Explore the most popular fishing flies and patterns—including dry flies, nymphs and streamers—for fly fishing freshwater rivers and saltwater environment. Flies are listed in alphabetical order and organized by fly type.
Black (Winter) Stonefly
Type: Nymph
Imitates: Black Stonefly (Giant Salmon Fly)
Black Caddis
Type: Dry Fly
Imitates: Black Caddisfly
Blue Quill
Type: Dry Fly
Imitates: Mayfly, Midge
Blue Winged Olive
Type: Dry Fly
Imitates: Blue Winged Olive (BWO) Mayfly
Blue Winged Olive
Type: Nymph
Imitates: Blue Winged Olive (BWO) Mayfly
Brush
Type: Saltwater
Imitates: Baitfish
BWO
Type: Emerger
Imitates: Blue Winged Olive (BWO) Mayfly
BWO Parachute
Type: Dry Fly
Imitates: Blue Winged Olive (BWO) Mayfly
Caddis
Type: Emerger
Imitates: Caddisfly
Caddis Pupa
Type: Nymph
Imitates: Caddisfly
CDC Mayfly
Type: Emerger
Imitates: Mayfly (BWO, PMD, PED)
CDC Pheasant Tail
Type: Nymph
Imitates: Mayfly, Caddisfly, Stonefly, Midge, Damselfly
Cheech Leech
Type: Streamer
Imitates: Leeches, Baitfish
Chernobyl Ant
Type: Terrestrial
Imitates: Ant
Chubby Chernobyl
Type: Dry Fly
Imitates: Caddisfly, Stonefly, Salmonfly, Ant, Beetle
Classic Salmonfly
Type: Dry Fly
Imitates: Salmonfly
Clouser Minnow
Type: Saltwater
Imitates: Baitfish
Comparadun
Type: Dry Fly
Imitates: Mayfly (Green Drake, PMD, BWO)
Copper John
Type: Nymph
Imitates: Mayfly, Caddisfly, Stonefly
Crab
Type: Saltwater
Imitates: Crab
Crease
Type: Freshwater / Saltwater
Imitates: Baifish
Cripple
Type: Dry Fly
Imitates: Mayfly
Dahlberg Diver
Type: Saltwater
Imitates: Baitfish, Insects, Frogs, Lizard, Mice, etc.
Damselfly
Type: Terrestrial
Imitates: Daselfly
Damselfly
Type: Nymph
Imitates: Damselfly
Deceiver
Type: Freshwater / Saltwater
Imitates: Baitfish
Dragon Tail
Type: Saltwater
Imitates: Baitfish
Drunk & Disorderly
Type: Streamer
Imitates: Baitfish (wounded)
Elk Hair
Type: Emerger
Imitates: Caddisfly, Stonefly
Elk Hair Caddis
Type: Dry Fly
Imitates: Caddisfly, Stonefly
EP Peanut Butter
Type: Freshwater / Saltwater
Imitates: Baitfish
Galloup’s Dungeon
Type: Streamer
Imitates: Baitfish, Sculpin, Crayfish
Game Changer
Type: Streamer (freshwater/saltwater)
Imitates: Baitfish (small or large)
Girdle Bug
Type: Nymph
Imitates: Stonefly, Cranefly, Hellgrammite
Goddard Caddis
Type: Dry Fly
Imitates: Caddisfly
Golden Stonefly
Type: Nymph
Imitates: Golden Stonefly, Yellow Sally
Gotcha
Type: Saltwater
Imitates: Baitfish, Shrimp
Gray Midge
Type: Emerger
Imitates: Midge
Green Drake
Type: Dry Fly
Imitates: Green Drake Mayfly
Griffith’s Gnat
Type: Dry Fly
Imitates: Midge
Gurgler
Type: Freshwater / Saltwater
Imitates: Baitfish, Crabs, Frogs, Mice, etc.
Hare’s Ear
Type: Nymph
Imitates: Mayfly, Caddisfly, Stonefly, Midge, Scud, Sow Bug
Hare’s Ear Soft Hackle
Type: Nymph
Imitates: Mayfly, Caddisfly, Scud, Sow Bug
Henderickson
Type: Emerger
Imitates: Henderickson Mayfly
Hendrickson
Type: Dry Fly
Imitates: Hendrickson Mayfly
Hendrickson
Type: Nymph
Imitates: Hendrickson Mayfly
Hendrickson Spinner
Type: Dry Fly
Imitates: Hendrickson Mayfly
Hopper
Type: Terrestrial
Imitates: Grasshopper
Kreelex Minnow
Type: Streamer
Imitates: Baitfish
Light Cahill
Type: Dry Fly
Imitates: Mayfly (PMD, PED)
Light Cahill
Type: Nymph
Imitates: Mayfly (PMD, PED)
Lunch Money Fly
Type: Streamer
Imitates: Baitfish
Madam X
Type: Terrestrial
Imitates: Mayfly, Stonefly, Ant, Cicada, Grasshopper
Mahogany Dun
Type: Dry Fly
Imitates: Mayfly
Mantis Shrimp
Type: Saltwater
Imitates: Shrimp, Crustaceans
March Brown
Type: Dry Fly
Imitates: Mayfly (Brown/Tan)
Mayfly
Type: Emerger
Imitates: Mayfly
Milkfish Fly
Type: Saltwater
Imitates: Floating Algae
Morrish Hopper
Type: Terrestrial
Imitates: Grasshopper
Muddler Minnow
Type: Freshwater / Saltwater
Imitates: Sculpin, Baitfish
Mullet
Type: Saltwater
Imitates: Baitfish (Mullet, Silver Fish)
Near Nuff Sculpin
Type: Streamer
