
The Muddler Minnow is a fantastic sculpin pattern that has become a great overall streamer fly over the years. It can be tied on a long shank or short shank hook, with or without weight (including a conehead), and with various materials for the wing and tail. Almost all rivers have some sort of small Sculpin as well as baitfish and the Muddler minnow is a staple to have in your fly box. Great for warmwater and coldwater species.
DressedIrons

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

Benja

A great buggy fly that mimics shrimp, crab, and small baitfish, making it perfect for inshore fly fishing.
carettaflyco

Great dropper during the late spring/summer in Alberta!
chbrown

Simple little midge pattern. Quick to tie and fill your box. And they catch.
Roswellsocorro

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

Swing fly for trout and steelhead. Miniature version of the original squidro.
TheFantasticFlybrary

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

A fun variation of a leech pattern that hangs horizontally when fished under a bobber.
chbrown

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
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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