Flies

The Fly Fishing Tradition’s Fly Pattern Index, is an alphabetical list of recommended fly patterns for the Lower Yuba River and other Northern California waters. These are the flies I carry or in some cases wish I was carrying. Many of the flies on this index are also my “Go To” flies that you will also find as recommended patterns in the “Hatch Chart”.

In many cases there are fly pattern recipes for tying your own flies or information as to where you can purchase or order the recommended flies. I’ll keep this list updated with new and innovative patterns as we go along.

If you click on any of the patterns listed below if will give you information which includes:

Pattern Name
Class of Fly – Nymph, Emerger, Dry, Dun,or Other
Originator – Originator of the pattern is known
Source – The distributor and in some cases where you can get the flies
Clay’s Notes – Notes on the fly and it’s uses and in some cases fly tying recipes.

The list includes patterns I use and recommend (my “go-to flies” are marked with a star).

Includes Pattern Recipe.

Adams Parawulff – March Brown
Bill Carnazzo’s Skwala Stonefly Dry
Brooks Hot Creek Caddis
CDC Low Profile Caddis – Tan
CDC Thorax Pink Albert
Cahill Pink
Chubby Chernobyl
Clark’s Stonefly
Cutter’s EC Caddis – Mother’s Day
Cutter’s EC Caddis – Summer
Fertile Caddis
Gray Drake Parachute
Harrop’s Biot Parachute March Brown
Henrys Fork Caddis
Hogan’s Low Rider Sally
Light Cahill Parachute
Little Yellow Stone
Mercer’s Missing Link Caddis
Olive Quill Parachute
Parachute Baetis – Dubbed
Skwalanator
Stimulator – Golden Stone
Stimulator – Yellow Sally
Stimulator – Olive
Stimulator – Skwala
The Knothead
Madam X
Twilight Pinkie
Western March Brown Parachute
X-Caddis – Dark Green
X-Caddis – Green
X-Caddis – Olive
X-Caddis – Tan
Yellow Sally Stonefly
Yuba Pinkie

Baetis Sparkle Dun
BWO Hairwing Dun
CDC Baetis Dun
Comparadun – Baetis
Epeorus Improved Sparkle Dun
Gray Drake Comparadun
Harrop’s Hairwing Dun
Harrop’s March Brown Hairwing Dun
Improved Sparkle Dun – PMD
March Brown Sparkle Dun
Olive Quill Dun
Quigley’s Hackle Stacker BWO
Trico Sparkle Dun
Western March Brown Biot Dun

Antron Caddis Pupa
Baetis Soft Hackle Emerger
Barr Emerger
BWO CDC Cripple
Bead Head Thorax PMD Emerger
Bubbleback Bead Head Emerger – PMD
Bubbleback Emerger
CDC Baetis Emerger
Drymerger – Baetis
Emergent Caddis Pupa
Epeorus Soft Hackle
Harrop’s CDC Biot Emerger
Harrop’s Last Chance Cripple – Baetis
Harrop’s Last Chance Cripple – Pink Albert
Harrop’s Last Chance Cripple – PMD
Hogan’s Sipper – BWO
Hogan’s Sipper – PMD
Hogan’s Spring Fling Caddis Pupa
Hogan’s Yuba Emerger
Hogan’s Yuba Emerger – Dark Olive
Hogan’s Yuba Pupa
Hogan’s Yuba Pupa – Dark Olive
Hogan’s Yuba Pupa – Olive
Iris Caddis
LaFontaine Caddis Sparkle Pupa
Last Chance Cripple – Pink Albert
March Brown Flymph
March Brown Soft Hackle
Nemes Soft Hackle Pheasant Tail Isonychia
Nicks Soft Hackle
PMD CDC Emerger
PMD Floating Nymph
Pale Morning Dun Cripple – PMD
Partridge and Peacock Soft Hackle
Partridge and Yellow Soft Hackle
Quigley’s Cripple – PMD
Quigley’s Film Critic
Quigley’s Film Critic – PMD
Quigley’s CDC Floating Nymph – PMD
Quigley’s Hackle Stacker Sally
Quigley’s Half Dun – PMD
Quigley’s Loopy Emerger
Quigley’s Loopy PMD
Quigley’s Marabou Cripple – BWO
Quigley’s Marabou Cripple – PMD
Quigley’s March Brown Cripple
Quigley’s Sparkle Stacker
RS2 – Olive
Soft Hackle Emerger
Translucent Caddis Emerger
Trina’s Bubbleback Emerger – PMD

