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My all time USA designed fly is the late Gary La Fontaine's bubble caddis pupa, i always have some in my fly box.Iasgair wrote: ↑Sat Jan 16, 2021 11:09 pmMole-Patrol wrote: ↑Sat Jan 16, 2021 8:43 pmIt went from dry flies to nymphs in two posts. Halford will be turning in his graveLiphook wrote: ↑Sat Jan 16, 2021 8:39 pm Interestingly we started with a request for a top 5 of generic river dries and soon went on to emergers and eventually dove deep down to Czech nymphsThat's why we all have at least 20 go-to-patterns and any number of fly boxes to accommodate all the varients, colours and 'justncasers'
It would be boring if there really was a 'do everything' top 5 that worked magic the world over! I'd take advice from those that have knowledge of your target waters BF as a bit of good local knowledge goes a very long way!
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That's no joke.
Alright, dry flies it is.
Adams
Renegade
Elk Hair Caddis
Winged Ant
Red Humpy
Blue Wing Olive
Griffith's Gnat
Lime Trude
Green Drake
Pale Morning Dun
No need for a degree in etymology. All you need is a tight meshed landing net. Find a choke point such as a chute between rocks and place the net downstream of it for a few minutes. What you discover in the net, along with basic observations of what is clinging to reeds, weeds and leaves will tell you all you need to know.BreadFlake wrote: ↑Sat Jan 16, 2021 9:41 pmI feel like I need an etymology degree, is there any books regarding the subject that may educate me further? I think I've got more questions than when I beganMole-Patrol wrote: ↑Sat Jan 16, 2021 9:15 pmGenerally, but there are exceptions. For example the rivers around Malton in North Yorkshire have a richer collection of fly life than the Wharfe, Swale and Ure so the flies are bigger and they may have a Mayfly hatch. Whilst many of the southern rivers also have what are termed the 'classic' fly hatches some of the rivers in Devon and Cornwall are more like northern rivers. With flies you cannot generalise and whilst you could safely get away with say twelve patterns if you fished one area of on river exclusively anglers on a different stretch upstream or down might use twelve different patterns.BreadFlake wrote: ↑Sat Jan 16, 2021 8:53 pm The thread has been a very overwhelming yet interesting one, I've learnt a lot thank's to everyone who has contributed. I'll definitely be looking at what Mole has said due to him being experienced with the rivers I intend to fish.
Am I right in thinking Spiders are traditionally a northern thing?
There are some flies that represent a general shape and size so will work in most places. But if you fished something like a Whickhams Fancy or Red Spinner on a north Yorkshire river you might go home empty handed.