Imitates: Sculpin, Baitfish, Fly Nymphs
Noble Chernobyl
Type: Dry Fly
Imitates: Grasshopper, Salmonfly
October Caddis
Type: Dry Fly
Imitates: Caddisfly (October Caddis)
Parachute Midge
Type: Dry Fly
Imitates: Midge
Parachute PMD
Type: Dry Fly
Imitates: Pale Morning Dun (PMD) Mayfly
Pat’s Rubber Legs
Type: Nymph
Imitates: Stonefly
Perdigon
Type: Nymph
Imitates: Mayfly, Midge
Pheasant Tail
Type: Dry Fly
Imitates: Mayfly, Caddisfly, Midge
Pheasant Tail
Type: Nymph
Imitates: Mayfly, Caddisfly, Midge
PMD
Type: Emerger
Imitates: Pale Morning Dun (PMD) Mayfly
PMD Classic
Type: Dry Fly
Imitates: Mayfly (PMD)
PMD Dropper
Type: Nymph
Imitates: Pale Morning Dun (PMD) Mayfly
PMX (Parachute Madam X)
Type: Dry Fly
Imitates: Stonefly, Caddis, Mayfly, Grasshopper
Prince Nymph
Type: Nymph
Imitates: Mayfly, Caddisfly, Stonefly, Midge
Quill Gordon
Type: Dry Fly
Imitates: Mayfly
Rainbow Warrior
Type: Dry Fly
Imitates: Mayfly, Midge, Scud, Sow Bug
Red Quill
Type: Dry Fly
Imitates: Mayfly (Red Quill)
Royal Coachman
Type: Dry Fly
Imitates: Used when hatch isn’t present
Royal Wulff
Type: Dry Fly
Imitates: Mayfly, Terrestrials
RS2
Type: Emerger
Imitates: Mayfly, Midge
RS2
Type: Dry Fly
Imitates: Mayfly, Midge
Rusty Spinner
Type: Dry Fly
Imitates: Mayfly
Salmon Egg
Type: Wet Fly
Imitates: Fish eggs
Salmonfly
Type: Dry Fly
Imitates: Salmonfly
Salmonfly Stonefly
Type: Dry Fly
Imitates: Salmonfly
San Juan Worm
Type: Nymph
Imitates: Aquatic Worm
Scud
Type: Nymph
Imitates: Scud, Sow Bug, Caddis, Cranefly (larvae)
Sculpin
Type: Streamer
Imitates: Sculpin, Baitfish
Sculpzilla
Type: Streamer
Imitates: Sculpin
Seaducer
Type: Freshwater / Saltwater
Imitates: Baitfish, Amphibians, Crustaceans
Serendipity
Type: Dry Fly
Imitates: Caddisfly, Midge
Sex Dungeon
Type: Streamer
Imitates: Sculpin, Baitfish, Crayfish
Skwala Stonefly
Type: Dry Fly
Imitates: Skwala Stonefly, Stonefly, Salmonfly
Skwala Stonefly
Type: Nymph
Imitates: Skwala Stonefly
Soft Hackle
Type: Nymph
Imitates: Mayfly, Caddisfly, Midge, Terrestrials
Soft Hackle
Type: Emerger
Imitates: Mayfly, Caddisfly, Midge
Soft Hackle
Type: Dry Fly
Imitates: Mayfly, Caddisfly, Stonefly, Midge
Soft Hackle Pheasant Tail
Type: Dry Fly
Imitates: Mayfly
Sparkle Dun
Type: Dry Fly
Imitates: Mayfly (Green Drake, PMD, BWO, Trico)
Sparkle Minnow
Type: Streamer
Imitates: Baitfish
Spawning Shrimp
Type: Saltwater
Imitates: Spawning Shrimp
Stimulator
Type: Dry Fly
Imitates: Caddisfly, Stonefly, Mayfly, Grasshopper
Stonefly
Type: Nymph
Imitates: Stonefly
Sulphur
Type: Nymph
Imitates: Mayfly
Sulphur Dun
Type: Dry Fly
Imitates: Mayfly (PED), Light Caddis, Red Quill
Tarpon Bunny
Type: Saltwater
Imitates: Baitfish, Crab, Palolo Worm
Tarpon Toad
Type: Saltwater
Imitates: Baitfish (small or large)
Trico
Type: Nymph
Imitates: Trico Mayfly
Trico Dun
Type: Dry Fly
Imitates: Trico Mayfly
Trico Spinner
Type: Dry Fly
Imitates: Trico Mayfly
WD 40
Type: Emerger
Imitates: Mayfly (BWO), Midge
WD 40
Type: Nymph
Imitates: Mayfly (BWO), Midge
WD-50
Type: Nymph
Imitates: Mayfly (BWO), Midge
Woolly Worm
Type: Streamer
Imitates: Damselfly, Fly Nymphs, Hellgrammites
Yellow Sally
Type: Dry Fly
Imitates: Yellow Stonefly, Brown Stonefly
Yellow Sally
Type: Nymph
Imitates: Yellow Sally Stonefly
Yuk Bug
Type: Nymph
Imitates: Mayfly, Caddisfly, Stonefly, Sculpin
Zebra Midge
Type: Dry Fly
Imitates: Midge
Zebra Midge
Type: Nymph
Imitates: Midge
Zonker
Type: Saltwater
Imitates: Baitfish, Leeches
Zug Bug
Type: Nymph
Imitates: Caddisfly, Mayfly (ISO)
Z-wing Caddisfly
Type: Nymph
Imitates: Caddisfly
Flies by Type
Dry Flies
Dry flies for fishing fresh water trout, bass, panfish and salmon.
Nymphs
Nymph flies for fishing subsurface in rivers, lakes and streams.
Emergers
Emerger flies to simulate emerging midges, mayflies and caddisflies.
Streamers
Larger wet flies for targeting bigger predatory fish subsurface.
