Here at Hatches, we’re always on the lookout for interesting fly patterns. Probably the single greatest resource we have at our disposal for finding them is the Fly Pattern Database (which has grown to over 10,000 fly patterns!). No where else on the web can one find a greater archive of fly patterns, and we would like to thank everyone who has contributed to it. To express our great appreciation, and to make sure “older” patterns aren’t forgotten, we have decided to highlight three fly patterns from the database each week. We’ll share the best of the best, from the past to the present.

GLOBE PEQUOT ( THE LYONS PRESS, FALCON), November 1997
Binding Type: Hardcover
Retail Price: $16.95 at the Hatches Store
ISBN: 1-55821-067-9
“The trout’s biggest advantage is selectivity, and we can counteract it only by knowing the insects that make up his diet.  This is the reason for the study of stream entomology by the angler, and it is often the weak link in his skill.”
-Ernest Schwiebert
Trout Stream Insects: An Orvis Streamside Guide is by no means a new book.  However, since it was first published in 1990, it has successfully been introducing novice …

With rubber legs showing up in more and more fly patterns, one common problem fly tier’s are facing is that they get in the way when tying a whip finish knot. In this week’s Tying Tips, Hatches Magazine staff member Alex Cerveniak shares three quick and easy ways to keep those rubber legs out of the way.

Modern fly tiers love to employ the “latest and greatest” materials and techniques in their patterns. If a material orbits Earth in the Space Shuttle, chances are it becomes fodder for the tier’s bench. If some famous angler starts hackling dry flies with pig bristles, chances are the local fly shop will soon sponsor a seminar on hog hackling.
Not all that’s hot in fly tying is new, however. After years of being seen only in the pages of pre-1950 fly fishing books, classic wet flies are enjoying a vibrant period …

X-Caddis
Material List
Hook: Gamakatsu R10 #14
Thread: Griffith’s 14/0 dark brown
Shuck: Z-lon dun and amber mix
Rib: x-fine gold braid
Body: antron mix
Wing: Coastal deer hair
Tying Instructions
This is an easy caddis. Use colors to match your caddis flies. Tie in the shuck about as long as the hook shank. Tie in the rib. Dub the body. Original pattern used z-lon for the body as well as the shuck. Tie in the hair wing the same as for an elk hair caddis making the wing full and somewhat short. Hook shank to half shuck length.
Here …