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Renegade

The Renegade is a classic attractor pattern developed by Idaho guide Taylor “Beartracks” Williams in 1928. Its fore-and-aft hackle design allows it to be fished either on the surface or below it, making it useful in both rivers and lakes. When dressed with dry-fly hackle, it can be dead-drifted through riffles, skated across the surface, or used as a searching fly when no specific hatch is apparent. It can also be swung or retrieved as a wet fly, where it may suggest an emerging insect or cluster of midges. Renegades are commonly tied in sizes 10 through 16 and are particularly effective for trout and cutthroat. The main tying considerations are reinforcing the peacock-herl body and spacing the contrasting front and rear hackles evenly.

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