If you could use only one fly?

[Scott B]

Here is a interesting question to all. If you had to fish for one year with only one fly pattern what would it be? My personal choice would be a size 10 olive bugger with a bead head. What would be your choice?

 

[sstasiak]

Hmmmm.....one fly for every stream....I'd have to go with a #12 2X long black bugger tied with rusty dyed peacock herls. I think I've successfully used this fly almost everywhere I've fished

 

[RickW]

only one .....only one fly? what fun would that be?

ok, I'll play along: bead head prince nymph

 

[McAwful]

RickW,
Good call on the prince, that would be my second or third choice.

The most important thing I learned from my father fishing wise is to always fish a #14 Gold Ribbed Hares Ear. You can:
1.Grease it and fish it on the surface or in the film.
2.Swing it like a wet fly
3.Fish it down deep High Stick/Lisering Lift or indicator style
4.Swim it like a scud etc
McA

 

[mang]

Olive emerger, nuff said.:judge:

 

[RickW]

If I really had to live that situation, One fly only, I would tie a catskill type dry fly with ribbed rabbit dubbing, a wood duck or mallard flank wing, grizzly hackle and a mallard flank tail. I'd tie it on a 1x long hook. That fly, like McAwful's grhe could be modified as needed.

spinner: trim the wing, top and bottom hackles

nymph: pick the dubbing to make it bushier, and trim the hackle and wing

caddis larva: trim the hackle and wing completly off

etc., etc

 

[sstasiak]

Not to get too technical.....Are we allowed to modify our one fly, or do we have to use it as is?

 

[RickW]

sst,

If we can't modify, I'm going to change my choice to a #10 blasting cap

 

[Pete]

Soft hackle hare's ear (rib & head from fine copper wire).

Second choice, Wooly bugger (olive/brown body, brown tail & hackle).

 

[serotonin]

Second choice, Wooly bugger (olive/brown body, brown tail & hackle).

That would probably be my first choice... in those exact colors! :thumbs:

 

[Andre]

Big white BH Zonker

 

[sushi]

Pheasant tail ....

 

[flyman23]

I have a lot of luck with the jailbird nymph.

 

[quality time]

McAwful has got it right! A GRHE can be rigged for fishing from the top to the bottom. It can simulate an emerger in the film all the way down to a crawler nymph on the bottom. It can be fished in pocket water or in smooth water, and it can be fished in all seasons. I also like cone head buggers, but they are more like a jig, and the GRHE is more of a purists 'fly'.

 

[jcstikfish]

For me, here in the northeast, I would have to go with one of my soft-hackle caddis larvae patterns. In cream or white. Why?

1) Decent caddis populations are found in most trout streams.

2) Soft-hackle dressing can effectively imitate larvae, pupae and drowned adult.

3) White coloration matches some naturals but also doubles as an attractor. (fishes well in stained water)



Something like this:

~James

 

[AKSkim]

If I had only one fly to fish with it would be none other than...

Sir Copper John himself I would.