Five flys according to Lefty Kreh????

[bjanzen]

I was at a Lefty Kreh weekend recently.....absolutely wonderful. Go to see him if you ever get the chance. While I was there Lefty brought up the idea of five standard universal patterns. He started naming them and then couldn't remember the last two

HE said:
1. Wooly Bugger
2. Greenie Weenie
3. Griffith's Gnat
4.
5.

Anybody know what the other two are? Just curious....

Barry

[ducksterman]

One's gotta be Elk Hair Caddis....

[bjanzen]

Yeah I would say an Elk hair would be up there.

If I had to guess I would say one would be a Pheasant Tail nymph and the other would be an ant pattern.

Anybody know???

[tailingloop]

If he was talking trout, some of his writings include the Humpy and Parachute Adams.


For other species, the Lefty's Bug, Lefty's Deceiver, and Clouser Minnow are favorites.

[alra195]

I wouldn't have thought Green Weenie would be on the list (even though I always have a few in the nymph box!) but if I were to guess what else would be essential then I'd want to have an Adams as well.

[J Castwell]

'Castwell's Marblehead' and Ladyfishers 'Fishfinder.'

[ducksterman]

C'mon JC he doesn't even know what they are

[LadyFisher]

Sure he does. We do know him. Duh. He even reads FAOL.

[jkilroy]

Parachute Adams

[J Castwell]

My 'old stand by' the bead-head Adams.