Dave Bloom was born and raised in Great Falls and has spent his life fishing the waters of Montana and
Idaho. He began his guiding career in 1985 on the Henry’s Fork, the South Fork of the Snake and the
Teton in Idaho. In 1995, he moved closer to home when he guided on the famous rivers around
Ye...

Dan Gard spent 18 years as a fishing guide and has been tying flies for 25.
He began tying flies because back then the selection was limited to what was marketed. He wanted more, so he learned everything he could about aquatic entomology and put it to use on the vice. It
was natural that he decid...

Rick Wollum has been working in the fly fishing industry for 30 years. He currently manages Anglers West Fly Shop in Emigrant, MT but has fished all types of freshwaters with all types of flies.
Rick’s been tying flies over 50 years, mentioned in several fly fishing books, and hosted Fly Fishing ...

Perdigon fly patterns are really popular right now. Mainly, because the are super effective on trout. Spanish and French in origin, these little bead heads will turn trout. Dave gives a great demonstration of how to tie this hot little number.

Dave Bloom was born and raised in Great Falls and ha...

The Mirage Nymph pattern will definitely get a trout's attention. A bead head little pattern to make a splash by Dan Gard.

Dan Gard spent 18 years as a fly fishing guide and has been tying flies for 25.
He began fly tying because back then the selection was limited to what was marketed. He wante...

Rick Wollum has been working in the fly fishing industry for 30 years. He currently manages Anglers West Fly Shop in Emigrant, MT but has fished all types of freshwaters with all types of flies.
Rick’s been tying flies over 50 years, mentioned in several fly fishing books, and hosted Fly Fishing ...

Dave Bloom was born and raised in Great Falls and has spent his life fishing the waters of Montana and Idaho. He began his guiding career in 1985 on the Henry’s Fork, the South Fork of the Snake and the Teton in Idaho. In 1995, he moved closer to home when he guided on the famous rivers around Ye...

RECIPE:

Hook: Mustad 9672 or 9674 in sizes 2,4,6, 8, or 10
Thread: Danville's size 3/0 waxed monocord in black, brown, or tan
Head: Brass or copper cone in appropriate size
Weight: three inch strand of .20 lead wire (optional)
Tail: Black or Brown Marabou
Hackle: Rope made of Two strands ...

RECIPE:

Hook: AJ 3
Thread: utc 140 white
Tip: blue oval tinsel
Tag: JC orange silk
Butt: black ostrich hurl
Rib: flat silver
Body: burnt orange silk
Collar: long orange hackle
Wing: married strips of orange, black and orange turkey tail in order
Head: orange

RECIPE:

Tag: Silver twist
Tail: Ted breast feather from the golden pheasant
Body: Yellow, light blue, and scarlet seal's fur
Ribs: Silver lace and silver tinsel
Hackle: Gray eagle, from blue fur ( substitute marabou)
Throat: Widgeon ( teal for large patterns)
Wings: Two strips of brown m...

RECIPE:

Hook - Size 10 Mustad 94840 or similar standard dry fly hook. If and up-eye hook is preferred, Use a Size 10 Daiichi 2421
Weaving Thread - 6/0 Uni-thread
Tying Thread - 6/0 in appropriate color
Tail - Badger Guard Hairs
Body - Tying thread
Hackle - Northern Whitetail Deer Hair wov...

RECIPE:

Hook - Sizes 16-22 Tiemco 500U
Thread - 8/0 Uni-thread
Wing, Tail - Mallard Drake Breast Feather
Body - Small amount of dubbing in appropriate color
Hackle - Dry fly neck or saddle in appropriate size and color

RECIPE:

Hook: Size 8 Daiichi 1750
Thread: Brown 6/0 Uni-thread
Body: Tan or brown horse mane woven with 3 strands of orange embroidery floss. (Embroidery floss has six strands. Separate out three of them for weaving.) When woven in, the floss forms a stripe on the top of the hook shank.
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RECIPE:

Hook: Size 8 Daiichi 1710
Thread: Brown 6/0 Uni-thread
Body: Tan or brown horse mane woven with 3 strands of orange embroidery floss. (Emboidery floss has six strands. Separate out three of them for weaving.) When woven in, the floss forms a stripe on the underside of the fly.
Hackl...

