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Dry Flies for Trout Fishing

Mr. Rapidan Drys	Hair Wing Drys
Standard Drys	Spring Creek Drys & Midges
Terrestrials	Caddisflies
Stoneflies

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Mr. Rapidan© Parachute Dry Fly Size 14, 16, 18, 20	Mr. Rapidan© Dry Fly Size 12, 14, 16, 18
This is the most popular dry fly we sell. The bright wing makes it highly visible to the angler, it floats like a cork, its body and hackle color let us successfully match the natural Quill Gordon, March Brown, Little Yellow Stonefly and Little Olives. The Parachute style presents the light pattern of the naturals. The popularity is well justified by its success in a broad variety of situations.	This is the original pattern that spawned the other six flies in this series and is still the first dry fly of choice by many anglers across this country. In the fifteen years since we first put this on the market, a good indication of the anglers' success with the Mr. Rapidan is the frequency with which an order for several flies "to try" is quickly followed by an order for a dozen of each in several sizes.
$2.15	$2.15

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Crippled Mr. Rapidan© Size 14, 16 $2.50	Ginger Quill Size 14 $1.60

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Adams Dry Fly Size 12, 14, 16 $1.60	March Brown Dry Fly Size 12, 14 $1.60	Blue Quill Size 16, 18 $1.60

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Light Cahill Dry Fly Size 14, 16, 18 $1.60	Quill Gordon Dry Fly Size 12, 14, 16 $1.60	Gray Fox Dry Fly Size 14 $1.60

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C.D.C Olive Caddis Size 16, 18 $1.60	C.D.C Blue Wing Olive Size 16, 18, 20 $1.60

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	This was the favorite trout dry fly of Ben Schley who was a great fisherman and a very special friend. It's one of the few flies that honestly passes for natural mayflies, caddisflies and stoneflies. Effective from April until November.	Size 14, 16, 18 2.50

Hair Wing Dry Flies
These are tough, high floating flies which are great in full stream conditions. The Coachman Trude is one of my favorites on the mountain trout streams.

	Stimulator Olive Size 14, 16, 18 $1.75

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Spring Creek and Tailwater Dry Flies & Midges
When trout feed heavily on a specific hatch they can be very selective in which artificial flies they will accept. Below is a list of the flies I turn to when I encounter this. I'm especially fond of the no hackle patterns on Beatis hatches and sometimes go to these on the Sulphur hatch on both the spring creeks and the mountain streams is Ed Shenk's Sulphur.
larger image	Shenk's Sulfur Size 16, 18 $2.85

	Murray's Sulfur Dry©
	This pattern effectively matches this fine hatch all over the country. From the freestone streams and the tailwaters in the east to the spring creeks in the Rockies this takes many trout that pass up conventional ties. NEW! Available Jan. 2008
	Size 16, 18 $2.50

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Mr. Rapidan Midge Dry and Crippled Midge©
Here are two midges that will fool those trout which are feeding on natural chironmids and the yellow wings enable us to see them in all conditions even though they are very small.
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Mr. Rapidan Midge©, Dry Size 18, 20, 22 $2.50	Mr. Rapidan Crippled Midge© Size 18, 20 $2.50

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Beatis Parachute

Size 18, 22

$1.60

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Griffith Gnat

Size 16, 18, 20

$1.75

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Birchell's Hatching Midge

Size 20, 22

$1.95

Trico
These are the most magnificent ties you've seen. They are truely collector quality.
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Trico Spinner Size 24 $2.50	Trico Krystal Wing Spinner Size 24 $2.50

Murray's Dry Stonefly© Series
These are tied to float delicately in order to fool the tough trout which feed on these hatches. The natural Little Yellow Stoneflies are on many streams from April until August. The natural Little Dark Stoneflies are on many streams sporadically from February to April and can often be seen resting on the snow along the streams in late winter. The natural Bronze Stoneflies are sporadic from February to May and the size 18 in this pattern is exceptionally productive when the midges are hatching early in the spring and in the fall.
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Murray's Little Dark Stonefly Dry© Size 16, 18 $2.50	Murray's Little Yellow Stonefly Dry© Size 16, 18 $2.50	Murray's Bronze Stonefly Dry© Size 14, 16, 18 $2.50

larger image	Standard Little Yellow Stonefly Dry
	These little beauties are on our mountain trout streams from April until August in great numbers and the trout feed heavily upon them.
	Size 16 $1.75


Murray's Professor Dry Fly Size 14, 16 $2.50	Murray's Yellow Drake Dry Fly Size 14, 16 $2.50
The Professor was Jack Sperry's favorite trout fly. Jack was one of the most accomplished anglers in the country and he used this to match mayflies, stoneflies, and caddisflies. This is very effective all season. New--Available Jan. 2008	This style tie was my favorite when I started trout fishing in the 60's and it seldom lets me down. The tube elk hair body helps it float like a cork and produces a perfect light pattern of the natural mayflies. Use this as a searching pattern and to match the naturals from the middle of April until fall. New--Available Jan. 2008


Troth's Elk Hair Caddis
This is one of our greatest trout flies because of the abundance of natural caddisflies throughout the season.
Olive or Brown Size 12, 14, 16, 18 $1.60

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Mr. Rapidan Delta Wing Caddis©
Adult caddisflies are present on most trout streams from April until October even when there are few mayflies and stoneflies. In order to match these hatches we now tie these in three colors.
Black, Tan or Olive Sizes 14, 16 $2.75

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	Size 14, 16, 18	$2.75
	This is one of the finest flies I've ever used when there is not a heavy hatch of a specific insect.

