Dyret The Dyret is Norwegian for "the animal," and it earns the name. Gunnar Bingen crossed two patterns to build it, the Super Pupa and the Devil Bug. One was missing something and the other kept falling apart, and crossing them fixed both. The deer hair keeps this fly Ugly Flies • dries
Balloon Caddis That drag makes a wake across the surface that fish find hard to leave alone, and you get all of it from three materials. The one thing I do differently is the dubbing. My squirrel blend has Antron mixed through it, and that changes how the body works. The Antron Ugly Flies • dries
Veiled Egg There are few flies more controversial than eggs. Many waters have banned them, and many purists shun them. I'll leave it to you to judge whether it's a fly, or even something you'd use, but there's no denying their effectiveness. Not only Ugly Flies
Catgut Caddis The catgut caddis is one of my favorite flies, and the reason is simple. I've yet to find a better or more realistic material for a caddis body than catgut. It's translucent, it segments naturally, and it's a natural material which is a bonus. Ugly Flies
Micro Sculpin This micro sculpin pattern is a direct variation of Howard Croston’s famous Micro Rabbit Sculpin, the legendary design that helped secure a FIPS-Mouche World Fly Fishing Championship. While the original commercial pattern relies on rabbit zonkers, scaling a streamer down to a true micro-profile presents a challenge: Ugly Flies
Balanced Leech Few flies have quietly dominated stillwater fishing the way the Balanced Leech has. Tied to hang perfectly horizontal beneath an indicator, it sits suspended in the strike zone, not sinking away, not riding up, just hovering right where trout are looking. The concept sounds simple, but the results are hard Ugly Flies
