Are trout flies just as effective as panfish flies?

[Russ C]

My last trip out, I was fishing with a size 10 sparrow, which was under 2 inches long. I hooked a BIG bass that wound up breaking my line. There were a lot of small fry in the shallows, which the sparrow was doing a pretty good job of imitating.

I was hoping for a nice gill or a small bass, but you never know what you will get.

Russ

[Gigmaster]

The reason (at least mine) we tie bluegill specific patterns is because they are fun to tie, rather than thier effectiveness. One could concievably carry a fly box with 4 or 5 patterns in it, in various sizes, that will catch anything that swims ,anywhere, but it would remove much of the fun and mystique from the art.

Semper Fi!