Types of Aquatic Insects
	May Fly May fly wings stand upright at rest and there are usually a small set of hind wings. Mayfies can have 2 or 3 tails.
	Caddis Fly Caddis flies have tent-like wings that are covered with fine hairs. They may also have very long antennae.
	Midge Midges have no tails. The wings of a midge lie flat on their body like common house flies.
	Stone Fly Stoneflies have wings that lie flat on their body when they are at rest. Stoneflies only have 2 tails which are sometimes very short.

When you walk into a fly shop for the first time, you are hit with a startling array of flies. Which ones should you pick? The best thing to do is ask what the fish are hitting on in the local streams. Besides that, you need some staples, flies that work most of the time, anywhere. The selection below is made up of classic patterns, which, when used correctly, will usually catch fish. One of the most important factors is size. Try to match the size of your fly to whatever the fish are feeding on. Most artificial flies range between the sizes #2, which are large, and a size #22, which are very small.

Listed below are samples of the flies that are simple to tie and easy to find at the local fly shops. If you would like to tie your own, find the receipe for the pattern at The Fly Bench brought to you by Andy Cooper.

The Dry Fly and Emergers have many different names and forms. They are: May flies, Olives, PMD/Sulphurs, Gray/Tan/Brown, Green Drakes, Tricos, Spinners, Caddisflies, Prospecting Flies, Midges, Terrestrials, and Stoneflies.

A few examples of Wet Flies are Soft Hackles and Classic Wets.

Nymphs are perfect for drifting near the bottom of the stream. They come in many forms: Beadheads and Tungheads, Mayflies, Caddis, Stoneflies, Midges, Crustaceans, Eggs & Worms, Damsels, Buzzers, Czechs, Shrimps, Pheasant Tails, Larvae and Pupae.

Muddlers & Sculpins, Traditional & Bucktails, Zonkers & Matukas, Buggers, Minnows and Leeches are types of Streamers.