Post by davidthompson1984 on Apr 30, 2011 12:00:53 GMT
I'll be honest here, i use very few flies in a season because the ones i do use....work! Obviously the way you fish them is another matter. Here are 5 of the must haves in my box excluding davys spider he posted!
Dunkeld: A fly i would tend to use in peaty water off a fresh or when going for Dollaghan. Had so much success with this fly that i would never leave the house without it!
Pheasant tail Nymph: This works all year round for me. Would catch mostly trout on this fly and i would tend to fish it off the back of a stream for the sport of catching tiddlers! Exactly the same results with a hares ear nymph too!
Greenwells Glory: Love this fly...wet or dry it works well. I would tend to gink the underside of the wing of the wet if the fish aren't taking the dry properly. Suprisingly it works! So presenting the fly to the fish is obviously a big plus. Works all year round too for all fish.
Elk hair Caddis olive: There are other versions of this fly but for me the Olive version is the one i have more success on in the warm summer evenings when the sedge comes. Fishing this off the back of a stream can give you some scary takes, and the odd dollaghan around the muckamore stretches!
Grey Duster: This as well as the greenwell glory, an olive dry and maybe a red spinner would be the main dries i would work with over a season. I enjoy the grey duster because it seems to work most of the season. It doubles up as a good fly to use when the sedge are hatching too but during almost any rise the fish are partial to a snatch at it, til you suss out what they are taking!
I have obviously left out a few obvious flies but i will come back with another 5 soon
Dunkeld: A fly i would tend to use in peaty water off a fresh or when going for Dollaghan. Had so much success with this fly that i would never leave the house without it!
Pheasant tail Nymph: This works all year round for me. Would catch mostly trout on this fly and i would tend to fish it off the back of a stream for the sport of catching tiddlers! Exactly the same results with a hares ear nymph too!
Greenwells Glory: Love this fly...wet or dry it works well. I would tend to gink the underside of the wing of the wet if the fish aren't taking the dry properly. Suprisingly it works! So presenting the fly to the fish is obviously a big plus. Works all year round too for all fish.
Elk hair Caddis olive: There are other versions of this fly but for me the Olive version is the one i have more success on in the warm summer evenings when the sedge comes. Fishing this off the back of a stream can give you some scary takes, and the odd dollaghan around the muckamore stretches!
Grey Duster: This as well as the greenwell glory, an olive dry and maybe a red spinner would be the main dries i would work with over a season. I enjoy the grey duster because it seems to work most of the season. It doubles up as a good fly to use when the sedge are hatching too but during almost any rise the fish are partial to a snatch at it, til you suss out what they are taking!
I have obviously left out a few obvious flies but i will come back with another 5 soon
