He's right about the swaps, I tie most of my flies and use the swap photos for ideas all the time. For my own use, I like to use quick-to-tie and durable flies for blue-gill so I can stay in the game and not have to keep switching out chewed up flies when the gills are biting agressively. My staples are Gurgle Pop variations, Partridge and Orange variations and small Wooly Buggers.