Amy’s Ant This is the hopper to replace all hoppers developed by Jack Dennis! I first fell in love with Amy a few summers back while guiding the South Platte through Deckers. Amy’s can float some serious wait underneath on a dry dropper set up, and has a way of bringing fish up like no […]
Mercer’s Epoxy Back Golden Stone Mercer’s Golden Stone has become a steadfast fly on the South Platte through Cheesman Canyon and Deckers (and anywhere else where golden stones are prolific). This fly is effective in a variety of situations and size should be matched to flow and water clarity (bigger dirtier water=bigger fly). Fly Tying […]
McKittrick’s Jaw Breaker Jake McKittrick is a Colorado Native and the state’s authority when it comes to fly fishing for bass, wiper, carp, and anything other than trout. He is a fly designer for Solitude and in this video Jake demonstrates one of his go-to bass patterns. Fly Tying Materials List: We are happy to […]
Prince Nymph As a guide on the Colorado and Eagle River, the prince nymph was on my line almost all summer long. It has a touch of stonefly with the biot tails and profile, and the white “horns/wings” and addition of the soft hackle color has made this fly an absolute staple in every guide’s […]
20 Incher Stone The 20 incher is a phenomenal fly in its standard form on a variety of Colorado rivers (Lower Blue, Arkansas, Roaring Fork, lower South Platte, Eagle River, Gunnison River) that contain populations of stoneflies and green drakes. For tailwaters with Green Drake hatches (Frying Pan, Taylor, Blue) and more selective fish, tie […]
Hopper Juan The Hopper Juan was designed by local tier Juan Ramirez. This fly was created in a desire to have a highly visible hopper pattern that covered a few criteria of Juan’s. First, he wanted a pattern that he could call his own; that didn’t copy something already out there. Second, it had to […]
Hopper Juan The Hopper Juan was designed by local tier Juan Ramirez. This fly was created in a desire to have a highly visible hopper pattern that covered a few criteria of Juan’s. First, he wanted a pattern that he could call his own; that didn’t copy something already out there. Second, it had to […]
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Guide’s Choice Hare’s Ear I was first turned onto the Guide’s Choice Hare’s Ear while guiding on the Eagle River. I used this fly frequently when floating the Eagle River Caddis Hatch post-runoff. The fly has proven equally effective on the a variety of other Caddis Heavy rivers. What separates this fly from the traditional […]
The Pole Dancer Topwater Fly This fall we were able to get our hands on one of Umpqua’s new Flies, “The Pole Dancer.” This is a true walk the dog topwater that until now has been hard to achieve in a fly. The face of this fly is cut out in a way that when […]