I have to go with the sparkle dun and the iris caddis. Definite Blue Ribbon influence but both great flies and easy to wrap. 8-)
I have to go with the sparkle dun and the iris caddis. Definite Blue Ribbon influence but both great flies and easy to wrap. 8-)
i like a thread midge i tie
http://www.danica.com/flytier/nfrech...read_midge.htm
For me it has to be a beadhead leech. I use a premade dubbing brush made with black seal fur so it only takes me about 1 minute to tie one up. They are extremely effective and almost indestructable. Great pattern that catches a wide variety of fish.
Jim Smith
CDC and Elk caddis (not elk) (dear hair) LOL LOL But VERY productive fly for me. I bring at least six with me every time I go, and give away 3, brown or olive, they work !!
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Bob Boese
look at Generic flies. Easy to tie and all work.
Here in the East, one of my most successful flies has to be a scud.
It is very simple to tie: just dubbing, fine wire for ribbing & a very narrow clear plastic strip (or scud back).
Deadly on both limestone & freestone streams...
To imitate/simulate an adult caddis, a CDC & Elk like this:
http://flyanglersonline.com/flytying...010702fotw.php
or an elk hair caddis like this:
http://www.danica.com/flytier/ccrave...air_caddis.jpg
To imitate/simulate an adult mayfly, a Hairwing Dun like this:
http://flyanglersonline.com/flytying...011606fotw.php
.... that are very easy to tie and also catch lots of trouts, which gets them on my list of 13,000 favorite flies.
First, for a midge larva that produces everywhere it is fished, the t.c.t.k. which is much like that shown in Norman's post. I tie it on a size 18 Dai-Riki 135 scud hook, mostly in olive brown, but occasionally in other colors.
Second, for a sculpin / baitfish style streamer, the PSC. This is a pine squirrel zonker only fly that has worked everywhere that I have fished it. Hard to beat the jolt when a trout hits this little streamer while it is being stripped through moving water.
John