Five flys according to Lefty Kreh????

bjanzen · October 29, 2006, 1:46am

I was at a Lefty Kreh weekend recently…absolutely wonderful. Go to see him if you ever get the chance. While I was there Lefty brought up the idea of five standard universal patterns. He started naming them and then couldn’t remember the last two :?

HE said:

Wooly Bugger
Greenie Weenie
Griffith’s Gnat

Anybody know what the other two are? Just curious…

Barry

ducksterman · October 29, 2006, 1:49am

One’s gotta be Elk Hair Caddis…

bjanzen · October 29, 2006, 1:59am

Yeah I would say an Elk hair would be up there.

If I had to guess I would say one would be a Pheasant Tail nymph and the other would be an ant pattern.

Anybody know???

tailingloop · October 29, 2006, 2:15am

If he was talking trout, some of his writings include the Humpy and Parachute Adams.

For other species, the Lefty’s Bug, Lefty’s Deceiver, and Clouser Minnow are favorites.

alra195 · October 29, 2006, 2:17am

I wouldn’t have thought Green Weenie would be on the list (even though I always have a few in the nymph box!) but if I were to guess what else would be essential then I’d want to have an Adams as well.

J_Castwell · October 29, 2006, 3:21am

‘Castwell’s Marblehead’ and Ladyfishers ‘Fishfinder.’

ducksterman · October 29, 2006, 3:54am

C’mon JC he doesn’t even know what they are :twisted:

LadyFisher · October 29, 2006, 5:40am

Sure he does. We do know him. Duh. He even reads FAOL.

jkilroy · October 29, 2006, 12:27pm

Parachute Adams

J_Castwell · October 29, 2006, 4:15pm

My ‘old stand by’ the bead-head Adams.

Bob_Williams · October 29, 2006, 10:07pm

May I dare to guess the EHC and the Hare’s Ear?

speechless33759 · October 30, 2006, 2:49pm

a BEAD HEAD ADAMS! That’s hilarious! never heard of one, I get it still works though!

Gnu_Bee_Flyer · October 30, 2006, 2:53pm

I’d add a gold ribbed hare’s ear and a pheasant tail nymph as His last two.

Lefty reads FAOL? Cool! Hi Lefty.

raw69 · October 30, 2006, 3:37pm

I took a riverside class with Brian Flechsig of Madriver Outfitters here in Columbus and he suggested learning how to fish the following five -

1 - STREAMER - Wooly Bugger
2 - DRY - Adams Dry / Elk Hait Caddis
3 - NYMPH - Hare’s Ear / Phesant Tail
4 - ANNELIAD - San Juan Worm
5 - Egg Pattern

l1ranger · October 30, 2006, 11:00pm

I know I’d be lost without EHC, hares ears, or stimulators most the time

fish4trout · October 30, 2006, 11:05pm

That is seven

Aftershaft · November 1, 2006, 1:34am

I think they are/would be: a parachute adams and a madam X

-pw

Aftershaft · November 2, 2006, 7:40pm

I would bet the last two would be a parachute adams and a madam x (at least they used to be)

-pw

Kerry_Stratton · November 2, 2006, 8:48pm

I am surprised that for steelhead he didn’t mention Stratton’s Pink Meannie :twisted:

dudley · November 2, 2006, 9:37pm

Deceiver
Clouser deep minnow
Lefty’s popping bug
Seaducer
Ted Williams’ Whore Fly

no… really. One has to be an ant. Lefty’s big on ants.