River Pattern Guide

Best Flies for Lee''s Ferry

Lee's Ferry is one of the most celebrated trout fisheries in the American West — a 15-mile tailwater on the Colorado River below Glen Canyon Dam that has been producing trophy rainbow trout since Lake...

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11 recommended patterns

Griffith's Gnat fly pattern
Dry Fly

Griffith's Gnat

The midge cluster pattern that saves the day on flat water.

Sizes 18–24

Klinkhammer Special fly pattern
Emerger

Klinkhammer Special

The curved-shank emerger that hangs in the film like the real thing.

Sizes 12–18

Thread Midge fly pattern
Midge

Thread Midge

Microscopic but mighty — the fly that matches the tiniest hatch.

Sizes 18–26

Blue-Winged Olive Comparadun fly pattern
Dry Fly

Blue-Winged Olive Comparadun

The Comparadun's deer hair fan wing sits flush in the film, presenting a realistic mayfly silhouette

Sizes 16–22

Adams fly pattern
Dry Fly

Adams

The original Adams dry fly is the foundation of American mayfly fishing. Its mixed grizzly and brown

Sizes 12–20

Rainbow Warrior fly pattern
Nymph

Rainbow Warrior

Lance Egan's Rainbow Warrior is a flashy midge/mayfly crossover pattern with a pearl Mylar body, red

Sizes 16–22

Last Chance Cripple fly pattern
Emerger

Last Chance Cripple

René Harrop's Last Chance Cripple imitates a mayfly that failed to fully emerge, trapped half-in, ha

Sizes 14–20

Quigley Cripple fly pattern
Emerger

Quigley Cripple

Bob Quigley's Cripple is a hybrid emerger with a nymph body below the film and a hackle-tip wing abo

Sizes 14–20

Duracell Jig fly pattern
Nymph

Duracell Jig

A hot-spotted attractor nymph that has dominated European fly fishing competitions for over a decade

Sizes #12–#16

Blue Dun fly pattern
Dry Fly

Blue Dun

One of the oldest and most storied dry fly patterns in the history of fly fishing, dating back centu

Sizes #14–#18

Starling and Herl fly pattern
Wet Fly

Starling and Herl

A classic North Country spider pattern consisting of nothing more than peacock herl and a starling h

Sizes #12–#16