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145 reviewed patterns

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Nymph · #16–22

Zebra Midge

A slim, fast-sinking midge-pupa pattern built from a thread body, wire rib, and bead.Open field guide

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Nymph · #12–20

Pheasant Tail Nymph

A compact mayfly-nymph pattern whose pheasant-tail fibers and copper rib create a slim, segmented profile.Open field guide

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Dry · #10–18

Elk Hair Caddis

A buoyant adult-caddis dry fly with a tented hair wing and palmered hackle that holds up in broken water.Open field guide

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Dry · #12–22

Parachute Adams

A highly visible mayfly-style dry with an upright post and hackle wrapped horizontally around that post.Open field guide

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Streamer · #6–12

Woolly Bugger

A mobile marabou-and-hackle streamer that can suggest several large food forms without being one exact imitation.Open field guide

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Emerger · #18–24

RS2

A sparse mayfly-or-midge emerger developed by Rim Chung to fish in, on, or just below the surface film.Open field guide

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Nymph · #10–20

Gold-Ribbed Hare's Ear Nymph

A buggy generalist nymph built around hare dubbing, a gold rib, and a dark wing case.Open field guide

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Nymph · #4–18

Prince Nymph

A high-contrast searching nymph with a peacock body, white biot wings, brown biot tails, and hackle collar.Open field guide

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Nymph · #12–18

Perdigon Nymph

A dense, slim competition-style nymph designed to sink quickly with little drag.Open field guide

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Dry · #14–24

Griffith's Gnat

A tiny peacock-and-grizzly pattern used for individual midges, clusters, and other very small surface food.Open field guide

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Emerger · #12–16

X-Caddis

Craig Mathews's low-riding caddis emerger with a trailing shuck and splayed deer-hair wing.Open field guide

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Dry · #4–16

Stimulator

A buoyant hair-wing attractor and stonefly-style dry built for broken water and dry-dropper use.Open field guide

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Terrestrial · #6–12

Chubby Chernobyl

A high-floating foam attractor with rubber legs and paired synthetic wing posts.Open field guide

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Dry · #14–18

PMD Comparadun

A low-riding, hackleless Pale Morning Dun dry with a fan-shaped deer-hair wing.Open field guide

Technical comparison illustration for the March Brown Dry Flies family with clearly labeled representative forms

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Pattern family · Commonly #10–14; verify locally

March Brown Dry Flies

A family destination for dry flies used around March Brown mayfly adults—not one exact recipe.Open family guide

Technical comparison illustration for the Blue-Winged Olive Patterns family with clearly labeled representative forms

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Pattern family · Often #14–24; stage and river vary

Blue-Winged Olive Patterns

A stage-based family for olive-bodied mayfly nymphs, emergers, adults, cripples, and spinners.Open family guide

Technical comparison illustration for the Caddis Pupa Patterns family with clearly labeled representative forms

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Pattern family · Varies by species; often #10–18

Caddis Pupa Patterns

A family of subsurface caddis patterns spanning pupa, ascending emerger, and soft-hackle presentations.Open family guide

Technical comparison illustration for the Stonefly Nymph Patterns family with clearly labeled representative forms

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Pattern family · #4–18 depending on species

Stonefly Nymph Patterns

A broad family of two-tailed, bottom-oriented stonefly nymph imitations in many sizes and weights.Open family guide

Technical comparison illustration for the Ant Patterns family with clearly labeled representative forms

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Pattern family · #12–20

Ant Patterns

Dry and sunken terrestrial patterns unified by an ant's pinched waist and two-lobed body.Open family guide

Technical comparison illustration for the Beetle Patterns family with clearly labeled representative forms

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Pattern family · #10–18

Beetle Patterns

Low-profile terrestrial patterns built to suggest a rounded beetle shell and short legs.Open family guide

Technical comparison illustration for the Grasshopper Patterns family with clearly labeled representative forms

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Pattern family · #6–14

Grasshopper Patterns

A family of foam, hair, and low-riding dry flies used to imitate grasshoppers and other large terrestrials.Open family guide

Technical comparison illustration for the Leech Patterns family with clearly labeled representative forms

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Pattern family · #4–14

Leech Patterns

A mobile streamer family spanning marabou, rabbit-strip, balanced, and sparse leech profiles.Open family guide

Technical comparison illustration for the Sculpin Patterns family with clearly labeled representative forms

