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Drake Mayfly Collection Available

A new Framed Fly collection is now available!

This fly collection contains 8 drake (dragon) mayfly dry flies with wally wings. The term ‘drake’ is a Greek word for dragon and ‘wally wings’ is a fly tying technique for realistic-looking wings using a flank feather which was developed by Wally Lutz of Canada.

The following Drake Mayflies are included in this collection. You can find a detailed photo and description of each fly in the Drake Mayfly Collection on our Dry Flies page.

  • Brown Drake Mayfly
  • Golden Drake Mayfly
  • Gray Drake Mayfly
  • Green Drake Mayfly
  • Slate Drake Mayfly
  • Western Green Drake Mayfly
  • White Drake Mayfly
  • Yellow Drake Mayfly
5×7 Drake Mayfly Collection #1 (black)
5×7 Drake Mayfly Collection #1 (gray)
5×7 Drake Mayfly Collection #1 (white)

You can shop for this collection in the Framed Flies (5×7) section of my online store!

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Old Favorite Trout Fly Collection Available (5×7)

5x7 Old Favorite Trout Fly Collection #1 (black-gold)

A new Framed Fly collection is now available!

This collection contains 8 trout flies from Mary Orvis Marbury’s 1892 book “Favorite Flies And Their Histories”. You can read more about Mary Orvis Marbury and her book in the References section on our Wet Flies page.

The following Old Favorite Trout Flies are included in this collection. You can find a detailed photo and description of each fly in the Old Favorite Trout Fly Collection on our Wet Flies page.

  • No. 105. Beaverkill
  • No. 118. Orange Coachman
  • No. 137. Gosling
  • No. 140. Greenwell’s Glory
  • No. 143. Grizzly King
  • No. 179. Original Montreal
  • No. 195. Queen of the Water
  • No. 225. Gold Ribbed Hare’s Ear
5x7 Old Favorite Trout Fly Collection #1 (black-gold)
5×7 Old Favorite Trout Fly Collection #1 (black-gold)
5×7 Old Favorite Trout Fly Collection #1 (white)
5×7 Old Favorite Trout Fly Collection #1 (gray)

You can shop for this collection in the Framed Flies (5×7) section of my online store!

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Old Favorite Trout Fly Collection Available (8×10)

A new Framed Fly collection is now available!

This collection contains 18 trout flies from Mary Orvis Marbury’s 1892 book “Favorite Flies And Their Histories”. You can read more about Mary Orvis Marbury and her book in the References section on our Wet Flies page.

The following Old Favorite Trout Flies are included in this collection. You can find a detailed photo and description of each fly in the Old Favorite Trout Fly Collection on our Wet Flies page.

  • No. 93. Beauty
  • No. 105. Beaverkill
  • No. 106. Blue Bottle Fly
  • No. 118. Orange Coachman
  • No. 122. Cow Dung Fly
  • No. 125. Camlet Dun
  • No. 137. Gosling
  • No. 140. Greenwell’s Glory
  • No. 143. Grizzly King
  • No. 146. Royal Governor
  • No. 158. Iron Blue Dun
  • No. 174. March Brown
  • No. 179. Original Montreal
  • No. 192. Professor
  • No. 195. Queen of the Water
  • No. 225. Gold Ribbed Hare’s Ear
  • No. 229. Wickham’s Fancy
  • No. 232. Deer Fly
8×10 Old Favorite Trout Fly Collection #1 (black)

You can shop for this collection in the Framed Flies (8×10) section of my online store!