Quote Originally Posted by gonfishn
man you guys are making me feel inadequate.
I usually only carry a couple of hundred flies.
in maybe 15-20 patterns
I agree with you gonfishn. That's my approach. Find a couple of patterns that you are comfortable with that will cover all your needs, tie a dozen or so each in different sizes and patterns and that is all one should need. It still adds up to a decent amount of flies.

I do have plenty more than those I use, but I am thinking of giving all my old flies to a local tackle dealer so that he can give them out as complimentaries to any beginner flyfishers that may buy tackle from them since I probably wont ever use them again.