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Pattern family · #2–12

Sculpin Patterns

A bottom-oriented streamer family built around a broad head and tapered baitfish body.Open family guide

Technical comparison illustration for the Soft-Hackle Wet Flies family with clearly labeled representative forms

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Pattern family · #10–20

Soft-Hackle Wet Flies

A family of sparse wet flies whose mobile feather collar suggests legs, wings, or an emerging insect.Open family guide

Technical comparison illustration for the Trout Streamer Patterns family with clearly labeled representative forms

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Pattern family · Match the water, quarry, and tackle; generic river wording gives no exact size

Trout Streamer Patterns

A planning family for general trout streamer wording when an exact named pattern or forage shape is not supplied.Open family guide

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Dry · #10–20

Adams Dry Fly

The classic upright-wing Adams: a gray-bodied dry with mixed brown-and-grizzly tail and hackle.Open field guide

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Nymph · #18–24

Black Beauty Midge

Pat Dorsey's sparse black midge-larva or pupa imitation with a fine rib and compact thorax.Open field guide

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Emerger · Often #18–24

WD-40

Mark Engler's slim Colorado emerger pattern, built around a thread abdomen and barred-fiber tail and wing case.Open field guide

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Nymph · #18–24

Mercury Midge

Pat Dorsey's glass-bead midge pattern with a slim thread body and fine wire rib.Open field guide

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Emerger · #20–26

Top Secret Midge

Pat Dorsey's tiny brown midge emerger with a white thread rib, sparkle-organza wing, and rusty thorax.Open field guide

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Nymph · #16–24

Juju Baetis

Charlie Craven's slim Baetis-style nymph with a segmented synthetic body, wing case, and sparse profile.Open field guide

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Nymph · Small tailwater sizes; verify the local form

Micro May

A compact bead-head mayfly nymph used as a small dropper or in a multi-nymph rig.Open field guide

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Emerger · #12–22, matched to the hatch

Sparkle Dun

Craig Mathews's low-riding mayfly pattern with a deer-hair fan wing and trailing Zelon-style shuck.Open field guide

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Dry · #12–18, matched to naturals

Rusty Spinner

A spent-wing mayfly pattern with a rust-brown body, divided tails, and flat outstretched wings.Open field guide

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Dry · #20–24

Trico Spinner

A very small spent-wing pattern for Trico spinner falls, with a sparse low flat profile.Open field guide

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Dry · #10–18

Royal Wulff

A buoyant hair-wing attractor with white upright wings, peacock body sections, and a red center band.Open field guide

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Emerger · #12–18

LaFontaine Sparkle Pupa

Gary LaFontaine's caddis-pupa design using a translucent Antron-style veil to suggest the emergence envelope.Open field guide

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Dry · Often #14–18; verify locally

Sulphur Comparadun

A pale orange-yellow, hackleless Comparadun tied specifically for Sulphur mayfly duns.Open field guide

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Wet Fly · #12–18

Partridge and Orange

A traditional sparse soft-hackle wet fly with a bright orange silk or thread body and mottled partridge collar.Open field guide

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Nymph · #10–20

Copper John

John Barr's fast-sinking attractor nymph with a wire abdomen, bead, biot tails, peacock thorax, and flash-backed wing case.Open field guide

Technical stage comparison for Mayfly Patterns by Stage with three labeled representative forms

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Pattern family · Match the local insect; the family label gives no exact size

Mayfly Patterns by Stage

A stage-first guide for reports that name a mayfly but do not identify a species or exact fly.Open family guide

Technical stage comparison for Pale Morning Dun Patterns with three labeled representative forms

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Pattern family · Often #14–20; verify locally

Pale Morning Dun Patterns

A stage-based PMD family spanning nymphs, emergers, duns, cripples, soft hackles, and spinners.Open family guide

Technical stage comparison for Sulphur Mayfly Patterns with three labeled representative forms

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Pattern family · Often #14–18; verify locally

Sulphur Mayfly Patterns

A pale-mayfly stage family for Sulphur nymphs, emergers, duns, cripples, soft hackles, and spinners.Open family guide

Technical stage comparison for Trico Patterns with three labeled representative forms

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Pattern family · Often #20–24

Trico Patterns

A tiny-mayfly family covering Trico nymphs, emergers, duns, clusters, and spent spinners.Open family guide

Technical stage comparison for Green Drake Patterns with three labeled representative forms

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Pattern family · Large mayfly sizes; verify local species

