What are your favourite flys?

[whatacatch]

I am curious about what flys you find work best. Do you have favourites for different locations? Or a special fly for certain types of fish?

Kathryn Maroun

 

[RedSkullz]

This ought to be a fun thread for flyfishers! I flyfished alot and tied man, many flies for many species before i injured my neck and here were some of my favorites.

Trout
Royal Coachman
Blue Dun
LIght Cahill
Royal Wulff
Sawyer's Pheasant Tail
Eggo Sucking Leech


Bass
Muddler Minnow
Frog deer hair flour green and brown
The Mouse - deer hair popper
Zonker
Whitlock Swimming Frog
LUcky Wriggler

Pike:
Leprechaun (tied oversize)
Mickey Finn
Yellow Rabbit
Black Dahlberg Diver
Whitlock Swimming Frog
Lucky Wriggler
Jack Hammer

I needed a reminder of the names so i pulled out one of my favorite fly recipie books. Fly Patterns an international guide by taff price. Excellent book for patterns with beautiful illustrations, but the book assumes you know how to flytie. Excellent book if you are looking for great pike fly recipies.(and tons for trout, bass, salmon)

 

[Bolcheck]

Hey there Kathryn, welcome to the board, and how's the show going?

As for the flies I have a few go to ones, I have a dry fly pattern "stimulator"( I know very vague) I've had them for over ten years down to my last few, but they are never fail.
And I just started tying this past winter, but they're all Frankenflies I like putting my own touch to them, but they work so that's all that matters to me.

Take care

 

[Freezer]

This ought to be a fun thread for flyfishers! I flyfished alot and tied man, many flies for many species before i injured my neck and here were some of my favorites.

Trout
Royal Coachman
Blue Dun
LIght Cahill
Royal Wulff
Sawyer's Pheasant Tail
Eggo Sucking Leech


Bass
Muddler Minnow
Frog deer hair flour green and brown
The Mouse - deer hair popper
Zonker
Whitlock Swimming Frog
LUcky Wriggler

Pike:
Leprechaun (tied oversize)
Mickey Finn
Yellow Rabbit
Black Dahlberg Diver
Whitlock Swimming Frog
Lucky Wriggler
Jack Hammer

I needed a reminder of the names so i pulled out one of my favorite fly recipie books. Fly Patterns an international guide by taff price. Excellent book for patterns with beautiful illustrations, but the book assumes you know how to flytie. Excellent book if you are looking for great pike fly recipies.(and tons for trout, bass, salmon)

I use the same flies for each species but you can use any fly to catch fish, it's all about presentation.

 

[truitemouche]

my favorite fly is the mudler for trouts

 

[whatacatch]

This ought to be a fun thread for flyfishers! I flyfished alot and tied man, many flies for many species before i injured my neck and here were some of my favorites.

Trout
Royal Coachman
Blue Dun
LIght Cahill
Royal Wulff
Sawyer's Pheasant Tail
Eggo Sucking Leech


Bass
Muddler Minnow
Frog deer hair flour green and brown
The Mouse - deer hair popper
Zonker
Whitlock Swimming Frog
LUcky Wriggler

Pike:
Leprechaun (tied oversize)
Mickey Finn
Yellow Rabbit
Black Dahlberg Diver
Whitlock Swimming Frog
Lucky Wriggler
Jack Hammer

I needed a reminder of the names so i pulled out one of my favorite fly recipie books. Fly Patterns an international guide by taff price. Excellent book for patterns with beautiful illustrations, but the book assumes you know how to flytie. Excellent book if you are looking for great pike fly recipies.(and tons for trout, bass, salmon)

Thank you very much for letting me know what your favourites are. I will have to check out the Fly Patterns book
Tight lines!
Kathryn

 

[whatacatch]

Hey there Kathryn, welcome to the board, and how's the show going?

As for the flies I have a few go to ones, I have a dry fly pattern "stimulator"( I know very vague) I've had them for over ten years down to my last few, but they are never fail.
And I just started tying this past winter, but they're all Frankenflies I like putting my own touch to them, but they work so that's all that matters to me.

Take care

Thanks Esoxtrout.
I have a few episodes in the works now, things have been delayed unfortunately due to an illness. There will be new material coming soon.

It is much more rewarding to use your own designs and if they work well then that is even better.

Tight lines!
Kathryn

 

[whatacatch]

I use the same flies for each species but you can use any fly to catch fish, it's all about presentation.

That is an interesting thought maybe I have too many to chose from- haha

 

[whatacatch]

my favorite fly is the mudler for trouts

Cool thx for letting me know your favourite.

 

[newbie099]

Try going on hipwader.com credit posts and flies, recipes etc..... Great flies klinkhammer tied flies bwo, hendrickson etc... couple of caddis patterns in green - orange, hoppers right now (flying around now), bead head nymphs caddis and stone fly patterns, streamers, on lakes right now dragon fly patterns - damsel also (smaller), and presentation. Try wading in a river and face down stream dip a fine fish net in river to bottom - stir the river bed with foot and wash net back and forth as debris washes down stream. Lift and examine contents. Once you see and learn what is there and when they hatch you will be well on your way. The internet is a wonderful tool.

 

[staffman]

I like stoneflies in black or brown in the spring and fall for steelhead. I also use egg sucking leaches in the fall along with some no name creations that I create.