The Perfect Fly Series:
Recommended Prerequisites: All corresponding Imitating series
programs & applicable Choosing the Right Fly programs. Fly
Tying Techniques. Previous fly tying experience is not required.
programs & applicable Choosing the Right Fly programs. Fly
Tying Techniques. Previous fly tying experience is not required.
Click on DVD Program Below:
Why more fly patterns?
To have a specific pattern for
everything trout eat.
Flies should imitate both the appearance and
behavior of things trout eat. Anglers should
select their flies to imitate food items that the
trout (in a certain location and at a certain time)
are most likely eating; however, there can be
problems in doing this.
1. It is difficult to imagine what some flies were
designed to imitate. Many of them are labeled
with names that have nothing to do with the food
items they are intended to imitate - Blue Dun,
Adams, Trude, Blue Quill, for example. Most of
these types of flies are considered non-specific or
searching flies that were designed to imitate a wide
variety of trout food. We suppose you use them
when you don't know what you are trying to imitate.
2. The flies that are named for the food item they
were intended to imitate - Green Drake, Quill
Gordon, for example, are usually for only for the
adult or dun stage of life. In many cases, the
larvae or nymphal stage and the egg layers or
spinners do not have specific imitations.
3. Believe it or not, there are some items of
trout food that do not have specific imitations
(that are commercially available) even though there
are thousands of trout flies available.
The process of selecting a fly to imitate a
specific aquatic insect at the appropriate stage
of life is complicated by names that can be
very misleading and the lack of specific
patterns.
To have a specific pattern for
everything trout eat.
Flies should imitate both the appearance and
behavior of things trout eat. Anglers should
select their flies to imitate food items that the
trout (in a certain location and at a certain time)
are most likely eating; however, there can be
problems in doing this.
1. It is difficult to imagine what some flies were
designed to imitate. Many of them are labeled
with names that have nothing to do with the food
items they are intended to imitate - Blue Dun,
Adams, Trude, Blue Quill, for example. Most of
these types of flies are considered non-specific or
searching flies that were designed to imitate a wide
variety of trout food. We suppose you use them
when you don't know what you are trying to imitate.
2. The flies that are named for the food item they
were intended to imitate - Green Drake, Quill
Gordon, for example, are usually for only for the
adult or dun stage of life. In many cases, the
larvae or nymphal stage and the egg layers or
spinners do not have specific imitations.
3. Believe it or not, there are some items of
trout food that do not have specific imitations
(that are commercially available) even though there
are thousands of trout flies available.
The process of selecting a fly to imitate a
specific aquatic insect at the appropriate stage
of life is complicated by names that can be
very misleading and the lack of specific
patterns.
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Our purpose and intent was simple.
We wanted a specific fly pattern for everything trout eat.
When it came to aquatic insects, some of the various species where so similar to each other that it
would take a magnifying glass to determine the difference. If we couldn't see much difference in
them with the naked eye we figured the trout couldn't either. In those cases, we selected one fly
that imitated more than one species. For example, we have one pattern for both the Ephemerella
infrequens and the inermis mayfly nymphs.
In other cases, there was a noticeable difference in species of the same genus and in those cases
we selected a specific pattern for each of the species. For example, we have separate patterns for
the duns of the American March Brown and the Light Cahill even though both are species of the
Maccaffertium genus.
Names:
We named the flies for the food items they imitate. To help avoid confusion, these flies were
cross-referenced with both the common names and scientific names. The results were specific
fly patterns for everything that is important to imitate for the entire United States. If you know what
the trout are eating (or at least most likely eating) using our series of programs, tying a fly to
closely imitates it is quite simple.
Quality:
We not only wanted to select patterns that imitates certain food items, we wanted to select
patterns that are better than most others. We wanted each fly to look and act like the real thing
as much as possible. This resulted in flies that many would consider to be slightly more realistic
than most others. Our options were not unlimited because we wanted the materials to be as
natural and as economical as feasibly possible. We also wanted the tying process to be as
simple and easy as possible and the flies to last a reasonable amount of time without tearing
up. The resulted in "Perfect Flies"
We wanted a specific fly pattern for everything trout eat.
When it came to aquatic insects, some of the various species where so similar to each other that it
would take a magnifying glass to determine the difference. If we couldn't see much difference in
them with the naked eye we figured the trout couldn't either. In those cases, we selected one fly
that imitated more than one species. For example, we have one pattern for both the Ephemerella
infrequens and the inermis mayfly nymphs.
In other cases, there was a noticeable difference in species of the same genus and in those cases
we selected a specific pattern for each of the species. For example, we have separate patterns for
the duns of the American March Brown and the Light Cahill even though both are species of the
Maccaffertium genus.
Names:
We named the flies for the food items they imitate. To help avoid confusion, these flies were
cross-referenced with both the common names and scientific names. The results were specific
fly patterns for everything that is important to imitate for the entire United States. If you know what
the trout are eating (or at least most likely eating) using our series of programs, tying a fly to
closely imitates it is quite simple.
Quality:
We not only wanted to select patterns that imitates certain food items, we wanted to select
patterns that are better than most others. We wanted each fly to look and act like the real thing
as much as possible. This resulted in flies that many would consider to be slightly more realistic
than most others. Our options were not unlimited because we wanted the materials to be as
natural and as economical as feasibly possible. We also wanted the tying process to be as
simple and easy as possible and the flies to last a reasonable amount of time without tearing
up. The resulted in "Perfect Flies"
