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  • Foam Body Caddis tied in a vise

    Foam Body Caddis

    Shop Foam Body Caddis Materials Easy to tie, high floating caddis pattern! Works great in slightly slower water where the fish have longer to check your flies out.

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  • Mop Fly

    Mop Fly

    Shop Mop Fly Materials Hands down the winner of the ugliest fly competition, the Mop Fly has a love/hate following. That being said, there's no disputing the effectiveness of these...

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  • Kaleidoscope Jig tied in a vise

    Kaleidoscope Jig

    Shop Kaleidoscope Jig Materials Flash, Peacock Herl, and a soft hackle - what's not to like about this fly? Great attractor nymph and perfect lead fly in a nymph rig....

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  • Killer Quill Mayfly Nymph tied in a vise

    Killer Quill Mayfly Nymph

    Shop Killer Quill Mayfly Materials We call this fly the Killer Quill, and for good reason - when fish aren't eating anything else, they dig skinny mayfly patterns. Super simple...

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  • Body Glass Dip nymph tied in a vise

    Body Glass Dip

    Shop Body Glass Dip Materials This is an awesome dropper pattern, especially for pickier tailwater fish. The original 3 Dollar Dip works great, but the Body Glass gives it some...

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  • Krystal Perdigon tied in a vise

    Krystal Perdigon

    Shop Krystal Perdigon Materials These simple flies are incredibly durable and sink like a rock. Great on a Czech Nymph rig, as well as general purpose nymphing. We like them...

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  • Tungsten Czech Scud

    Tungsten Czech Scud

    Shop Tungsten Czech Scud Materials This is a simple fly that's a great point fly on a Czech nymph rig, as well as a good weight fly on an indicator...

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  • Pink Squirrel Walt's Jig tied in a vise

    Pink Squirrel Walt's Jig

    Shop Pink Squirrel Sexy Walt's Materials The Pink Squirrel has been a staple in the driftless region for quite some time now, and this hybrid with a Sexy Walt's is...

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  • Body Glass Caddis tied in a vise

    Body Glass Caddis

    Shop Body Glass Caddis Materials This super simple fly has been a moneymaker in the Black Hills this last season. The chartreuse and black version works great, but you can...

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  • Rainy's Slider Head Pike Fly

    Rainy's Slider Head Pike Fly

    Shop Rainy's Slider Head Pike Fly Materials Rainy's Slider Heads make a great topwater pattern, as well as fishing on a heavy sinking line. We've had great luck fishing this...

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  • Leviathan Pike Fly

    Leviathan Pike Fly

    Shop Leviathan Pike Fly Materials The Leviathan Pike Fly is a good choice for when the fish are holding in slightly deeper water and you need just a bit of...

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  • EP Predator Pike Fly

    EP Predator Pike Fly

    Shop EP Predator Pike Fly Materials Give the EP Predator Pike Fly a try - this easy to tie fly swims great, and the pike dig it! EP Fibers and...

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  • Kong Pike Fly tied in a vise

    Kong Pike Fly

    Shop Kong Pike Fly Materials The Kong Pike Fly uses some of the coolest predator dubbing material we've ever seen - Letera's Magnum dubbing makes an awesome, easy to tie...

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