Tying and Fishing the Madam X Fly the Easy Way
I've always felt that the madam x fly is one of those patterns that just looks right, even if you can't quite pin down exactly what bug it's supposed to be. If you spend enough time around fly shops or old-timers on the river, you'll hear it brought up eventually. It's a classic attractor, a high-floater, and a bit of a legend in the world of terrestrial patterns. Whether you think it looks like a grasshopper, a giant stonefly, or just a very confused moth, the trout don't seem to mind the ambiguity. They just eat it. ...