So, there you are. You've donned your waders, laced up your boots, put your rod together, ran the line through the guides, checked your leader and tippet, and open a fly box. Where do you go from there? I know that if you have a pretty good idea of the hatch that may occur while you are there, that you'd want to focus on that. But what do you do when you're just not sure what bugs you may see, or what the fish may want. Do you wait until you are right next to the water to choose a fly, or is the a style that you generally tie on and then go from there? I wondering if I might not become a better and more alert angler by waiting to choose and tie on a fly until I have had time to sit and watch the water a bit. Any thoughts?

Jeff