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Great mayfly searching pattern. I like using different colors for the thorax mostly because I’m cheap. Parachute Adams in different colors.

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

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

No terrestrial box is complete without some ants. I’ve had great success fishing west coast spring flying ant hatches with this, and decent success fishing for cutties in the interior in the summer.

Quick tie leech. It’s worked great for me in lakes but not so much in rivers. Not sure why 🤷‍♂️. Brian’s Marabou Wiggler.

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.

Awesome Chironomid pattern for the East Kootenays. It’s easy to tie lots and switch up the colors. The tinsel/UV makes a decent air bubble imitation.

Mayfly emerger pattern that is easier to tie small. Used to fish this a lot during PMD and BWO hatches in southern Alberta.

Usually tied as a mayfly nymph but I’ve only tied it larger as a quick tie stonefly nymph.

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

Great dropper during the late spring/summer in Alberta!

This one is my bulk stonefly/grasshopper pattern. Buoyant and quick to tie and works well enough!

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.

Easy to tie smaller stonefly pattern with a thread body and single set of legs. Good dropper nymph. Good winter stone pattern as it’s easier to go smaller with.

I don’t know why but biots just feel the buggiest for me when it comes to stonefly legs. A rubber leg pattern is definitely more efficient, but these are fun to tie and super effective.

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.

The venerable Prince Nypmh. Not one of my go-to patterns but I like to have a few in my box. It’s a good searching fly when there are stoneflies around.

Versatile nymph that swings and dead drifts. Works as a dropper behind a streamer too.

Does as a mayfly does!

Flashy clouser! I’ve fished this for salmon, trout and bass, and it has consistently produced fish. Easy to tie and do different colour combos. Light colour on the bottom, darker on top.