Fish Food

In his words: Phil Rowley's must-have Spring stillwater fly patterns. To avoid the skunk, Phil doesn't leave the house without these bugs. 

Spring's Glory Hatch is the Skwala Stonefly, but the March Brown Drake could be your big winner. Greg Thomas shares the secrets to timing the spring hatch, what to throw, and how to be successful during pre-run off in the northern Rockies.

As you can see there are many patterns in the Galloup fleet of flies both in dries and nymphs that are proven and have been in use for years. Not only this but we are just scratching the surface, Kelly has other patterns not included in this list that can be found in his forementioned books and videos.

This is one of the best times to catch the beginning of the Brown Drake hatch. As the fish discover the large nymphs swimming to the surface, an angler has the chance at a fish of a lifetime on a cripple or emerger style pattern.

Whatever you call them, blue-winged olives are an important part of a fly fisher’s yearly playbook.