Green Drake Patterns

A large-mayfly family for Green Drake nymphs, emergers, cripples, duns, and spinners where the hatch occurs.Open family guide

Technical stage comparison for Brown Drake Patterns with three labeled representative forms

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Pattern family · Large mayfly sizes; verify locally

Brown Drake Patterns

A large-mayfly family separating Brown Drake nymphs, emergers, duns, and pale Coffin Fly spinner forms.Open family guide

Technical stage comparison for Hendrickson Patterns with three labeled representative forms

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Pattern family · Often #12–16

Hendrickson Patterns

An eastern mayfly family spanning nymphs, emergers, duns, soft hackles, Sparkle Duns, and spinners.Open family guide

Technical stage comparison for Callibaetis Patterns with three labeled representative forms

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Pattern family · Verify the local lake and brood

Callibaetis Patterns

A stillwater mayfly family for Callibaetis nymphs, emergers, duns, and mottled-wing spinners.Open family guide

Technical stage comparison for Blue Quill Patterns with three labeled representative forms

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Pattern family · Small mayfly sizes; verify locally

Blue Quill Patterns

A small eastern mayfly family for Blue Quill nymphs, emergers, duns, and spinners.Open family guide

Technical stage comparison for Quill Gordon Patterns with three labeled representative forms

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Pattern family · Verify the local hatch

Quill Gordon Patterns

An early-season eastern mayfly family separating Quill Gordon nymph, emerger, dun, wet-fly, and spinner choices.Open family guide

Technical stage comparison for Light Cahill Patterns with three labeled representative forms

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Pattern family · Often #12–18

Light Cahill Patterns

A pale eastern mayfly family for Light Cahill nymphs, emergers, traditional or parachute dries, and spinners.Open family guide

Technical stage comparison for Isonychia and Mahogany Dun Patterns with three labeled representative forms

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Pattern family · Often #10–14; verify locally

Isonychia and Mahogany Dun Patterns

A stage-based Isonychia family, including report wording such as Mahogany Dun or Slate Drake.Open family guide

Technical stage comparison for Hex Mayfly Patterns with three labeled representative forms

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Pattern family · Large mayfly sizes; verify the local water

Hex Mayfly Patterns

A large-mayfly family for Hexagenia nymph, emerger, dun, and spinner imitations.Open family guide

Technical stage comparison for Gray Fox Mayfly Patterns with three labeled representative forms

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Pattern family · Verify the local hatch

Gray Fox Mayfly Patterns

A spring mayfly family that keeps Gray Fox nymph, emerger, dun, wet-fly, and spinner forms separate.Open family guide

Technical stage comparison for Midge Patterns by Stage with three labeled representative forms

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Pattern family · Often #18–26; local insects vary

Midge Patterns by Stage

A stage-first midge family for larva, pupa, emerger, adult, and cluster patterns.Open family guide

Technical stage comparison for Caddis Patterns by Stage with three labeled representative forms

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Pattern family · Match local species; the family label gives no exact size

Caddis Patterns by Stage

A lifecycle guide for caddis larva, pupa, emerger, adult, spent, and skated dry patterns.Open family guide

Technical stage comparison for October Caddis Patterns with three labeled representative forms

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Pattern family · Often large caddis sizes; verify locally

October Caddis Patterns

A large fall-caddis family separating larva, pupa, wet or emerger, and adult dry forms.Open family guide

Technical stage comparison for Caddis Larva Patterns with three labeled representative forms

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Pattern family · Varies by species; often #10–18

Caddis Larva Patterns

A subsurface family for free-living, net-spinning, and cased-caddis larva imitations.Open family guide

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Nymph · A #12 guide form is documented; larger regional forms are common

Pat's Rubber Legs

Pat Bennett's heavy, chenille-bodied stonefly nymph with prominent flexible rubber legs.Open field guide

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Terrestrial · Multiple small-to-medium sizes; match the river report

Hippie Stomper

Andrew Grillos's compact foam attractor with a visible wing, hackle, hair tail, and rubber legs.Open field guide

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Terrestrial · #8–14

PMX

A low-riding, highly visible all-purpose attractor with a parachute post, hair, hackle, and rubber legs.Open field guide

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Nymph · Often #8–12

San Juan Worm

A simple curved chenille or synthetic worm imitation, usually fished subsurface.Open field guide

