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If you could only use, say, 10 flies, what would you choose?
Same question asked a different way, if you were going to tie 10 flies because they were most productive what would you pick? These will be very regional!
For me: Pheasant tail Gold ribbed hares ear Prince nymph RS2 BWO sparkle dun Hopper Elk hair caddis Parachute Adams Scud Leech, or maybe Rock Worm or San Juan worm.
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That's a great selection. My list would look very similar, but I'd make room for a few Casual Dress and I'd go heavy on the scuds.
EDIT: I'd squeeze in some Griffiths Gnats as well.
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Throw a Woolly Bugger and a Stonefly in there and I'd be good.
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If you could only use, say, 10 flies, what would you choose?
Same question asked a different way, if you were going to tie 10 flies because they were most productive what would you pick? These will be very regional!
For me: Pheasant tail Gold ribbed hares ear Prince nymph RS2 BWO sparkle dun Hopper Elk hair caddis Parachute Adams Scud Leech, or maybe Rock Worm or San Juan worm.
Around here i'd replace the RS2 with an ant pattern but the rest of that looks a lot like my fly boxes. Well, I do have a bunch of Sulpher's so may need to find some more trade space!
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That pretty well describes my fly boxes.
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Great list, for me and where I live I would drop the Scud and Leech and add a Sulphur Sparkle Dun and a Zebra Midge (Black/Silver).
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Just missing a gnat pattern like a Griffiths gnat and zebra midge An articulated type streamer Clouser minnow crayfish pattern an egg pattern. I like crystal meth If you could only use, say, 10 flies, what would you choose?
Same question asked a different way, if you were going to tie 10 flies because they were most productive what would you pick? These will be very regional!
For me: Pheasant tail Gold ribbed hares ear Prince nymph RS2 BWO sparkle dun Hopper Elk hair caddis Parachute Adams Scud Leech, or maybe Rock Worm or San Juan worm.
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Just missing a gnat pattern like a Griffiths gnat and zebra midge An articulated type streamer Clouser minnow crayfish pattern an egg pattern. I LIKE CRYSTAL METH All the flys mentioned, I think, will catch fish just about anywhere. Add a couple of local favorites and you should be good to go. That being said size means a lot too. My fly boxes are a hodge podge of flys, some I have no clue where they came from, but there are days when none of them work.
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If trout refuse to bite I ll sometimes throw a big articulated leech /streamer pattern with a sink tip and throw it down and across stream and let swing then strip in. It has saved me from many fishless days
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Sounds almost like sacrilege but I would drop the pheasant tail and substitute a good Frenchie pattern. Also, find a way to add a small rainbow warrior.
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One thing I've used east and west (Colorado) is a CopperJohn or a close bead-head derivative - for a rook like me it always seems to come through especially on overcast days. I would find a place on the list for it.
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Orange stimulator Red humpy Elk hair caddis Hares ear Pheasant tail Prince nymph Cimmaron special Pats rubber leg Zebra midge Wooly bugger
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Sounds almost like sacrilege but I would drop the pheasant tail and substitute a good Frenchie pattern. Also, find a way to add a small rainbow warrior. I hadn’t heard of a rainbow warrior. Like this one?
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that is the rainbow warrior. Very simple and effective nymph.
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My list would include:
- Yellow Humpy - Pheasant tail nymph - Gold Ribbed Hare’s ear nymph - Chamois Caddis nymph - Elk Hair caddis - Golden Stone nymph - Black Gnat - Red San Juan worm - Yellow/orange Stimulator - Adams
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