Devil BUg This fly is an interesting one. It was invented twice so to speak, not exactly the same but close enough, and both times it wasn’t for trout. A hundred years on, it still gets tied, still gets fished, and still catches whatever’s eating off the surface. What earns Ugly Flies • dries
Micro Leech There's a pattern out there that almost everyone turns to when things get slow, especially in late season. And it works, right up until the water drops clear and cold and the fish stop chasing anything with real profile. That's the gap this fly is built Ugly Flies • streamers
Trout Eat the Emerger, Not the Dun There is a stage in a fly's life where it is at its most vulnerable to being eaten by a trout, and most anglers are missing the fly for it in their box. You have nymphs. You have plenty of dries. You probably have streamers. You are missing Ugly Flies
Trico Hatch I remember my first time seeing a caenis hatch. I was only a boy, but man did I get excited. But that was short lived. When you land on a hatch and see fish feeding, it is usually a good thing. This time the water was boiling. But no matter Ugly Flies
Most fly patterns are based on a bug that doesn't exist Fly patterns break into two categories, realistic and impressionistic. The impressionistic ones are what most anglers actually fish, and it's always been that way. Which is another way of saying most fly patterns are based on a bug that doesn't exist. The Adams isn't Ugly Flies
Trout eat more dead bugs than live ones We all know a trout's diet is made up mostly of nymphs. Nobody is debating that. But there's more to this story than what meets the eye. What if I told you that given the choice, trout will selectively pick dead flies over live ones? And Ugly Flies
