Quote Originally Posted by jszymczyk View Post
People again falling into the trout-centric narrow vision. Take an Adams out on a lake where bass are pushing shad to the surface and see how it does- or out in the salt for bluefish or stripers. For catching all kinds of fish in the most number of circumstances, nothing can beat a pattern suggestive of a baitfish. ALL gamefish eat smaller fish, at least occasionally. Simplest, easiest, and most adaptable style is a properly tied Clouser's Deep Minnow.

Second choice might be a Woolly Bugger in any number of colors and details.

Drop me anywhere in the world with a variety of CDMs and WBs and fish will be caught.
The Hornberg is quite effective for many freshwater species and it also works well for saltwater species. They can be fished to represent baitfish, crabs, and shrimp. By sliding a foam cylinder or head over the tippet before thing the fly on, then pushing the foam onto the hook eye, they can be fished as a popper or slider.