
Size 14 (shown here) to 20. Olive mayfly emerger, Un-weighted. This is a great pattern to be fished just under surface or mid column. I personally fish it 12 to 18 inches off my dry fly, there's no weight added so you don't need a large dry fly to support these.
TheFantasticFlybrary

Fall/winter steelhead pattern for PNW. Swing fly. High contrast big flash.
(Step 9 is at end of instruction at step 14, this step should happen after step 8)
TheFantasticFlybrary

Half hog, great pattern for the hill lochs , fished as a team of 2 or 3 flies on a floating line, slow retrieve can be deadly
Garry

This light nymph is made for sight fishing in crystal clear waters. She's verry effective in the borders. She also can be used in rivers for trouts and graylings but i'm using it in lakes because unfortunately i don't have crystal clear river in my country (Belgium).
Benja

Top water fly with exceptional results in salt water esturaries. It isn't a popper, but is very sporadic when stripping. The head is foam and body hollow which holds an air pocket until your next cast. As far as I can tell there isn't another fly like this and I haven't come up with a name for it, so open for suggestions
SuperChris

Two posts out the sides give this attractor pattern good floatation and allow you to fish a bigger profile in proportion to the hook size.
fiesdotmk

The only scud pattern I’ve really fished, it’s worked for me in bigger rivers and lakes for trout. Easy to add weight to it too.
chbrown

One of the most successful dry fly.
Recommend sizes: 16/18/20/22/24
ShotaFlies

Benja

Great Dry Fly
You can use any colour CDC.
ShotaFlies

🦐 The Shrimp 🦐
A clean, buggy imitation designed to mimic freshwater scuds and shrimp. Its curved body and red tones flash just enough to stand out, while still looking natural drifting near the bottom. Perfect for trout, and versatile enough to tempt bass and other hungry predators.
👉 Fish it deep, let it drift, and watch the takes come quick.
HackleandHerls
Just thought I would share these super cool extended body mayfly hooks I ordered recently. Very excited to tie on these! Here is the link (not affiliated) https://spritefishing.com/products/partridge-heritage-k10-yorkshire-fly-body-hooks
I added a feature for saving areas to make locations easier to add to future patterns. It was a bit tedious needing to draw polygon(s) each time, especially if detailed or there is more than one. When you open the "Where I've fished it" section in the pattern editor, you'll now see a section under the map for your saved areas. Click on "Save current" to save any areas on the map. Give your area a name and click the checkmark. You'll then see your new area appear at the bottom. These will always be available for future use on other patterns. You can view them, load them and delete them from the 3 dots menu on the right. Let me know if you have trouble :) Chris

Heya, just added this forum category to organize any tech support type issues! If you find a bug or something not working right, a new feature or improvement, or just any question related to the website post them here! Ill get back ASAP.
I’ve clicked around a bit and the site looks good. Let me know how I can help. I’ll start uploading some patterns as the weeks go on.
Fly boxes are live! Fun way to organize your and other's patterns. Going to add more features like map, species, etc. soon. Let me know any ideas or issues!

Woohoo it’s live! This spring I’ve been working on Hackle and Threads. It’s a web application for uploading and searching for fly patterns. After a tying hiatus for a couple years, I really wished I had taken some notes on my old patterns. Being a software developer, I decided to make it! You can add photos and videos, basic info like a description. You can also attach: -location polygons which can cover as generic or specific an area you want, -species caught, -fly segments and their materials -step by step recipes It would be really cool to have a place that is more geared towards flies and fly fishing than google or YouTube. For example, if you are planning a trip to a new area, you can research ahead of time what patterns people fish there and tie some of your own. Or browse for ideas from other regions or species to apply to your home waters. It’s still early days but I’d love to hear any feedback - bugs, cool features, anything! So far it’s mostly just my own posts here for western Canada. Would love to see some flies from other areas too. Cheers, Chris


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