• Flies designed with purpose

Hipster Dufus

The Hipster Dufus is the fly that started it all for me.  I owe Jay Z. a great deal of gratitude and thanks for the inspiration and help along the way.  I can whole heartily say that this fly catches fish...flat out.  Whether I am using it as a searching pattern on still water, river or specifically for a body of water that keys on it, I am confident every time I tie one on.  Keeping the abdomen/thorax relationship is key for silhouette, and the cdc wing adds not only seductive movement, but a little panache for a carp fly.

Umpqua 2022 Catalog Selection

Carp flies designed with purpose

I design bugs that have some resistance in them, to slow them down upon entry, as well as giving them a soft landing.  I am a strong believer in this putting more (picky) fish in the net.  This mostly applies to my still water designs, with my river designs having the necessary  adjustments to accommodate flows and depth.

Wakame Salad - explained

The Wakame Salad is influenced by Barry Reynolds, in that he witnessed carp eating debris one day on the DSP and it influenced his tying.  So he went home and designed a fly (the Carp Bitter) around said debris.  So one day I was checking out  a pond close to work on a lunch break and saw the same thing; and I thought about doing the same.  Only I was designing on for still water fish, and I was getting into resistance built into flies.  Soft landing and slow sinking are my jam. So it took me a few weeks to put all the parts together, but I am extremely happy with the results.  

Wakame tip:

due to the body build, and being synthetic it won't sink upon first cast. so work it as a dry for cruisers or cloopers in the new/dry condition or soak it thoroughly first then fish it.  hope this helps!!

Hipster Dufus lovin'

“... I came around a point at the pond and there she was, face in the mud and tail up. I launched out a Hipster Dufus from my bud Daryl Angler, and she slurped it right up.”

Chris Fowler

Dufus lovin'

“my backyard location is heating up. Nervous Water Flies are doing it. The Dufus is MONEY”

Randy Pruitt

Ginger approved!

“Worth every penny! Superb carp research and understanding. Fill your box with these and you will get eats. Thanks dude!”

Ryan Russell

Arizona lovin'

"In carp fishing presentation is everything. I feel that probably carries over in to producing and packaging carp related items. Shout to Daryl Angler and his baby Nervous Water Flies. Perfection." 

Ryan Poq

Tried & True Dufus!

"WOW THIS IS AWESOME!!! Hipster Dufus doing work👊👊💥 First carp on my new Nervous Water Flies! Might need something bigger than my 5 wt."

Kevin Flessner

Who am I?

Well, I'm a pretty normal dude, husband, father, brother, uncle, and son. In addition to Nervous Water Flies, I have a degree in audio production, which allows me to work on fly fishing projects as a sound designer and mixer.  If you are curious you can click on the Vimeo link and check out some of my work.   All that said, I really enjoy designing bugs that will last and produce.  As you can see, I don't have a ton of flies up because I only sell what I fish...well that and I am the only one tying them, ha!

I am an Umpqua Fly Designer and an ambassador/team member for Vicuna dubbing, with whom I have a custom carp blend available!

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