Which 6 flies

[Grommit]

If you could only use 6 flies all season, 3 on the stillwaters and 3 on the rivers, what would they be and why

Hypothetical question I know, as we all have boxes full to the brim with hundreds of different patterns.

 

[Charlie_Thompson]

just a beginner and don\'t fish the rivers yet but .......
GRHE
Black CDC hopper
Muddler thing

 

[mark]

the 6 the bloke next to me thats catching all the fish is using. failing that

hoppers, maybe a greenwells glory, dunkeld (apart from cow green the only still waters I fish are scottish lochs)

on the ol\' river, much easier,

silver blue and teal (or variations of), bloody butcher, pheasant tail nymph if it were wets

adams, klinkhammer, black gnat if it were dries

 

[snatcher]

Rivers - orange partridge,March Browm,Pheasant tailed nymph.

Lakes - orange dogknobbler,damsel nymph and a dry sedge

 

[Tadpoleman]

Day-lites for both rivers and ponds i say !!!

bert

 

[Ian_D]

Not easy. I use very few flies in any one session, but thinking about it, I must use quite a few different over the course of a season.

Anyway, my six would be:

Black buzzer
Bibio
Carrot fly
Waterhen Bloa
Klinkhammer
Stoats Tail

 

[JamesC]

Hello Lads
See below (often one fly, but in different sizes)

Still Waters
1) Black Buzzer+ Orang Cheeks (Kansan B110 hook size 10,12 & 14)
2) Hares Ear (made from a Rabbit skin fur coat) (no rib) size 10 & 12
3) Black CDC \'hair cut\' Dry size 14. 16 & 18
4) Blood worm of some type, either conventional or felxi floss version

Lures
Black Fritz Chain beed Eyes, Black Tail

River
1) Hares Ear (same as above)
2) Hot spot PTN
3) Bloody Butcher (when water is coloured)
4) The snot! a tiny mico olive green fritz! Try it, the Browns love it!

All me secrets above, good luck lads

Cheers
JamesC

 

[hookup-1]

hi ian

stillwater
1 black buzzer crisp bubble
2 magnet.cruncher.PTN
3 dwial bach
rivers
1 GRHE
2 blue PTN
3 greenwell spider