Umpqua

"When it comes to dry fly fishing, if you are in doubt, “sink it”. This is a tip I learned from a great angler in my early years of guiding and wha...

Born and raised in Colorado my addiction for hunting trophy trout was a four-season experience, especially on the tailwaters of the Taylor, Frying ...

"The Mini Leech Jig is my go-to anchor fly for nymphs, dry droppers, or as a solo drifting streamer imitation. Tied on an Umpqua jig hook with a tu...

The Jujubaetis has become THE baetis pattern in the years since its inception.  With a perfectly shaped, durable small mayfly profile, the Jujubaet...

Looks can be so very deceiving. So please look again. Better yet, fish this fly. It is, as several already know, one of the most deadly caddis pupa...

"The UV Scud is a pattern that all tailwater junkies should carry in their arsenal of flies. Scuds are freshwater crustaceans that provide a high p...

"The Massacre Midge was a fly that I had been working on for years. I was trying to create a fly that would work as a midge emerger as well as a b...

The Mercury Midge is proof—less is more! The Mercury Midge is a tiers dream, it is quick to tie, durable, and fools finicky, hard fished trout, on ...