Tom Thumb The Tom Thumb might be the most forgiving dry fly in your box. It's almost all deer hair, which means you can't really sink it, and there's very little to get wrong. Two or three minutes at the vise once you've got Ugly Flies • dries
F Fly The F fly is one of the simplest patterns you can tie, and it actually works. It was designed in the 1980s as a fly that could be tied quickly and cover a range of conditions, and it has stayed popular with beginners and experienced tyers ever since. Part of Ugly Flies • dries
Mr X The classic Madam X is a legendary attractor pattern, known for its high-floating profile and fish-catching ability. But sometimes, trout want a meal that is a little more bite-sized. Enter the Mr. X. This fly is what happens when you take a proven classic, shrink it down Ugly Flies • dries
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
