Go To Fly?

[Greg]

I agree with the others - this is a great thread. I've enjoyed the other members lists. Here's mine in the order I generally fish them:

1. Green or olive zebra midge # 18 or 20

2. Green mohair leech size #10 or 12

3. Tan scud size #16 or 18

4. Olive or brown #16 or 18 soft hackle

If we are talking at night though I like a #8 maroon or purple mohair leech as my #1.

Michael at BCO taught me how to tie a "spun" mohair leech a couple of years ago and it's been the best fly by far that I've used at night. But in the daytime a mohair leech of the old carded mohair yarn in more muted colors (like olive or brown)seems to work better for me for some reason.

Greg

[Thom]

greg:

what color on the sigment wrap on the green or olive midge?

[Greg]

Copper is my favorite. I like gold second best then silver.

Greg

[JobyKSU]

Well, since I primarily fish Beaver my go-to flies are a bit different.

1. - Ruby midge #18 - Been killer this year

2. - Soft hackle #14 - Either a partridge and green or a beaded thorax with green

3. - Parachute emerger #18 (olive)

4. - Griffeth's gnat #16-20

I guess I stick with the flies that worked for me elsewhere, and then tie on a scud

[Flysmallie]

Duane I took a look at a slump buster the other day...I bet its a night time catching fool..and I would say if there were any smallies feeding, they would hit that in a second.

Dano

Oh yeah Dano, those smallies like them. A rust color with a bright orange or yellow body.

[vanven]

GREAT STARTER TOPIC JEROD. THANKS.

Jerod: Do you tie the pine weighted or un weighted?

I dont tie my own yet and I swore I would never get started, but I am starting to catch myself browsing the tieing forums now. I generally fish the pine unweighted, but i spend most of my time with it between outlet 1 and rebar where the water is shallow anyway.

-Jerod

[Danoinark]

Thanks Ronnie I will have to learn that tie or just buy up some...

Dano

[vanven]

There are 2 flies that I love the most and they are the Slump Buster Black, olive ,and white.

Then we go to the Mohair leech I have 13 colors that I love, all have there use and they are Palymate Special, Blood Red, Mottled Leech , Ace of Spade,Spankin Spinach,Watermelon Candy, Electric Blue, Evil Leprichon, Crystal Ice, Margriatia, Jungle Juice, Plum Crazy and Just Plain Black

I have had the opportunity to thumb through Michael's Mohair box and also had the opportunity to fish one of his Ace of Spades mohairs. That may be the best fly I have ever fished. The box was impressive, I actually had to go buy one the next day. I have only been to the shop once and didnt see the Ace of Spades in stock. I would love to get my hands on a few.

-Jerod

[Flysmallie]

Thanks Ronnie I will have to learn that tie or just buy up some...

Dano

It's an easy tie Dano. Not a lot of materials go into this one.

[flyfshn]

1. #18/20 G-Bug various colors

2. #18 Olive silver tung midge, w/strip of silver flash & vinyl rib

3. #18 Red/Black/Rust or Olive zebra midge, gold or silver w/matching rib (interesting to see others use copper, not much luck when I tied them in copper)

4. #18 ruby midge with silver tung

5. #14 Firecracker Crackleback with grizzly hackle

Fished the White with Don May, Jeff House, Kevin Smith and Chuck Gallagher last October and they shared the G-Bug with me and my son (they were taught by Brett at Chartered Waters-Hollister)....has been my go to fly ever since. We were the only ones on the water that were catching fish!!