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rusty rs2 fly pattern

Rusty RS2 Emerger

Hans Stephenson

Tying with Hans- Rusty RS2 The Rusty RS2 a take on Rim Chung's famous pattern. The main element shared with the original RS2 is the wing style. It is not...

Rusty RS2 Emerger

Hans Stephenson

Tying with Hans- Rusty RS2 The Rusty RS2 a take on Rim Chung's famous pattern. The main element shared with the original RS2 is the wing style. It is not...

cdc midge pupa patterns fly tying

CDC Midge Pupa

Hans Stephenson

Tying with Hans: CDC Midge Pupa Midge Pupa can be an extremely important trout food. This version is a quick tie but does a good job imitating the profile of...

CDC Midge Pupa

Hans Stephenson

Tying with Hans: CDC Midge Pupa Midge Pupa can be an extremely important trout food. This version is a quick tie but does a good job imitating the profile of...

Squirrel Hair leech fly tying

Tungsten Squirrel Hair Leech Fly

Hans Stephenson

Tying with Hans- Tungsten Squirrel Hair Leech On the small streams I frequent, it is hard to fish streamers. It doesn't seem like an obviously fly choice. However, once you...

Tungsten Squirrel Hair Leech Fly

Hans Stephenson

Tying with Hans- Tungsten Squirrel Hair Leech On the small streams I frequent, it is hard to fish streamers. It doesn't seem like an obviously fly choice. However, once you...

tungsten bomb fly

Hans' Tungsten Bomb Fly

Hans Stephenson

Hans' Tungsten Bomb The Tungsten Bomb Fly gets your dropper flies to the bottom quick. Best of all you don't need additional weight in the form of split shot or...

Hans' Tungsten Bomb Fly

Hans Stephenson

Hans' Tungsten Bomb The Tungsten Bomb Fly gets your dropper flies to the bottom quick. Best of all you don't need additional weight in the form of split shot or...

spring soft hackle fly tying

Hans' Spring Soft Hackle

Hans Stephenson

Soft Hackle Flies- Hans' Spring Soft Hackle Materials Hook: Tiemco 3769 size 16-18 Thread: Black 70 Denier Ultra Thread Ribbing: Small Silver Wire Tail: Coq de Leon Medium Speckled Thorax:...

Hans' Spring Soft Hackle

Hans Stephenson

Soft Hackle Flies- Hans' Spring Soft Hackle Materials Hook: Tiemco 3769 size 16-18 Thread: Black 70 Denier Ultra Thread Ribbing: Small Silver Wire Tail: Coq de Leon Medium Speckled Thorax:...

Hydropsyche Caddis larvae fly tying

Hydropsyche Caddis Larva

Hans Stephenson

Hydropsyche Caddis Larva This has been a solid producer for me in areas with good populations of free swimming caddis larvae. This pattern is very similar to the caddis patterns...

Hydropsyche Caddis Larva

Hans Stephenson

Hydropsyche Caddis Larva This has been a solid producer for me in areas with good populations of free swimming caddis larvae. This pattern is very similar to the caddis patterns...