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	Size 14, 16, 18	$1.60
	I use more of these drys than I do the standard drys becasue I believe I catch more fish on them.

Terrestrials

After the spring hatches become sparse the trout feed heavily on terrestrials because it's the only game in town. In order to get the best action I choose the terrestrial pattern and size to match the naturals I see along the stream. I have, however, observed a natural biological sequence that helps guide me. The first terrestrials I see are the black ants followed closely by cinnamon ants, the beetles and houseflies show up next, then the inchworms and crickets and by July the hoppers are on. I also try to match the terrestrials I use to the natural cover along the streams. For example, I use ants where I find many tree limbs over the streams because these sprinkle the naturals onto the stream. Houseflies and beetles are great where there are leafy shrubs along the streams. Shenk's Cricket is my choice when the mountain wasps are out and in streams along pasture and hay fields. These fields also produce many grasshoppers and I like to fish Shenk's Letort Hopper tight against the undercut banks.

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Ants
Many trout eat more ants than any other single insect. This could explain thei willingness to take our Ant patterns when they investigate but refuse regular flies. The problem arises with thie selectivity to certain patterns and the low fly visibilty to us.
Parachute Black Ant Size 14, 16, 18, 20 $1.75	Mr. Rapidan Ant© Size 14, 16, 18, 20 $2.65

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Black Fur Ant Size 14, 16, 18, 20 $1.60	Cinnamon Fur Ant Size 14, 16, 18 $1.60

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Hi-Viz Foam Black Ant Size 16, 18 $1.95	McMurray Ants Black or Cinnamon Size 14, 16, 18, 20 $2.85


Letort Hopper Dry (Shenk) Size 12, 14, 16	Dave's Hopper Dry Size 8, 10, 12, 14
This is my favorite Hopper pattern for the toughest trout. These are equally effective for the trout you see rising or for just fishing the water in order to cover all likely feeding stations. Since many trout seemingly lie in ambush waiting for natural hoppers to fall onto the stream I like to ply my Hoppers tight against the banks.	This is the most realistic hopper we have even down to the kicking legs. This is a very durable ties and thus lends itself well to smallmouths as well as trout. The sizes 6, 8, and 10 are exceptionally productive for the bass in the Shenandoah River in Summer. Fish them tight against the banks with a very slow leg-kicking action.
$2.95	$2.10


Joe's Hopper Size 10, 12 $2.10
This is a hackled pattern which has been popular on large streams for many years because of its high visibilty. A good friend likes to fish wet as well as dry. Says he takes more fish on it underwater.

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Parachute Hopper Dry Size 12, 14 $2.10	Shenk's Cricket Dry© Size 10, 12, 14, 16 $2.95
This is a highly visible hopper to most anglers on large streams for years thus gaining popularity in low light conditions and floating large streams. The materials and style of tie of this fly produce a floater with fish appeal.	This is my favorite terrestrial pattern. Not only does this mimic real crickets better than any other pattern I've ever found, it passes quite well for some wasp we have on many of our mountain trout streams.

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Murray's Housefly Size 14, 16 $2.50	Murray's Flying Beetle© Size 14, 16, 18 $2.25
I developed this many years ago to fool the tough trout that seem to know and refuse every fly in your box. This fly creates an entirely different "light pattern" and silhouette on the stream surface and the trout usually take it quickly. Effective from May until November.	This is my go to pattern for trout across the country. It's easy to see wing allows us to fish this fly in many situations we would normally find ourselves switching to a larger fly. If you are fishing hoppers and crickets, seriously consider this beetle.


Hi-Viz Foam Beetle Size 16 $1.95	Crowe Beetle (Shenks) Size 12, 14, 16, 18 $2.50
Great angler visibilty and fish appeal. This fly is black with a fluorescent red spot on it's back.	This fly has great fish appeal, probably because it passes for so many different insects.


Dave's Inchworm Size 12 $1.75	Murray's Inchworm© Size 14 $2.50
Dave's Inchworm Size 12 $1.75	The success of this pattern has been a well kept secret by many master anglers for years! This fly will fool big trout in both spring creeks and freestone streams.

Dry Flies for Trout Fishing

Hair Wing Dry Flies

Spring Creek and Tailwater Dry Flies & Midges

Mr. Rapidan Midge Dry and Crippled Midge©

Trico

Murray's Dry Stonefly© Series

Standard Little Yellow Stonefly Dry

Troth's Elk Hair Caddis

Mr. Rapidan Delta Wing Caddis©

Baltz Para Nymph Dry©

Adams Parachute

Terrestrials

Ants

Mr. Rapidan Midge Dry and
Crippled Midge©