The Hopper Juan

By adding two beads to a Slim Shady, it now becomes a heavy dropper fly or a heavy single baetis nymph that can be used in a nymph rig with ...

After spending some time on the water the last few weeks, now is the time to get moving and make sure you have those patterns you rely on.  ...

I've been tying a lot of these lately and I think I have it down.  The Sparkle Wings are excellent patterns to use during any hatch.  Ti...

When I thought about fishing the Ark today, I imaged a dark, cloudy day, occasionally spitting snow and about 1:00 or so the BWOs would com...

Randy's Baetis Start by tying in wood duck /mallard tails and dub body. Tie in some legs by using same material as tail.  Cut to leng...

Let's just spend a minute thinking about a few things.  In southern Colorado, we are about two weeks away from some of the first Blue Wi...

Hopper Juan Green Drake Go 2 Prince Bullet Head Foam Stoned Hopper Juan's Holo. Baetis Orange Stimulator RS2 Furmisky Caddis Juan...

Here is a simple modification to a great fly that will increase tying efficiency and will not change the fly's effectiveness. Plus, with...

Before the massive caddis hatches showed up, I was able to fish on a cloudy, dark day. Perfect for a BWO hatch, I was sure it was going to b...