One Fly Choice

[Ron Eagle Elk]

Lew,

I must admit that I've been tempted to use Dupont Lures (or lies) at times but managed to refrain myself. I did manage to take a canoe full of fish using 6 fragmentation grenades tossed into a large lake. Do those count as Dupont flies?

REE

[MontanaMoose]

Since nobody has mentioned leeches...i'll say black marabou leeches, size 10 to 4 on longshank nymph hooks, no added weight.

Panman makes a great case for the Montana nymph though and i go to that a lot when the leech doesn't do the trick.

Both flies are very easy to tye as a bonus.

Cheers,

MontanaMoose

[Uncle Jesse]

Lew, I must admit that I've been tempted to use Dupont Lures (or lies) at times but managed to refrain myself. I did manage to take a canoe full of fish using 6 fragmentation grenades tossed into a large lake. Do those count as Dupont flies? REE

REE,

I think that is the nymph version of the DuPont Lure where Lew was using the dry version.

[rainbowchaser]

You have to be careful not to damage your rod by hitting it with those dupont flies. They will cause more damage than your average beadhead nymph.

[jimsnarocks]

My personal choice would be similar to Lew's Dupont. I call mine the Dynafly.

If I can't use this I would go with the pheasant tail nymph-with or without the beadhead.

[JeffHamm]

I would probably go with Greenwell's Glory, and fret horribly about all the other flies I would then think I should have used!

- Jeff

[Lew]

You have to be careful not to damage your rod by hitting it with those dupont flies. They will cause more damage than your average beadhead nymph.

Can you imagine hanging one of those in your hat, or your ear, or the back of your head.
For use at most any time of year, I'd have to go with a soft hackle in different configurations and various sizes. Maybe something meatier in the fall. In the winter, I'll cheer from the truck.

[NJTroutbum]

An Elk Hair Caddis. The EHC can be fished dead-drift, twitched and skittered, trimmed down to an emerger or a nymph....or pulled under and retrieved as a streamer.