Recommended Patterns

Recommended Fly Patterns for the
Connecticut River

Streamers Nymphs, with or without beads

Gray Ghost Maribou Pheasant Tail

Red Gray Ghost Maribou Prince

Putt’s Favorite Mercer’s Z-Wing Caddis

Soft Hackle Streamer Gold Ribbed Hare’s Ear

Royal Coachman Maribou Red Squirrel

Woolybugger San Juan Worm

Muddler Minnow Olive Caddis Pupa and Larva

Black Ghost Maribou Mercer’s Micro May

Copper John

Anato May

Dry Flies Emergers, with or without beads

Adams Soft Hackle Pheasant Tail

Parachute Adams Soft Hackle Hare’s Ear

BWO Rabbit’s foot Emerger

Elk Hair Caddis Partridge and Yellow

CDC Caddis Hatching Pupa

Griffith’s Gnat

Sulfur Comparadun

Yellow Sally Terrestrials

PMD Comparadun Ants, black and cinnamon

Henryville Special Hoppers

Stimulator Beetles

Usual Inch Worm

Humpy Turk’s Tarantula

Gray Wulff Cricket

Green Drake

The key to success on the river is to be observant of the insect hatches, fish activity and to move around. Everyone loves to fish a dry fly. It is very exciting to watch the trout rise and take the fly, but most trout feeding occurs subsurface, making nymph fishing extremely productive. Try fishing a dry fly with a small bead head nymph dropper or a tungsten bead head nymph trailing another nymph. Give different methods and patterns a try. If you have a certain fly that always produces for you, try it. There are no hard and fast rules!

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