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RUSTY SPINNER -- When I lived in Michigan and spent a lot of fishing time on the AuSable and Muskegon, I found the Rusty Spinner, #16 & #18, to be one of the most important flies in my box, not only for the spinner fall but fished wet during the period immediately after the fall. Obviously the naturals are dying and can't get out of the river. Use your stomach pump and you'll see what I mean. One of the most versitile flies you can carry. Sizes 16, 18 Price $1.95 Size 16 18

The “Tiger-Tail” – My favorite type of fly fishing is definitely casting to selectively rising trout, however, let’s face it, most of the time, that’s a difficult situation to find unless you live on a spring creek. Since developing the “Tiger-Tail” series of flies a couple years ago, my personal angling has centered around the “TIGER”, and has doubled my amount of action on streams like the Missouri and lakes like Georgetown. This type of fishing required a special looking dry fly that floated like a cork and simulated a sliding shuck. The problem with floatation, is that the back half of a fly has to support three quarters of the total weight. So, we designed the “Tiger-Tail” which has a tail that provides an incredible amount of floatation. Plus, it’s a great- looking fly that really seems to turn the fish on. This type of fishing is certainly not for everyone. If you tend to stand in one spot all day, fishing nymphs and indicators, you probably won’t enjoy or be very effective at this extreme angling, but if you’re good at skittering a fly, have a quick wrist, pin point accuracy and great mending ability, you’ll likely increase your catch – and – have a lot more fun doing it. The better your casting skills, the better you’ll be at what I call the “Knock-Knock” technique. For now, we’re offering the “Tiger” in Olive and Black and one size only. Size 12 - Down the road we’ll have many more patterns.                   

Price $2.25

  The “Creature” – A few years ago, Karl Gebhart and I developed a fly we named the “Creature”, which has become one of our favorites, especially during the late season when small flies are on the water. It’s deadly when tiny flies, like Tricos, and Pseudos and midges are hatching and it’s tied out of our Generation X Dubbing. It consists of just a body, floats like a cork and looks like anything and everything on the water. A few weeks ago on the famous McCoy's Spring Creek Ranch near Dillon, It was the only fly that would take those extremely difficult risers. We tie it in many colors, but for right now, we are offering it in Black only, which is normally the best color.         Sizes 18 and 20,

Price $1.95 ea.

Selection of 12 flies, 6 each 18 and 20

FAT ALBERT -- Brent Taylor's original version of the deadliest foam fly we've ever put on the water. This fly was absolutely incredible on the rivers like the Big Hole and the Beaverhead all last season.

Sizes 8, 10, 12.

Fat Albert selection of 6 flies, 2 of each size
Price: $9.95 per selection

Black Fat Albert-- The black version of Fat Albert is great on both lakes and streams, especially when the Dragon flies are hatching. 

Sizes 8, 10, 12

Price: $1.95

Black Fat Albert Selection of 6 flies, 2 of each size  

Price: $9.95 per selection                       

Fat Albert Tan/Red --Our newest addition to Albert is a red strip on the belly and is really bringing up the big trout here in Montana. 

 Sizes 8 & 12

Price: $1.95

Tan/Red  Fat Albert Selection of 6 flies, 3 of each size

Price: $9.95 per selection

HI-FLOAT EMERGER – On todays market, emergers are basically tied with a high floating material, usually CDC, up front and a sinking material, normally synthetic fibers, off the rear of the hook to represent the trailing shuck. It’s been my experience that the higher the “Entire” fly floats, the more deadly it is. Ever notice how a fresh high – floating dry fly is a real killer on the first cast but isn’t looking so good after it becomes water – laden and floats low in the film? The lower a fly floats the easier it is for the fish to see the discrepancies. So, for our new emerger, we tie “Both” the wing and tail out of CDC. Floats like a cork and does a better job of fooling the fish. It comes in 2 body colors, brown and olive, and in 3 sizes, 14, 16, 18

Price $1.95 each

Hi-Float Emerger Selection of 12 flies, both colors and all 3 sizes.

Price per Selection: $19.95

"BUTTON FLIES" These little buttons are the staple of my "match-the-hatch" fly box. Of course nothing works all the time, but these little guys have bailed me out of more situations than anything else. I think the reason they work so well is that they display such a simple, clean outline to the fish. Sometimes we get too carried away trying to create an exact imitation and the trout can easily spot our discrepancies. These patterns all have hackle that is locked down with my "rubber post" method and float extremely well. If you fish spring creeks, tail waters or anywhere there are selective fish rising, I’m sure you’ll quickly learn to appreciate these flies, named "Buttons" because when the rubber post is clipped, it slams down and forms a perfectly round button. I’m offering five patterns. Price: $1.95 each Sulphur 16 -18 Size 16 18        PMD 16-18 Size 16 18        BWO 18 -20 Size 18 20        Trico 20 Midge 20 -22 Size 20 22        Selection of 10 buttons, 2 of each pattern Price: $14.95 per selection

THE "CLUMPA" This dynamite dry fly is one of my deadliest patterns. It works well for both hatches and spinner falls -and- is an excellent pattern for "pounding 'em up". Between the "Clumpa" and the "Buttons", I feel I'm pretty well covered for most dry fly situations. Adams gray body with grizzly hackle. Sizes 12, 14, 16 & 18.   Price: $1.95 each Size 12 Size 14 Size 16 Size 18 Selection of 8 flies, 2 of each size Price: $12.95 per selection

Colored "Clumpas" – The Clumpa has quickly become one of our most popular dry flies, and for good reason. It has tremendous flotation, a great look on the water, skitters as good as a parachute and is very durable. So far, we’ve only offered gray bodied Clumpas but now we’re adding 6 patterns: Sulphur in sizes 16 & 18, PMD in 16 & 18, BWO in 18 & 20, Trico in 20 and 2 great new attractors, Purple and Chartreuse, both in 14 & 16.

Price: $1.95

Selection of 12 Clumpas, 2 of each pattern
Price: $19.95 per selection