The most versatile fly?

[rainbowchaser]

I tied up a couple of Madsen's skunks( http://www.michigandryflies.net/file...attredirects=0 ) today. This fly can be fished dry, swung as wet fly and then retrieved as a streamer. The only other fly I would fish this way is a muddler minnow. It's also reputed to make pretty good bobber. I was wondering if anyone else has a similarly versatile fly.

[tailingloop]

That old standby the Hornberg. Can be tied in different colors too.

[dpenrod]

i fish the crackleback both wet and dry (mostly wet) and catch tons of fish as i am stripping it back to me. great fly. most productive for me with a green flashabou body.

[hairwing530]

I've got to throw my vote behind another Michigan fly-- the Adams. Pound for pound, it lends itself to more pattern styles-- traditional, parachute, Female version, etc --and can be "trimmed" and weighted for use as a nymph. I tend to like the old stuff, but then, that's just me...

[rockthief]

The soft hackle. It is truly a versatile fly.

[namekagon]

I was wondering if anyone else has a similarly versatile fly.

Interesting question.
For terrestrials, some variation of the gurgler will cover just about anything that might fall into the water.
Even for more selective trout,,,9X out of 10 it will be good enough.

You can even go over the top and weight them.
Here's the infamous Bullhead Gurgler,,,,with just enough lead to give it slow sink properties.

[bobbyg]

I would agree with both the Muddler Minnow and the Hornberg.

[ScottP]

http://www.flyanglersonline.com/flyt...080805fotw.php

Scott Sanchez originally tied his Convertible for the Jackson Hole One Fly to be fished as a dry, nymph or streamer; it had the combo Wulff/Trude wing and heavily hackled front, but also a marabou tail like a bugger (wish I had my copy of his article from Fly Fisherman; the picture with a full marabou tail was kinda weird). Depending on the conditions, the angler could perform on-the-stream modifications with a pair of scissors to get the bug he was looking for. Not quite like the Muddler, which you can convert from a hopper to a streamer by rubbing it's head in a little mud, but pretty versatile.


Regards,
Scott

[zaxaca]

I'll nominate a Renegade.

http://www.flyfishohio.com/Renegade.htm

[Rocketfish]

Muddler Minnow is the absolute champion. Perhaps a Bomber then. I fished Bombers as a regular walked fly for big trout and salmon and also in a bizarre way...with fast sinking lines. On both ways catch fish.