Flies

Custom sets of hand-crafted Shagworthy Flies

If you are interested in some flies for a custom order, please just shoot me an email at shaggy@shagworthyflycompany.com

Let me know the rivers you like to fish and the time of year. I love to do research and identify the best flies for the rivers you fish and design a set just for you. Prices depend on the types of flies, but generally range between $2 and $5 per fly.

South Platte Basin

Winter/Early Spring Collection

A custom set of flies from Shagworthy Fly Company designed for Winter and Early Spring on rivers of the South Platte River Basin.

30 Flies total for $70 plus shipping. Shagworthy Fly puck included.

Email me at shaggy@shagworthyflycompany.com to order.

Some favorite Shagworthy Flies

Birthday Crane Larva

Quilled body cdc mole fly

Hi-vis caddis elk hair

Weighted uv worm

messy bun nymph

Quill body Elk hair emerger

Gallery of Flies

I tie a wide variety of flies based on classic patterns, but love to add my own innovations based on experiences on the water and observation.

Here's what our customers say

”Nothing but Shagworthy flies in my boxes.” - The Silver Fox

”These flies work up and down the Rocky Mountains” - Mark the Rocket Scientist

Nothing takes the place of persistence except for Shagworthy Flies! - Rich

"Shagworthy is the official fly provider for Hot Buttered Rum String Band. Whenever possible, we bring him on tour as our full-time fly fishing tying tech. While we are onstage playing bluegrass, Chris is in the back of the bus tying flies for the next morning's adventure. The flies just look tasty and the trout agree!"

-Nat Keefe, guitarist of HBR

On a serious note, I had the pleasure of taking Nat out for some fishing before Hot Buttered Rum's 2024 Chautauqua show in Boulder. It was great to reciprocate for the many hours of enjoying HBR on stage beginning way back in Florida at Magnolia Fest in the early 2000s and through their recent shows at the Louisville Street Faire when I first gave Nat and the boys some Shagworthy flies as a payback. I look forward to the next time we can swap stories, explore some rivers, and rip some lips.

If you don't know HBR, please check them out at here and enjoy this video of Cherry Lake, one of their best fishing tunes!

-Shaggy