A close-up of a "Foamed Wing Emerger in Purple" fly pattern, tied by Brady Laehr. The fly features a gold hook with a purple wrapped body, a shimmery dark thorax, and a white, foamy wing case at the top. This fly is for sale at Fliesontheline.com.

Emergers and Wet Flies

These bugs are on their way up! From the bottom of the river they are making their way to adulthood through the treacherous water column. This section of fly tying videos focus on the typical three or more stage aquatic insects that we focus on as anglers; Caddis, Mayflies and Midges.

Mayflies


Batman Emerger
Barr’s Emerger BWO
Bloom’s Optic Nerve
Graveyard Baetis
Magic Fly
Batwing Emerger
Darth Baetis

Midges


Mercury Midge
Beadhead Foam Back Emerger
Shuttlecock Emerger
Skinny Dip Krystal
Bowtie Midge
No Mercy Midge
Smokejumper
Wired Juju Midge
Bubble Gut Midge
Graveyard Midge
Krystal Midge
Three Dollar Dip
Easdon’s Blindside Midge
Manhattan Midge
Serendipity
Medallion Midge

Caddis


Red Ass Soft Hackle
Lucky Charm
Bloody Meri
Splatte Roller
Crystal Soft Hackle
The Good and Plenty
Z-Wing Caddis
Woven Caddis Pupa
Sparkle Emerger
Nitro Caddis Pupa
Soft Hackle Hares Ear
Guides Choice Hares Ear

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