Beadhead woolybuggers,olive green..
I have every size of olive bh wooly booger in my vest. I fish olive 90% of the time. In recent years, I've gone to almost exclusively below surface flies - nymphs and streamers. I have more nymphs and streamers than 5 people should have. I still almost always start with a size 6-8 olive bh woolly booger.
In one of our local streams, I chuckle every time I go. The Clinch River is known for its micro insects, size 18-22 is the norm. I see guys flailing the water with the micro flys. I normally show up with a 2-4x tippet, flinging streamers, mainly woolly boogers. I get lots of non-purist looks but I bet I catch 2-3 fish to their 1 - and mine are generally larger. A sinking tip fly line with a WB can be magic on that river. I plan to check it out tomorrow or saturday. I should be alone.......
