New Custom Flies: custom flies, fly tying, new flies

We are planning another big increase in our stock of custom fly patterns for 2010. Here, as of March 20, are about 2/3 of these flies, which are now in stock and available for purchase. Check this page again in late May, when the rest of our custom flies and all of our new standard flies come in. You may also be interested in the rest of our custom flies.

Fall Drake Cripple	Clacka Caddis, Olive	Clacka Caddis, Tan
The "Green" Drakes that hatch in the Lamar drainage in September and October are seldom green. Most are grayish tan and somewhat smaller than most drakes. This cripple is the ticket when a Hare's Ear Parachute doesn't work. #12.	The Clacka Caddis was the big winner of last summer's "test" flies. This color combination matches the spring Mother's Day Caddis and is also a good bet as a rough water attractor when the early summer olive stones are hatching. #14. Other sizes available on request.	This version of the Clacka matches the summer Hydropsyche caddis as well as small grasshoppers. #14-16. Other sizes available on request.
Hazy Cripple, Gray	Hazy Cripple, Olive	Hazy Cripple, PMD
Hazy Cripples are durable, effective, float well, and are easy to see. The gray version imitates the Gray Baetis (Fall BWO) which hatch everywhere in the Yellowstone region from late August through early November. #18. Other sizes available on request.	The olive version of the Hazy Cripple matches the spring BWO. Make sure to have a few if you're planning to fish the spring creeks from March-May or the Firehole or Madison in late May or June. #18. Other sizes available on request.	The PMD version of the Hazy Cripple. Key on the Firehole in June and most other rivers in July and early August. #16. Other sizes available on request.
Spent Caddis, Olive	Trout Lake Caddis	Tweeter Caddis, Olive
Doug's tan spent caddis (and his similar spent spruce moth) were probably our most effective caddis emergers/spinners last season. The olive version matches the spring caddis. #12-14.	The large Traveling Sedges bring explosive rises on Trout Lake in the spring. Fish this fly with an aggressive strip-pause technique in or just under the film this July. #8.	Doug's tan Tweeters were excellent high floating attractor/egg-laying patterns for us last summer. The olive version matches the spring caddis as well as the early summer olive stoneflies. #14-16.
X-Caddis, Olive
Our extra-fuzzy version of the well-known X-Caddis, now available in olive. #14-16.

New Custom and Local Attactor and Terrestrial Dry Flies

Chunky Chernobyl, New Version	Clacka Caddis, Coachman	Clacka Caddis, Lime
We have modified the dressing of our version of the popular synthetic-winged Chernobyl variation. #8-12, tan, gold, and black.	THE big winner of our test flies last season. Top fly on the Yellowstone last season, and we didn't even deploy it until August. Durable, high-floating, super effective. #14-16. Other sizes available on request.	Lime version of the Clacka, for those of you who like like attractors. #14.
Clacka Caddis, Purple	Clacka Caddis, Claret	GFA, Cinnamon and Yellow
The Coachman Clacka was the big winner out of all flies last season, while purple was a color we started using in a big way. A match made in heaven... #14.	Reddish wine version of the Clacka, a great bet when lots of bugs are on the water. #14.	New color combo of the standby GFA attractor/hopper, after requests for another well-known hopper featuring this color combination. Standard cinnamon GFAs remain available. #10.
GFA, Gold	Hazy Cripple, Purple	Spent Caddis, Pink Cadillac
This golden-brown foam is magic stuff, and we've bought out our supplier several times (okay, our supplier is the craft store in Bozeman). A great color combination to match both Golden Stones and many late summer hoppers. #10.	After the Coachman Clacka started to lag in September with the onset of the fall mayflies, Purple Haze Parachutes and later this more precise purple mayfly took over. Even during heavy Baetis hatches the fish often preferred this one. Try it during ANY mayfly hatch. #16-18. Other sizes available on request.	Pink was another color that came on strong last fall, especially pink hoppers. This color combination of Doug's Spent Caddis can match smaller pink hoppers, as well as making your caddis stand out during a blizzard hatch. #16.

New Custom and Local Wet Flies, Soft Hackles, and Emergers

Black & Orange Soft Hackle	Don's Caddis Emerger, Tan	Grouse & Purple Soft Hackle
Try this one in the fall for run-up browns. The hotspot and dark, block outline will make this fly stand out as it's getting dark or when the weather's ugly, but not spook browns that see way too many giant flies and have learned to shy from them. #12.	Don's Caddis Emerger in olive is arguably our most consistent fly during the spring Mother's Day Caddis hatch. This tan version is almost as important during the summer Hydropsyche hatch. Fish it any way you like: deep, shallow, dead-drift, moving. The fish will take it any which way. #14-16.	The classic purple soft hackles have long been "secret weapons" for traditional anglers, especially during mayfly hatches when the weather is terrible. #18.
Neu Coachman	Olive & Hen Soft Hackle	Pink & Dun Soft Hackle
Many of our long time clients like to fish Coachman Trude dry flies wet, either as swung wet flies or stripped as a mini-streamer. This is a Coachman Trude for them, one that cuts out the middle man. Try it as a dropper behind a streamer and your mind will be blown. #12.	How many aquatic bugs are olive in overall color and have hints of brown with speckling? Exactly. #14.	Many of the pale summer mayflies feature pale pinkish casts, as do some Yellow Sally stones. Very few artificial flies match these characteristics. Try this one as a dropper behind an attractor dry during hatch situations. #14.
Red A Soft Hackle**
Popular in the Midwest, just as effective on Yellowstone waters. Fish it in the riffles on the Firehole or in beaver ponds where the larger brookies in our area reside. #16.

New Custom & Local Nymphs

Collared Serendipity, Purple	Glasshead R.A.M. Caddis	Hazy Serendipity, Chartreuse
The cranberry bead and red-dyed peacock herl collar on this Serendipity variation will make this pattern stand out, critical in heavy hatch situations and towards dark. An important attractor pattern on the Gibbon and Yellowstone. #14.	A twist on an old classic. The R.A.M. Caddis used to be the caddis nymph on the Madison, but has largely been supplanted by various Serendipities. This means the fish haven't seen it in awhile... #14.	A popular Serendipity color combination, now available tied with durable, translucent stretch material. #16.
Hazy Serendipity, Red	Montana Stone
A key bug in the winter on the Yellowstone or anytime on the spring creeks, imitating midge larvae. #20.	Matt Minch located a stash of these classic "junk bugs" somewhere in his warren of commercial fly tying paraphernalia. No longer very popular with anglers, but still a favorite of the fish. Try it post-runoff or in the fall. #4-10.

Contact Information
Phone:	(406) 848-7314
Address:	PO Box 196 202 Second Street South (US-89) Gardiner, MT 59030
E-Mail:	Richard Parks, Owner Walter Wiese, Head Guide