04-19-2009, 03:47 AM
I "must have" only 6, in assorted sizes and a couple different shades.
*Parachute Adams (grey, pmd, maybe some olives)
*Mayfly Emerger (fished in the film, with a small foam underwing for flotation)
*CDC Dun, (Just some CDC tied to the hook shank--thread body, no tail, no dubbing, no hackle, no nothing but some fuzz on a hook!)
*Spent Wing Mayfly (rusty, trico-black, and a few pale ones) The above CDC fly also fits this bill when wings are splayed.
*Elk Hair Caddis
These 5 cover most any midge, mayfly, or caddis situation, then I add :
*foam-bodied, rubber-legged hoppers. (Black and Tan to cover most "big bugs")
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Any additional flies are for a specific hatch on a specific day, that you don't see too often. (Adult stone flies, Green Drakes, Flavs, CDC caddis, other emergers, etc) Only when needed, but not in the everyday box. Might be an attractor or two tossed in just for fun (Humpy, Trude, etc) Beetles and Ants also have their moments, and are not far from the "must have" box, though not in it. During the warmer months, I also must have some adult damsel flies.
The first 6 are my only "Must Haves" though, day in and day out, anywhere and any time.
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*Parachute Adams (grey, pmd, maybe some olives)
*Mayfly Emerger (fished in the film, with a small foam underwing for flotation)
*CDC Dun, (Just some CDC tied to the hook shank--thread body, no tail, no dubbing, no hackle, no nothing but some fuzz on a hook!)
*Spent Wing Mayfly (rusty, trico-black, and a few pale ones) The above CDC fly also fits this bill when wings are splayed.
*Elk Hair Caddis
These 5 cover most any midge, mayfly, or caddis situation, then I add :
*foam-bodied, rubber-legged hoppers. (Black and Tan to cover most "big bugs")
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Any additional flies are for a specific hatch on a specific day, that you don't see too often. (Adult stone flies, Green Drakes, Flavs, CDC caddis, other emergers, etc) Only when needed, but not in the everyday box. Might be an attractor or two tossed in just for fun (Humpy, Trude, etc) Beetles and Ants also have their moments, and are not far from the "must have" box, though not in it. During the warmer months, I also must have some adult damsel flies.
The first 6 are my only "Must Haves" though, day in and day out, anywhere and any time.
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