Tightline Productions

If you love easy-to-tie, effective midge patterns, then these flies are for you. The creation of New Jersey fly tier John Collins, the Kaleidoscope Midge—in all its variations—uses no more than. . .

No matter how you feel about the San Juan Worm, there’s no doubt that fish will eat it. But in clear, pre-runoff conditions, you might want something smaller and less bulky than the. . .

Although salmonflies get much of the attention from Western fly fishermen, golden stoneflies usually start hatching just a couple weeks after the giant salmonflies in June. And the. . .

Bob Quigley is famous for popularizing the notion that, during a hatch, trout will often key on struggling or crippled insects because they make for the easiest meals. In 1988, Quigley was. . .

The Muddler Minnow was first tied by Minnesota angler Don Gapen in 1936 on the Ontario’s Nipigon River, where he owned a sportsmen’s resort. The fly was designed to catch the huge. . .

Tim Flagler of Tightline Productions has outdone himself this time. No matter how you feel about egg flies, you simply have to applaud this ingenious method of tying the Clown Egg. By using just thread, . . .

The Orange Asher seems to have been invented in the 1970s as an adult-midge imitation for the high-mountain lakes of Colorado. Several Internet sources credit the pattern to Jack Howarth, of Colorado Springs, but that’s not really much to. . .

Good winter streamers are usually meant to be fished slowly, since the fish can be pretty sluggish, so sculpin patterns are particularly useful. Here’s a great pattern from New Jersey fly tier . . .