, Hi-Vis, Peacock |
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Elk Hair Caddis, Hi-Vis, Tan |
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E-Z Caddis, Olive |
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E-Z Caddis, Tan |
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Foam Beetle, Black |
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Goddard Caddis |
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Gray Hackle Peacock |
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Green Drake |
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Green Drake, Crippled |
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Green Para-Drake, Ext Body |
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Griffith’s Gnat |
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Gulper Special, Olive |
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H & L Variant |
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Hares Ear, Parachute |
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Head-On-Humpy, Golden |
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Head-On-Humpy, Orange (Salmonfly) |
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Henry’s Fork Golden Stonefly |
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Henry’s Fork Hopper |
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Henry’s Fork Salmon Fly |
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Henry’s Fork Yellow Sally |
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Henrysville Special |
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Humpy, Green |
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Humpy, Red |
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Humpy, Royal |
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Humpy, Yellow |
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Improved Sofa Pillow |
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Joe’s Hopper |
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King River Caddis |
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Light Cahill |
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Madam X |
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Madam X, Parachute, Orange |
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Madam X, Parachute, Peacock |
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Madam X, Royal Parachute |
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Mahogany Dun |
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Midge, Adams |
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Midge, BWO |
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Midge, Grizzly |
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Midge, Olive |
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Mosquito |
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Olive Irresistible |
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Pale Morning Dun |
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Pale Morning Dun, Parachute |
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PMD Crippled Dun |
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Parachute Ant, Black |
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Parachute Ant, Cinnamon |
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Parachute Caddis, Tan |
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Parachute Caddis, Olive |
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Parachute Hopper |
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Quick-Site Foam Ant |
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Renegade |
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Royal Wulff |
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Royal Wulff Parachute |
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Salmon Fly Convertible |
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Sedge, Tan |
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Sparkle Dun, Baetis |
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Sparkle Dun, Mahogany |
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Sparkle Dun, PMD Yellow |
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Sparkle Caddis, Parachute, Olive |
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Sparkle Caddis, Parachute, Tan |
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Stimulator, Black |
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Stimulator, Orange |
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Stimulator, Royal |
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Stimulator, Yellow |
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Stocking Wing Caddis, CDC, Black |
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Stocking Wing Caddis, CDC, Tan |
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Tarantula, Black |
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Tarantula, Brown |
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Trude, Adams |
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Trude, Peacock |
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Trude, Royal Coachman |
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Trude, Royal Yellow |
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Trude, Yellow |
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Western March Brown |
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Western March Brown, Parachute |
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Wulff, Adams |
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Yellow Jacket Bee |
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Nymphs |
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Bird’s Nest, Brown |
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Bird’s Nest, Olive |
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Bitch Creek Nymph, Conehead |
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Blood Worm, Beadhead |
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Brassie, Copper |
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Brown Drake Nymph (Lawson’s),
Beadhead |
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Brown Hackle Peacock, Beadhead |
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Buckskin (Chamois) Caddis |
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Caddis Emerger, Olive |
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Caddis Emerger, Tan |
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Caddis Emerger, Beadhead, Olive |
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Caddis Emerger, Beadhead, Tan |
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Caddis Larva, Beadhead, Bright Green |
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Caddis Larva, Beadhead, Brown &
Olive |
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Copper John, Beadhead |
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Copper John, Beadhead, Black |
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Copper John, Beadhead, Green |
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Copper John, Beadhead, Red |
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Copper John, Beadhead, Silver |
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Deep Sparkle Pupa, Brown & Yellow |
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Deep Sparkle Pupa, Tan |
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Deep Sparkle Pupa, Beadhead, Brown &
Bright Green |
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Deep Sparkle Pupa, Beadhead, Ginger |
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Deep Sparkle Pupa, Beadhead, Gray |
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Diving Caddis, Brown & Bright Green |
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Diving Caddis, Brown & Yellow |
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Diving Caddis, Ginger |
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Electric Caddis, Cream, Beadhead |
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Electric Caddis, Olive, Beadhead |
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Emergent Sparkle Pupa, Gray |
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Girdle Bug, Conehead, Black |
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Glo Bug, Orange |
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Glo Bug, Salmon |
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Glo Bug, Beadhead,Chartreuse |
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Glo Bug, Beadhead, Orange |
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Glo Bug, Beadhead, Salmon |
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Green Drake Nymph, Beadhead |
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Half Back Emerger, BWO, Beadhead |
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Half Back Emerger, PMD, Beadhead |
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Hares Ear |
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Hares Ear, Beadhead |
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Hares Ear, Flashback |