Andersons Rubberleg Stone
Baetis Nymph
Bubbleback Emerger – BWO
Bead Head Yellow Sally Nymph
Birds Nest
Brite Rock Worm
Burks Crystal HBI Nymph
Burks HBI Nymph
Crackback PMD Nymph
Electric Rockworm
Epeorus Nymph
Flatulator – Baetis
Flatulator – PMD
Fox’s Poopah
Fox’s Poopah – Cinnamon
Fox’s Springtime Poopah
Gold Bead Flashback Pheasant Tail
Hogan’s Chubby Cousin
Hogan’s Isonychia Nymph
Hogan’s Little Amigo – Brown
Hogan’s Little Amigo – Olive
Hogan’s March Madness
Hogan’s Military May
Hogan’s Military May – PMD
Hogan’s Red Headed Stepchild
Hogan’s S&M Nymph – Brown – PMD
Hogan’s S&M Nymph – Olive
Hogan’s Spring Creek Geek – BWO
Hogan’s Spring Creek Geek – BWO
Hogan’s Spring Creek Geek – PMD
Jacklin’s Green Rock Worm
Jimmy Legs
Mayfly Nymph – Pink Albert
Mercers Beaded Biot Epoxy Golden Stone
Mercers Glass Bead Micro Mayfly
Mercers Beaded Biot Golden Stone
Mercers Little Brown Bug
Mercers Isonychia Nymph
Mercers Poxyback Pale Morning Dun
Mercers Poxyback Yellow Sally
Mercers Skwala Nymph
Mercers Trigger Nymph – PMD
Morrish’s Anato-May
Morrish’s Hot Wire Caddis
Morrish’s Iron Sally Nymph
PMD Nymph
Pheasant Tail Nymph – Baetis
Pheasant Tail Nymph – March Brown
Pheasant Tail Nymph – PMD
Price’s Nosepicker – PMD
Prince Nymph
Quigley’s Flash Caddis
Skips Nymph
Sloan’s Isonychia Nymph
Sloan’s Mighty May
Superfloss Rubberlegs
The Peoples Stonefly
Trico WD40 Nymph
Western March Brown Nymph

Barr’s Hopper Dropper
Boles Bazooka
Chernobyl Ant
CDC Baetis Spinner
CDC PMD Spinner
CDC Rusty Biot Spinner
Chaos Hopper
Epeorus Hi-Vis Spinner
Epeorus Spinner
Fat Albert
Fox’s Fertilizer
Glitter Ant
Glow Roe (Troutbeads)
Hi-Vis Beetle
King Kong Hopper
Micro Spawn – Oregon Chesse (or Sucker Spawn)
Natural Roe (Troutbeads)
Peach Pearl (Troutbeads)
Salmon (Troutbeads)
Silverman’s Bee
Surreal Egg – Peachy King
Surreal Egg – Pink Lady
Surreal Egg – Salmon Egg
Surreal Egg – Shrimp Pink
Surreal Egg – Steelhead Orange
Thingamahopper
Trico Poly Wing Spinner
Troutbeads

Copper Bob
Copper John
Dark Lord
Gold Bead Flashback Pheasant Tail
Gold Rib Hare’s Ear Nymph
Kegler’s Sin City Nymph – Black
Kegler’s Sin City Nymph – Blue
Kegler’s Sin City Nymph – Olive
Kegler’s Sin City Nymph – Red
Mercer’s Pyscho Prince
Mercer’s Tungsten Bead Swing Nymph
Parachute Adams
Purple Haze
Royal Wulff
Twenty Incher