Favourite Vancouver Island trout pattern. Does a good job during the salmon fry migration in the spring especially. Easy to tie in lots of colors. You can use deer or elk hair for the wing, lots of stuff for the tail and underwing.

Using synthetic peacock quill and the wispy feathers at the base a CDL to create emerger mayfly patterns.

✨ Prince Nymph ✨

A true royal in the world of trout flies 👑🐟. The Prince Nymph is a classic attractor pattern, known for its striking contrast of white goose biots, peacock herl body, and gold ribbing. Its bead head gives it just the right weight to get down into the strike zone quickly.

What makes it special?

It doesn’t perfectly imitate one insect — instead, it mimics many: stonefly nymphs, caddis pupae, and even mayfly nymphs. This versatility makes it a year-round confidence fly that fish can’t resist.

🎣 Pro Tip: Try different sizes depending on water conditions. Smaller sizes work well for finicky trout in clear water, while larger versions shine in faster, murkier runs.

My most commonly tied streamer, if only for ease of tying haha. Does it job as a bait fish imitation and sinks fast.

Saltwater inshore fly that mimics small crabs, shrimps, and baitfish. This pattern is tied to mimic blue crabs, a favorite foraging item of redfish and black drum. However, it can be tied in any color way to mimic other crab and shrimp species.

Great dropper during the late spring/summer in Alberta!

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).

There is a lot of version for this fly. This is mine.

Go to quick tie hopper pattern in Alberta/south BC. Relatively quick to tie, bouyant and does the job.

Bit tedious with the biots as you go smaller but dang is it a fish catcher. When I feel like a little type 2 fun I’ll add a couple of these to my box.

Super floaty caddis pattern. I like skating it after sunset when the hatch is thick.