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Hares Ear, Flashback, Beadhead |
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Hares Ear, Olive, Beadhead |
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Hares Ear, Rubberlegs, Flashback,
Olive |
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Hares Ear, Rubberlegs, Flashback,
Olive, Beadhead |
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Hares Ear, Rubberlegs, Flashback,
Tan |
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Hares Ear, Rubberlegs, Flashback,
Tan, Beadhead |
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Hellgrammite, Black |
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Hellgrammite, Beadhead, Black |
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Lightning Bug, Beadhead, Black |
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Lightning Bug, Beadhead, Copper |
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Lightning Bug, Beadhead, Gold |
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Lightning Bug, Beadhead, Silver |
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Miracle Nymph |
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Mysis Shrimp |
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Neon Nightmare |
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Peeking Caddis, Beadhead, Cream |
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Peeking Caddis, Beadhead, Olive |
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Pheasant Tail |
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Pheasant Tail, Beadhead |
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Pheasant Tail, Beadhead, Black |
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Pheasant Tail Biot Bug, Beadhead |
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Pheasant Tail, Flashback |
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Pheasant Tail, Flashback, Beadhead |
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Pheasant Tail, Flashback, Beadhead,
Red |
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Pheasant Tail, Flashback, Rubberlegs,
Beadhead |
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Prince Biot Bug, Beadhead |
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Prince Nymph |
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Prince Nymph, Beadhead |
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Prince Nymph, All Black, Lite Brite
Black, Beadhead |
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Prince Nymph, All Black, Rubberlegs,
Beadhead |
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Prince Nymph, Rubberlegs, Beadhead |
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Prince Nymph, Lite Brite, Beadhead |
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RS2 Emerger |
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Rubber Legs, Weighted |
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Rubberlegs, Beadhead, Black |
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San Juan Worm, Brown |
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San Juan Worm, Red |
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San Juan Worm, Beaded, Red |
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Scud, Gray |
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Scud, Olive |
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Scud, Tan |
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Serendipity, Green, Beadhead |
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Serendipity, Red, Beadhead |
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Simple Caddis, Beadhead |
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Soft Hackle Thread Body, Red |
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Soft Hackle Thread Body, White |
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Soft Hackle Thread Body, Yellow |
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Spandex Stone, Conehead, Black |
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Spandex Stone, Conehead, Golden |
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Stonefly, Rubberlegs, Conehead,
Black |
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Stonefly, Rubberlegs, Conehead,
Brown |
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Stonefly, Rubberlegs, Conehead,
Golden |
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Stonefly, Rubberlegs, Conehead,
Green (Olive) |
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Stonefly, Woven, Black |
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Stonefly, Woven, Black, Conehead |
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Stonefly, Woven, Brown, Conehead |
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Stonefly, Woven, Golden, Conehead |
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Super Stone, Conehead, Black |
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Tak’s Mysis Shrimp |
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Virus Nymph, Beadhead, Chartreuse |
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Virus Nymph, Beadhead, Orange |
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Virus Nymph, Beadhead, Pearl |
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WD-40, Gray |
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WD-40, Olive |
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WD-40, Red |
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Yuk Bug, Conehead, Black |
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Zebra Midge, Beadhead, Black |
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Zebra Midge, Beadhead, Brown |
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Zebra Midge, Beadhead, Gray |
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Zebra Midge, Beadhead, Red |
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Zebra Midge, Beadhead, Wine |
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Zug Bug, Beadhead |
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Streamers |
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Bunny Leech, Beadhead, Black |
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Bunny Leech, Beadhead, Ginger
(Blond) |
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Bunny Leech, Beadhead, Olive |
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Bunny Leech, Beadhead, Purple |
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Egg-Sucking Leech, Beadhead, Black |
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Egg-Sucking Leech, Purple |
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Muddler Minnow |
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Muddler Minnow, Conehead |
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Woolly Bugger, Black |
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Woolly Bugger, Black, Beadhead |
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Woolly Bugger, Black, Rubberlegs,
Conehead |
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Woolly Bugger, Brown |
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Woolly Bugger, Ginger |
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Woolly Bugger, Olive |
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Woolly Bugger, Olive, Conehead |
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Woolly Bugger, Olive, Rubberlegs,
Conehead |
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Woolly Bugger, Olive & Black,
Conehead |
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Woolly Bugger, Peacock & Black,
Conehead |
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Woolly Worm, Black & Grizzly,
Conehead |
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Woolly Worm, Olive & Grizzly,
Conehead |
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Zonker, Black |
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Zonker, Natural |
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Complete List of Fishwest Flies: |
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Dry Flies | Nymphs | Streamers |
Bass Flies | Saltwater |
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Bass Flies |
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Deer Hair Bass Bug, Black Ann Yellow |
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Deer Hair Bass Bug, Fruit Cocktail |
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Deer Hair Bass Bug, Frog |
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Mouserat, Black |
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Mouserat, Natural |
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Saltwater |
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Crazy Charlie, Pink |
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Crazy Charlie, White |
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Lefty’s Deceiver, Cockroach |
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Lefty’s Deceiver, Red & White |
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Sea-Ducer, White & Red |
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Sea-Ducer, Yellow & Red |
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Clauser Minnows |
