Favorite small dry fly. (Size 18)
Hi guys,
I normally fish size 10-16 flies, but have a bundle of tmc 100's in size 18. I find the hooks very small and am wondering what your favorite dry fly patterns are in smaller sizes. I have not gotten into the small stuff yet and am thinking this is a good way. Im looking forward to your answers.
Phil
Stuck in the shuck midge! Kills them when they are chasing hatching midges!
Blue-winged-olive in your favorite style.
#22 Griffith's Gnat is my go to small fly
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As Jay wrote, "Blue-winged-olive in your favorite style." I, or rather I think the trout, prefer a medium color olive dubbed body, a medium dun hackle with just a shade lighter wing (poly or other synthetic). A comparadun is a close 2nd.
A Rusty Spinner is hard to beat too.
Allan
My favorite in sz. 18 is a tan elk hair caddis tan EHC.jpg. But a close second is Rusty Biot Sulphur Spinners.rustybiotspinner.jpg
Both are very effective where I fish.
Last edited by PRM; 03-18-2013 at 06:17 PM. Reason: pic added.
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An adams. If you don't want to carry a lot of small flies it works as a general purpose attractor and for many hatches.
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Griffith's Gnat & Adams.
CDC & Elk in olive and tan. Covers most mayflies and caddis in that size.
Specifically a Sulphur Dun or same in emerger. Ditto a bwo.
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