Does anyone know the perfect flies to use for trout fishin, if so please let me know what patterns.
Thank you,
JWM
There are no perfect patterns! 
FlyTyer203
the best fly is the one you feel most confident in, mine is the one I have tyed to the tippet while fishing.
Ghost
or you can just use an old fashioned worm …just don’t Tye the tippet to tight or you’ll cut the little guy in half 
natives, or stocked?
Streams or lakes?
you looking for hatches for the local streams?
like already posted, there are no perfect patterns. What are you trying to imitate?
WWFF
hcmiller, this is a FAOL , not worm dunkers on line
JWM,
My flies are the ‘perfect’ flies for trout fishing.
They always work. They always catch the biggest fish in the water.
You see, there’s this ‘trick’ you have to learn when tying flies. Once you ‘know’ this, you’ll also tie ‘perfect’ flies that always work and catch the biggest fish.
Unfortunatly, I can’t share this secret here. I promised I wouldn’t. I can say that it has to do with repetition, experience, and practice.
Good Luck!
Buddy
JWM, for the local hatches, try here.
if you haven’t noticed the fly of the week yet, try the archives. to get there go to the main fly anglers on line site and click on the pic of the fly in the left corner. from there click on fly archives, you will find plenty in there. also try al campbells tying instructions(also on this site) any Q’s let me know
WWFF
The perfect fly is what ever fly catches in your area. Your question has to be more specific what area are you in, someone asked you also the question what type of water are you fishing in. Only then can someone give you specific details as to what flies to use in your area and even then unless that person has fished the waters you are fishing it is an educated guess. Good luck happy fishing.
rotflmao
:lol: :lol: :lol: , this thread has been hijacked by me
JWM get used to it
Hope I’m not misjudging, but I get the impression that you’re new to the game, and want to know where to begin. There’s some good information in the above posts, especially the tutorials etc on this site. I’d also suggest that you look at some publications that tell you about the life cycles of the bugs in your area. This will tell you about when they hatch, and the types of flies that will work. Most dry flies don’t work for a great portion of the year in most areas. You’ve got to give them what they want, when they want it. Hang around a fly shop if you have one near. Look in the library for resource material. Join a flyfishing club if you have one close. Read all you can.
If I didn’t read you right, I apologize, and wish you well. Cheers.
Here is a nice site with some good simple flies, i would guess, that you could just go ask your local store and they would gladly tell you!
http://www.fishusa.com/FishErie/Flies_.asp
JZ
Gees fellas, help a brother out…
You can’t go wrong with these flys as a starting point. Experience and observation will determine what the top 10 flys are for your area.
Dry Flies
http://www.flyanglersonline.com/begin/101/part27.html
Nymphs
http://www.flyanglersonline.com/begin/101/part22.html
Streamers
http://www.flyanglersonline.com/begin/101/part23.html
Wet Flies
http://www.flyanglersonline.com/begin/101/part26.html
mAngler
My own two cents… I would add Comparadun / Sparkle dun to the dry fly list, and maybe the parachute Adams.
mAngler
My favorite general purpose trout flies are…
Dry
parachute adams, hook sizes 12-18
royal coachman (trude wing) 12-16
elk hair caddis 12-16
sailor ant or foam ant 12-16
wet
wolly worm sizes 6-10
pheasant tail 18-20
bead head zebra midge 16-20
FlyTyer
You’ve gotten good advice from Kengore, mAngler, JZ, Lew and others on this thread. Check out the fly fishing links to beginning fly fishing stuff on the main page of FAOL. Lot’s of really good stuff here, and please post questions as they come up.
I see from your profile you’re a student in PA, so a good way to start out is with a basic assortment of drys, wets, and streamers. Bummer for us, there’s really only one magic fly and Buddy’s got it and he’s not tellin’.
You’ll generally want to try and imitate stuff you see in flying around in streams (dries) or under rocks in the stream (Nymphs) by focusing on size first, then profile (mayfly or caddis for dries) then color, in that order.
Here’s a basic starter kit to always carry for PA or anywhere else to cover fast and slow water on top, and to imitate emergers, nymphs, and minnows from just below the surface to the bottom:
Dry flies (12 flies)
Parachute Adams 12, 14, 16, and 18 (slow water)
Tan Elk Hair Caddis 12, 14 and 16 (slow or fast water)
Royal Wulff 12, 14, 16 (fast water)BTW the Trude is a great pattern too especially out west where they tend to have more caddis than we do here in the east.
I’d get one of each, and an extra one in size 16 for the Adams and EHC = 12 flies and stocked up after each outing, and adding more if $'s permit.
Wet Flies (12 flies)
Partridge and Green Soft Hackle size 16 and 18
Partridge and Orange Soft Hackle size 12 and 14
(These imitate emergering mayflies and caddis, it’s also a good pattern to fish casting down and across the current as a searching pattern when fish aren’t rising, and it’s easy to fish.)
Bead Head Pheasant Tail Nymph sizes 14, 16 and 18 for skinny body nymphs
Bead Head Gold Ribbed Hares Ear Nymph size 12, 14 and 16 for fat bodied nymphs.
Streamers (6 flies)
Cone Head Olive and Black Wooly Buggers for dragging through holes in pools and other deep water 1 of each in sizes 12 and 10
Unweighted Black Marabou Muddler minnows to fish down and across in streams 2 size 8 or on a sink tip in ponds and lakes
This is a basic all around assortment and you’ll want to add more of these and others as time and money allow.
But different hatches occur throughout the season so you’ll want to figure out what is likely to be hatching when you’re going to fish to get flies that match more specifically to those insects. Here’s a hatch chart for Central PA which will work for NE PA too. Here’s the link:
http://www.personal.psu.edu/staff/m/a/m … hchart.htm
You can buy or tie some of those specific patterns in those sizes listed to increase your chances. But if you don’t have one that’s an exact match, just try something the same size, and if that fails then go to a softhackle, then try a nymph in the same size as the dry.
If you’re on a limited budget, get a patch of medium color coastal deer hair to tie sparkle duns, a selection of dubbing colors and some amber colored Aunt Lydias Sparkle Yarn and some dry fly hooks sizes 12-18 in your local fly shop. You can save a lot of money instead of buying lots of different colors of hackle to tie up dry flies to match all those mayfly hatches. Instructions are on the fly tying archives mentioned earlier in this thread.
I hope this helps. Have fun and good luck.
peregrines
They ALL are perfect patterns … some just work better than others!! :roll:
I knew an “Old Guy” who’s “Perfect” fly of choice was a Renegade #8 beleve it of not :shock: .
Now , this old boy was pretty sharp and a fantastic caster.
I watched him drop those flies on a dime in very high winds with runt rods(to read {The best stuff Orvis had to offer}).
He was a master of that fly. 8) I think he got to using it becase his eyes were’nt too good after a bout with eye cancer.
I think fifty years of fishing had a bit to do with it. (his abilities, not the cancer)
What Im getting at is this guy “made” that fly work for him.
Heck , it worked for him basicly wherever he went fishing.
He passed last year and the guys that fished with him will always remember his signature fly.
Ive tied a few and O.M.G they seem like monsters. They work too.