I guess I'm odd in that I do make an attempt to figuer out what I think the fish are feeding on and mimic that in some way (when fishigng for resident stream trout)...not always with a precise imitation, but at least something close. Meaning: I think a PT nymph is a good rep when baetis and Ephemeralla nymphs are common..although I do carry more exacting pattern when BD is a factor.

Thus, I could not say today what my one-fly fly of choice would be until I could assess water, weather and hatch conditions. I can promise it would not be a dry fly, nor would I be fishing tight to the bottom. Oh yeah..it would be durable! My gut reaction is a streamer of some type fished up in the column on heavy tippet....