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Skip Morris dry flies...
...high floating, easy-to-spot on the water, and known to move tough trout.
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The following flies are Skip's original designs.
The sample flies in the photographs were tied by Solitude.
Morris May, BWO
This dry fly imitates the little blue-winged olive(BWO) or Baetis mayfly dun so common across North American rivers in the fall, winter, and early spring.
Commonly tied in sizes: 20, 18, 16
Morris May, March Brown
This dry fly imitates that late-winter mayfly of western rivers.
Commonly tied in sizes: 14, 12
Morris May, PMD
This dry fly imitates the pale morning dun mayfly that provides steady hatches through the regular season on western rivers.
Commonly tied in sizes: 18, 16, 14
Morris May, Trico
This dry fly imitates the tiny Tricorythodes or trico mayfly dun that hatches on the smooth sections of rivers all across North America in August and September.
Commonly tied in sizes: 24, 22, 20
Skaddis Dark
Imitates all sorts of darkish caddis. Thanks to the yellow topping on the wing, up where the fish can't see it, this one is easy to see on the water.
Commonly tied in sizes: 18, 16, 14
Skaddis Light
Imitates all sorts of pale caddisflies. Easy to see.
Commonly tied in sizes: 18, 16
These are not only durable but practically unsinkable! And they offer trout a clean, convincing outline of the two giant western stoneflies of rivers: the
salmonfly and the golden stonefly.
Both hatch in late spring to summer with the goldens following on the heels of the salmonflies. Exciting stuff!
Morris Foam Salmonfly
Imitates the biggest stonefly in North American rivers: the giant salmonfly.
Commonly tied in size: 6
Morris Foam Golden Stone
Imitates the second biggest stonefly in North American rivers: the golden stonefly.
Commonly tied in size: 8
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Skip has an essay in Big Sky Journal's annual Fly Fishing issue, called "Montana Hoppers: the Princess and the Brute" released February 1, 2023. Skip rewrote it a bit; I painted and illustrated it here, on our website. Here's the link on our web page to check it out:
Click here to read Skip's essay Montana Hoppers: The Princess and the Brute...
Top 12 Dry Flies for Trout Streams: How, When, and Where to Fish Them, is now available on Amazon as an ebook...check it out! Click on the links below to go to the information page on Top 12 Dry Flies (the link to Amazon is at the bottom of the page...)
Top 12 Dry Flies for Trout Streams: How, When, and Where to Fish Them
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Top 12 Dry Flies for Trout Streams: How, When, and Where to Fish Them (the link to Amazon is at the bottom of the page)...
Top 12 Nymphs for Trout Streams: How, When, and Where to Fish Them, 2nd Edition, originally published as an e-book only, is now available on Amazon as a paperback...check it out! Click on the links below to go to the information page on Top 12 Nymphs (the link to Amazon is at the bottom of the page...)
Top 12 Nymphs for Trout Streams: How, When, and Where to Fish Them (2nd Edition)
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Top 12 Nymphs for Trout Streams: How, When, and Where to Fish Them (2nd Edition). . .
Click here to get more information about Skip's e-book,
500 Trout Streams...
365 Fly Fishing Tips for Trout, Bass, and Panfish
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365 Tips for Trout, Bass, and Panfish...
Go to Skip Morris's Trout Fly Proportion Chart
Skip's ultra-popular Predator—a hit fly for bluegills and other panfishes and largemouth bass (also catches smallmouth bass and trout)—is being tied commercially by the Solitude Fly Company.
The Predator
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Tying the Predator
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