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With the emergence of the world's largest mayfly upon us, it's time to tie your stock of duns and spinners. The Hex is one of the most underrated hatches of the year because of the location it takes place (skunky, non-moving muddy flats). What it lacks in location it makes up for in the number and types of fish it brings to the surface. So much biomass is brought to the surface during the hatch that bottom dwelling fish such as carp, catfish, walleye, sauger, etc. will rise to the occasion to eat on top. In the Midwest the hatch is so dense that it can be recorded via Doppler radar. Focus on areas along the lower Missouri (below Cascade through Fort Benton), lower Sun River, and lower Belt Creek to have shots at fish eating this monstrous mayfly. Materials: Size 6 Streamer Hook Hopper yellow thread Tailing Fibers Dyed Yellow Pheasant Ta...

Probably one of the best hopper patterns to ever come out of our shop. Cornfed pulled out all the stops to make sure that this foamy was a level above what you can buy out of the bins. Red legs we have found out are a trigger (at least in our minds). The segmented foam on the back is a little extra that most people don’t take the time to make sure is done well. Materials: mustad c49s size 6 segmented 2mm tan foam dark brown 1mm foam red montana fly hopper legs mt fly widow's web - polar bear or white antron small speckled rubberlegs tan senyo's dubbing or UV Tan Ice Dub stacked 1mm tan foam

The Donatello Cripple is low profile cripple that is still very visible on the water. It is designed as a attractor baetis cripple and profiles really well on the water. The olive/purple contrast isn't overly realistic, and is actually the third of three colors I've messed around with on this pattern but has become my favorite of the three. The trimmed hackle on the bottom makes the fly float higher than a hackle stacker design but still very low to the water and the CDC post below the purple antron looks like a realistic dead wing. Wood duck is preferable for the tail but can be sub'd for dyed mallard flank. Fish it during baetis soup on the Mo. Recipe Tiemco 100 Dun CDC Purple Antron BWO Biot Wood Duck Purple Fish Dope Hackle: Grizzly Purple or Olive

Tom Anderson from North 40 Ponderay's archery department is behind the vise this week tying his green drake pattern. His variation incorporates a detached body and a parachute post and is one of his favorite dry fly patterns. Recipe Size 12 dry fly hook White Widows Web Grizzly Hackle 15 lb. Monofilament Fly-Rite Olive Dubbing

This caddis emerger pattern is an effective way to seek out trout in a larger body of water. This fly acts as an attractor emerger during a caddis hatch. The best way to fish this fly is by quartering it downstream and swinging it in a 2 or even 3 fly tandem rig. A twitched upstream retrieve following the swing will produce hard strikes, as it will resemble an adult diver caddis as well as the emerging adult making its way to the surface. Recipe curved shank caddis emerger hook - any size UTC 140 Olive thread Hareline quick descent caddis green dubbing light tan dubbing Olive soft hackle UV Orange ice dub

Matt Gutzmann is on the vise tying a parachute hopper. Hopper fishing heats up in the late summer and fall when there are a lot of these guys being blown into the water by the warm winds. Fish key in on these big terrestrials due to the abundance of calories in one big hopper. Try fishing this highly visible parachute hopper anytime you see them in the grasses near rivers. Recipe Dai-Riki #65 Size 8 Tan Ultra Thread 140 Golden Tan Antron Grizzly Hackle White Widow's Web Knotted Hopper Legs

Recipe Dry Fly hook Size 16-18 Size 70 ultra thread MFC Tan wonder Wrap SLF Dubbing golden tan Partridge Natrual CDC Elk Hair Darker Brown Dubbing

Tom Anderson from North 40 Ponderay's archery department is behind the vise this week tying his green drake pattern. His variation incorporates a detached body and a parachute post and is one of his favorite dry fly patterns. Recipe Size 12 dry fly hook White Widows Web Grizzly Hackle 15 lb. Monofilament Fly-Rite Olive Dubbing

Neale Streeks joins the Missouri River Flyfishers as our guest tyer in March. He puts together a tried and tested variation of a parachute caddis. Recipe Hook: Size 14 Dry Fly Thread: 12/0 Olive Body: Yellow Dubbing Egg Sack: Chartreuse Dubbing Wings: Tan Hackle Over Wing: Brown Rooster Parachute: Shell Pink

Fly tying the Rockchuck Hopper with North 40 Fly shop guest tyer Keaner Boyce.There is nothing more addictive in fly fishing than watching a large trout chase down and crush a dry fly. Hoppers are large clumsy terrestrials that fall frequently into the water and often produce ferocious strikes from sizable trout into the late summer months. The Rockchuck Hopper is a very simple and durable pattern with the profile of a hopper in the water that just works. Recipe Size 8 Streamer Hook 6/0 Tan Unithread Pale Yellow Antron Dubbing Brown Hackle - 14 or smaller Rockchuck Hair  

This purple haze variant is an attractor dry fly pattern designed to imitate a variety of mayflies. By adding holo tinsel peacock hurl, krystal flash and UV ice dub to this fly, these materials enhance the already highly UV purple colors and makes this fly even more deadly on your favorite stream or tailwater. Recipe Hook: #14 Thread: UTC 140 purple Tail: Purple saddle hackle, UV Purple krystal flash Rib: Purple peacock hurl Body: Purple holo tinsel Thorax: UV black ice dub Wing: Ginger dry fly hackle Parachute: White widows web

Dustin Bise in Ponderay ties a Parachute Adams. This fly is perhaps the most versatile of all dry flies. They are a must have in a variety of sizes and colors. They fish well in all types of rivers, streams, and lakes and can be used as a mayfly or a searching attractor. Recipe Hook: Dai-Riki 305 Size 14 Thorax: Natures Spirit Fine Natural Dubbing - Muskrat Gray Post: Grizzly Saddle Hackle Rib: Purple Holographic Flash Parachute: White McFlylon Gray Thread