Collection: New Fly Patterns

New Trout Fly Patterns

New fly patterns come out every year. Lots of times they are just the same old, same old fly, with either a new color variation added to it, or a new material added to it. However, every once in awhile there are some new fly patterns that come out that truly change the game. Often times these new fly patterns are developed by professional guides who are on the water day after day. They have to withstand the abuse from clients – the constant chewing on them from fish – and the exposure to the harsh elements. It’s extremely challenging to design discount flies that meets all these criteria, but it does happen.

New fly patterns are often designed out of a need to fill a niche. Especially new trout fly patterns. Trout flies are the most common of all fly fishing flies and for good very good reason. Many people fish for trout with a fly rod, so therefore most of your easily accessed trout fisheries see a lot of fishing pressure. The trout that live here become very educated, and the usual run of the mill flies that everyone else is fishing, just won’t cut it. The fish have been there and done that! Instead, you have to be innovative in order to get these fish to eat your fly. This is where the birth of new trout fly patterns takes place.

Creativity will go a long way here, along with lots of hours on the water, and a lot of trial and error. For instance, instead of trying to design new trout fly patterns that mimic a specific insect to a t, try making them stick out from the crowd. Make your new fly patterns have lots of flash and tie it in bright and bold colors. Instead of tying it to match the same size as all the naturals you are trying to mimic, make a size or two bigger so it stands out from the crowd. Lots of times, these new fly patterns will make fish react in whole different way. They will become inquisitive to it, or even very aggressive to it, and you will have a hot new fly to fish everywhere you go.

New steelhead fly patterns are this way as well. With steelhead flies though, it’s not so much about fishing over pressured fish, but rather coming up with a new way of making them swim through the water. With steelhead fishing, since these fish move so much in one day, your flies have to be designed to cover vast amounts of water all while enticing the fish to eat them. The best new steelhead fly patterns mimic caddisflies, saltwater shrimp flies, and a variety of baitfish flies and leeches.