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Nymph · #10–12

Green Weenie

A bright chartreuse chenille pattern with a short looped tail, associated with Pennsylvania trout fishing.Open field guide

Technical comparison for Stonefly Patterns by Stage with three labeled representative forms

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Pattern family · Varies widely by species and river

Stonefly Patterns by Stage

A stage-first guide separating bottom-oriented nymphs from emerging and adult stonefly patterns.Open family guide

Technical comparison for Yellow Sally Patterns with three labeled representative forms

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Pattern family · Often small stonefly sizes; verify locally

Yellow Sally Patterns

A small-stonefly family separating dark or mottled nymphs from yellow-toned adult dry patterns.Open family guide

Technical comparison for Skwala Stonefly Patterns with three labeled representative forms

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Pattern family · Adult patterns often #8–10; verify locally

Skwala Stonefly Patterns

An early-season stonefly family with separate bottom nymph and low-riding olive adult patterns.Open family guide

Technical comparison for Golden Stonefly Patterns with three labeled representative forms

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Pattern family · Large stonefly sizes; nymph references span roughly #4–12

Golden Stonefly Patterns

A large-stonefly family separating robust golden nymphs from winged adult dry patterns.Open family guide

Technical comparison for Salmonfly Patterns with three labeled representative forms

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Pattern family · Large stonefly sizes; verify the river

Salmonfly Patterns

A very large stonefly family separating crawling nymphs from substantial adult dry patterns.Open family guide

Technical comparison for Black Stonefly Patterns with three labeled representative forms

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Pattern family · Small to medium stonefly sizes; verify locally

Black Stonefly Patterns

A dark-stonefly family separating small black nymphs from winged adult patterns.Open family guide

Technical comparison for Nocturnal Stonefly Patterns with three labeled representative forms

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Pattern family · Varies by river and species

Nocturnal Stonefly Patterns

A behavior-led stonefly family for nymph and adult forms associated with evening or nighttime activity.Open family guide

Technical comparison for Terrestrial Patterns with three labeled representative forms

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Pattern family · Tiny ants through very large cicadas

Terrestrial Patterns

A field guide separating ant, beetle, hopper, cricket, cicada, and general attractor silhouettes.Open family guide

Technical comparison for Cicada Patterns with three labeled representative forms

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Pattern family · Large terrestrials; match the local cicada

Cicada Patterns

Large buoyant terrestrial patterns matched to locally present cicadas rather than one universal recipe.Open family guide

Technical comparison for Cricket Patterns with three labeled representative forms

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Pattern family · Match local insects

Cricket Patterns

Dark terrestrial dries with a compact body and pronounced legs, kept separate from hoppers and beetles.Open family guide

Technical comparison for Mouse Patterns with three labeled representative forms

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Pattern family · Large surface patterns; match tackle and local fish

Mouse Patterns

Surface and wake patterns that suggest a swimming mouse or other small mammal.Open family guide

Technical comparison for Worm Patterns with three labeled representative forms

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Pattern family · Varies by pattern and regulation

Worm Patterns

A legal-aware family for aquatic-worm, earthworm, chenille, wire, and soft-material imitations.Open family guide

Technical comparison for Crane Fly Patterns with three labeled representative forms

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Pattern family · A #12 larva guide form is documented; verify local adults

Crane Fly Patterns

A lifecycle family separating long subsurface crane-fly larvae from gangly winged adults.Open family guide

Technical comparison for Mosquito Patterns with three labeled representative forms

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Pattern family · Small dry-fly sizes; verify locally

Mosquito Patterns

Small, delicate adult-insect and attractor patterns used when report wording says mosquito without naming a recipe.Open family guide

Technical comparison for Foam Attractor Dry Patterns with three labeled representative forms

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Pattern family · Small to large; match the report and dropper load

Foam Attractor Dry Patterns

A cross-insect family of buoyant foam dries built for visibility, flotation, and a suggestive terrestrial profile.Open family guide

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Streamer · Often #4–8; larger regional variations exist

Coffey's Sparkle Minnow

Greg Coffey's cone-head, marabou-and-flash baitfish streamer for swinging, stripping, or controlled dead drifts.Open field guide

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Streamer · Commonly #6–12; a #10 guide form is documented

Muddler Minnow

Don Gapen's classic sculpin-style streamer with a spun deer-hair head, mottled turkey wing, and metallic body.Open field guide

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Streamer · #2–6 in the reviewed source

