Dry FlyadvancedMidwest & Driftless
Trico Spinner
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Available Sizes#20 - #24
Color Variations
Black/WhiteOlive/White
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Regional shopStrong match
Driftless Angler
Matched on Midwest & Driftless, dry flies, trout. Driftless-specific trout source for spring creek nymphs, dries, and local bug windows.
Midwest & Driftlessdry fliestrout
Visit sourceRegional shopStrong match
AZ Fly Shop
Matched on dry flies, trout, carp. Arizona and Southwest shop lead for desert trout, bass, canal carp, and warmwater patterns.
dry fliestroutcarp
Visit sourceRegional shopStrong match
Davidson River Outfitters
Matched on dry flies, trout, trout. Southern Appalachian trout shop lead tied to the Davidson River and regional freestones.
dry fliestrout
Visit sourceBroad sourceBroad match
Fly Fish Food
Matched on dry flies, trout, broad catalog. Strong technical tying and trout catalog coverage, especially nymphs, dries, and stillwater flies.
dry fliestroutbroad catalog
Visit sourceBroad sourceBroad match
Fulling Mill Flies
Matched on dry flies, trout, broad catalog. Large pattern house with broad freshwater and saltwater fly categories.
dry fliestroutbroad catalog
Visit sourceEvery summer morning on Driftless spring creeks, clouds of Tricorythodes spinners mate, fall to the water, and die in a spectacle that makes trout lose all caution. The fish rise with metronomic regularity, eating these tiny spent-wing insects one after another like popcorn at a cinema. Your job is to put this size-22 fly among ten thousand naturals and convince a trout that yours is the one worth eating. Good luck. You will need it and 7X tippet.
Quick Facts
TypeDry Fly
Difficultyadvanced
SeasonsSummer
Target SpeciesBrown Trout, Brook Trout, Rainbow Trout
Sizes#20 - #24
Best LocationsTimber Coulee Creek, WI; Whitewater River, MN
Where to Fish It
Timber Coulee Creek
WI · Spring Creek
Whitewater River
MN · Spring Creek
Map unavailable. Locations for Trico Spinner: Timber Coulee Creek, WI; Whitewater River, MN
Related Reading
region guide
Driftless Area: Spring Creek Paradise
Tucked into the unglaciated hills of southwestern Wisconsin, southeastern Minnesota, and northeastern Iowa lies the Driftless Area — a landscape of cold spring creeks, limestone bluffs, and wild trout that rivals any destination in the country. This is the complete guide to fishing the Driftless.
hatch guide
The Complete Guide to Mayfly Hatches
Mayflies are the foundation of trout-stream entomology. This guide covers every major hatch — BWOs, PMDs, Green Drakes, Sulphurs, Tricos, and Hendricksons — with the biology, timing, and fly selections you need to fish them effectively across the country.
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