RECIPE:

Hook: Daiichi 1260 #6
Thread: Amber or Antique Gold
Pearsall’s Gossamer silk thread.
Body & Tail: Moose hair, stacked.
Overbody: Alec Jackson’s Peach
Japanese silk floss.
Rib: Brown or Java Brown Pearsall’s
Gossamer silk thread.
Wing: Brown bear hair.
Dubbing: Nature’s Spirit ...

RECIPE:

Hook: Daiichi 4660 #4
Thread: Amber Pearsall’s Gossamer silk thread.
Dubbing: Golden brown ICE-DUB
Foam: 1mm light brown craft foam; 3mm dark brown craft foam.
Wing: Brown bear hair.
Legs: Brown PERFECT RUBBER

RECIPE:

Hook: 3X Streamer hook sizes 4-10
Thread: Orange GSP 100
Body: Rainy’s Gorilla Body
Overwing: Natural Dark elk hair (Cow)
Underwing: Rainy’s Tear-Drop Wing material or Similar.
Legs: Brown Round Medium Rubber Legs
Places specifically used a lot: Adult Stoneflies are a very partic...

RECIPE:

Hook: TMC 7989 or any Black Lt wire steelhead hook
Thread: Black 8/0 or 6/0
Tail: Red Arctic Fox
Body: Silver Tinsel
Thorax: flour orange
Hackle: Arctic Fox Purple (Make hackle in a dubbing loop)

RECIPE:

Hook: TMC 206 BL #16-#14
Thread: Lt Olive
Tail: Lt olive arctic fox tail hairs
Body: Med-dark Olive arctic fox under fur
Body Veiling: Lt olive fox tail hair
eyes: Plastic eye or bead chain eyes, blk or olive

RECIPE:

Bead: One size smaller than normal for hook size
Hook: Mustad 390613 #18 to #12
Thread: Rusty Dun 8/0
Tail: Lemon Duck or Moose Body
Body: Hare’s ear
Rib: Fine Brass
Thorax: Hare’s ear or darker fur wing-case: pheasant tail, flash material, or Moose body
Legs: Partridge - Light ...

RECIPE:

Hook: Mustad 9671, Dai Riki 280
Thread: 3/0 mono to match body color
Tail: Dyed red Elk
Body: Polypropolene Yarn
Hackle: Brown or badger
UnderWing: deer hair
OverWing: Turkey tail sprayed with urethane
Legs: Golden pheasant tail fibers knotted
Head: Deer Hair Spun in 2 bunches

RECIPE:

Hook: Dai-Riki #320, #12
Thread: Uni-Thread, Brown 8/0
Wing: Hen Cape, Pale Watery Dun
Tail: Hen Cape, Pale Watery Dun
Body: Rooster Saddle Hackle stem, Saddle Brown
Thorax: Superfine dubbing, Brown
Hackle: Coq De Leon Rooster, Badger

RECIPE:

Hook: Dai-Riki #320 size 8
Thread: Uni-Thread, Tan 6/0
Butt: Uni-Thread, Red 6/0
Underwing: CDC, Natural Dun
Hackle: Coq De Leon Rooster Cape
Wing: Ozark Turkey, Mottled
Rib: Oval French Tinsel, Gold
Thorax: Superfine Dubbing, Olive

RECIPE:

Hook: Dia-Riki #320, #10 & 12
Thread: Uni-Thread, Brown 8/0
Body: Rooster Saddle stem, Saddle Brown
Thorax: Superfine dubbing, Brown
Legs: CDC, Black
Wing: Hen Cape, Pale Watery Dun