Zonker Streamer

Dan Byford's rabbit-strip baitfish streamer, shown here in a weighted Pearl Zonker form.Open field guide

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Streamer · #2–10 for the reviewed marabou form

Black Ghost Streamer

Herb Welch's black-bodied Maine streamer, represented here by the common white-marabou-wing form.Open field guide

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Streamer · #2–6 in the FFI guide

Gray Ghost

Carrie Stevens's layered Rangeley-style featherwing streamer with an orange body and long gray wing.Open field guide

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Streamer · #4–14

Mickey Finn

A sparse red-and-yellow bucktail streamer with a metallic body and silver rib.Open field guide

Technical comparison for Baitfish and Minnow Patterns with three labeled representative forms

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Pattern family · Match the local forage and tackle; the family label gives no exact size

Baitfish and Minnow Patterns

A forage-first streamer family separating slim, weighted, reflective, and species-shaped baitfish silhouettes.Open family guide

Technical comparison for Articulated Trout Streamer Patterns with three labeled representative forms

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Pattern family · Varies widely; match tackle and local regulations

Articulated Trout Streamer Patterns

A construction family for jointed trout streamers whose sections, hooks, weight, and materials create different actions.Open family guide

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Streamer · The FFI guide documents a #4 example; regional forms vary

Clouser Deep Minnow

Bob Clouser's sparse dumbbell-eye baitfish pattern, designed for smallmouth bass and now used across fresh and salt water.Open field guide

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Streamer · No universal size; small freshwater and very large predator forms differ materially

Chocklett's Game Changer

Blane Chocklett's multi-segment articulated baitfish platform, built to swim with a jointed, tapering body.Open field guide

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Other · Bass and panfish sizes vary; match tackle and cover

Sneaky Pete Slider

A cone-head bass slider that makes subtler surface disturbance than a cupped-face popper.Open field guide

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Other · FFI documents sizes #10 through #2 depending on target

Stealth Bomber

Kent Edmonds's folded-sheet-foam diver and slider for bass, bream, and other warmwater fish.Open field guide

Technical comparison for Bass and Panfish Popper Patterns with three labeled representative forms

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Pattern family · Small panfish through large bass sizes

Bass and Panfish Popper Patterns

A surface family defined by a forward face that pushes, spits, or pops water rather than one exact recipe.Open family guide

Technical comparison for Warmwater Slider and Diver Patterns with three labeled representative forms

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Pattern family · Match cover, quarry, and tackle

Warmwater Slider and Diver Patterns

A surface-and-shallow family separating quiet gliding sliders from heads that dive or wake when stripped.Open family guide

Technical comparison for Warmwater Surface Bug Patterns with three labeled representative forms

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Pattern family · Small panfish bugs through large bass flies

Warmwater Surface Bug Patterns

A construction-and-silhouette family for foam, deer-hair, frog, and other warmwater surface bugs without an exact pattern name.Open family guide

Technical comparison for Crayfish and Crawfish Patterns with three labeled representative forms

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Pattern family · Match local crayfish and quarry; the family label is not a size

Crayfish and Crawfish Patterns

A bottom-oriented family separating realistic, buggy, jigged, and molting crayfish silhouettes.Open family guide

Technical comparison for Hellgrammite Patterns with three labeled representative forms

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Pattern family · Large nymph sizes; match local larvae and tackle

Hellgrammite Patterns

A large aquatic-larva family with an elongated segmented body, lateral filaments, six thoracic legs, and paired terminal hooks.Open family guide

Technical comparison for Damselfly Nymph Patterns with three labeled representative forms

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Pattern family · Match local nymphs; a #10 tying example is documented

Damselfly Nymph Patterns

A slender stillwater-and-slow-water nymph family with a narrow body and three leaf-like tail gills.Open family guide

Technical comparison for Dragonfly Nymph Patterns with three labeled representative forms

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Pattern family · Mature naturals can approach roughly 1.5 inches; match locally

Dragonfly Nymph Patterns

A stockier Odonata nymph family separating swimming darners from broad crawling or burrowing forms.Open family guide

Technical comparison for Warmwater Baitfish Patterns with three labeled representative forms

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Pattern family · Match local forage, target species, and tackle

Warmwater Baitfish Patterns

A warmwater forage family separating shad-shaped, articulated, lightly weighted, and general minnow streamers.Open family guide

Technical comparison for Carp Fly Patterns with three labeled representative forms

