Every river has its own special patterns ... yourself some money and just fill a fly box with the following classics. It’ll work about as well during a caddis hatch as it does during a mayfly ...

On such days, these are the nymph patterns that I like to have in my fly box. In fast water ... subsurface insect – from mayfly nymphs to caddis pupa to stoneflies. When you’re not sure ...

In the summer, you’ll get into dry fly territory – they’ll be keyed in on mayflies and caddis, so stock up on Adams patterns and several sizes of Elk Hair Caddis flies. For fall and winter ...