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Pattern family · Common examples span roughly #4–12; match water and fish

Carp Fly Patterns

A presentation-sensitive family spanning sparse crayfish, damsel, worm-like, and buggy bottom flies used for carp.Open family guide

Technical comparison for Warmwater Bottom Bug and Swimming Nymph Patterns with three labeled representative forms

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Pattern family · Match prey, target fish, and tackle

Warmwater Bottom Bug and Swimming Nymph Patterns

A planning family for jigged, rubber-legged, swimming, and bottom-oriented warmwater nymph wording without an exact recipe.Open family guide

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Egg Flesh · #12–14 in the reviewed Orvis tying example; local rules and forms vary

Sucker Spawn

A looped-yarn egg-cluster pattern used in Great Lakes and other migratory fisheries.Open field guide

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Egg Flesh · No universal size; match the target species, legal hook rules, tackle, and local forage

Egg-Sucking Leech

A mobile leech or streamer body finished with a contrasting egg-like head.Open field guide

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Egg Flesh · No universal size; match the target species, legal hook rules, tackle, and local forage

Glo Bug

A compact yarn egg fly whose trimmed fibers form a single round or slightly veiled egg profile.Open field guide

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Egg Flesh · No universal size; match the target species, legal hook rules, tackle, and local forage

Estaz Egg

A bright egg-style fly built from dense sparkly Estaz or similar chenille around the hook.Open field guide

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Wet Fly · Approximately two inches in the reviewed Orvis recipe; hook and shank vary

Hoh Bo Spey

Charles St. Pierre's sparse Intruder-style steelhead fly with a compact shank, dubbing station, flash, and marabou collar.Open field guide

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Wet Fly · No universal size; match the target species, legal hook rules, tackle, and local forage

Green Butt Skunk

A classic steelhead hairwing built around a fluorescent-green butt, dark body, silver rib, dark hackle, and pale wing.Open field guide

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Wet Fly · No universal size; match the target species, legal hook rules, tackle, and local forage

Freight Train

A classic Pacific Northwest steelhead hairwing with fluorescent butt sections, a dark body, and a sparse pale wing.Open field guide

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Wet Fly · No universal size; match the target species, legal hook rules, tackle, and local forage

Silver Hilton

A classic dark steelhead wet fly distinguished by a silver body and dark feather or hair wing.Open field guide

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Wet Fly · No universal size; match the target species, legal hook rules, tackle, and local forage

Brindle Bug

A compact classic steelhead wet fly with a mottled dark body, contrasting hackle, and simple low-water profile.Open field guide

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Wet Fly · No universal size; match the target species, legal hook rules, tackle, and local forage

Comet

A bright West Coast salmon and shad fly built around a long tail, chenille body, palmered or collared hackle, and prominent eyes.Open field guide

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Wet Fly · No universal size; match the target species, legal hook rules, tackle, and local forage

Polar Shrimp

A classic salmon and steelhead hairwing whose orange-red body and pale wing suggest—but do not literally copy—a shrimp.Open field guide

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Saltwater · No universal size; match the target species, legal hook rules, tackle, and local forage

Lefty's Deceiver

Lefty Kreh's adaptable baitfish style combining a feather tail with a bucktail collar that resists fouling.Open field guide

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Saltwater · No universal size; match the target species, legal hook rules, tackle, and local forage

Gartside Gurgler

Jack Gartside's segmented foam surface fly with a forward lip that wakes, pushes, and gurgles.Open field guide

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Saltwater · No universal size; match the target species, legal hook rules, tackle, and local forage

Crease Fly

Joe Blados's folded-foam baitfish fly, shaped to float and pop while retaining a narrow side profile.Open field guide

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Saltwater · No universal size; match the target species, legal hook rules, tackle, and local forage

Merkin Crab

A permit-oriented crab pattern built around a flattened yarn body, splayed legs, eyes, and a compact claw profile.Open field guide

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Saltwater · No universal size; match the target species, legal hook rules, tackle, and local forage

Double Deceiver

An articulated baitfish pattern that extends the Deceiver idea across two connected hook or shank sections.Open field guide

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Saltwater · No universal size; match the target species, legal hook rules, tackle, and local forage

Half-and-Half

A Clouser-and-Deceiver hybrid pairing a feather tail with a dumbbell-eye bucktail front section.Open field guide

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Saltwater · No universal size; match the target species, legal hook rules, tackle, and local forage