A Jury of Flies

[wernstriumph 0]

I was reading "The Compleat Angler" by Izaak Walton the other day and I came across something that made me think.

Walton gives a brief description of twelve flies to use throughout the year (some which I recognize and some I do not). He tells his friend, " And so you have a jury of flies to condemn all of the trout in the river."

What would your "Jury of Flies" consist of?

Mine would be: ( in no particular order)

1) Adams

2) Blue Wing Olive

3) Mickey Finn

4) Black Ghost- tied in black & orange instead of black & yellow

5) Copper John

6) Olive Hare's Ear

7) Royal Coachman

8) San Juan Worm

9) Black Ant

10) Mosquito

11) Wooly Bugger

12) Elk Hair Caddis - brown

I tell you it was tough to just pick 12

[bigdewy 0]

Here are mine in no particular order:

 

1) Muddler Minnow

2) Gray Hackle Peacock

3) Adams

4) Black & Olive Wooly Bugger

5) Pheasant Tail Nymph (Peacock Thorax)

6) Stayner Ducktail

7) Griffith's Gnat

8) Gold Ribbed Hare's Ear

9) Elk Hair Caddis (Light Color)

10) Elk Hair Beetle (Dark)

11) Black Seal Bugger

12) Copper John

 

:cheers:

[wernstriumph 0]

Good choices. I forgot about the Muddler Minnow, that was one of the first flies I learned how to tie. Maybe I'll make that an Alternate Juror in case one of my regular jurors gets sick!

[deflyguy 0]

Also in no particular order:

 

1) Black Conehead Wooly Bugger

2) Partridge Crippler (olive, root beer)

3) Viz-a-dun (sulpher)

4) Zebra Midge

5) RBL Copper Johns

6) Foam Black Beetle

7) BC Hopper

8) Latex Scud or Cress bug (olive,grey)

9) San Juan Worm (Vernille)

10) Secret Weapon Dun/Trico size 18

11) Drowned Ant

12) Rockworm or Sili Skin grub

 

I guess that is 13...so I have a Baker's Jury

 

 

 

[willowhead 0]

let's make the first half dries or in the film.......and the second half wets........

 

1. Adams

2. Usual

3. PMD Cripple

4. BWO

5. Cinamon Flyin' Ant

6. Beatle

 

7. Yellow Marabou Muddler

8. Pheasent Tail

9. GRHE

10. Prince Nymph

11. bout any soft hackle

12. Black Bugger

 

if that don't do it...........take up golf.........

 

Edit: forget golf.........keepin' them places green is bad for rivers and streams.............make it Ping Pong....... :hyst:

[wernstriumph 0]

Those are all great choices too. I'm not very good at ping pong so my flies BETTER work!

How about the saltwater guys? I'd like to see what you guys would choose.

[deflyguy 0]

I fish the Mid-Atlantic salt fairly frequently and to have a good time - all you need is a six pack :headbang:

 

1. EP or Bucktail Clousers

2. Sand Eel

3. Top Popper (pencil)

4. EP & Latex squid

5. Bunker or Herring

6. Cereal or Hot-Glue shrimp

 

you could probably throw in a bloodworm pattern for Croakers

[jimmywhiplash 0]

these are not in any order and some you may not of heard of but here goes

 

1 black hopper

 

2 black pennel

 

3 blue wing olive

 

4 ace of spades

 

5 cats whiskers

 

6 kate mclaren

 

7 peter ross

 

8 cdc olive shuttle cock

 

9 black buzzer

 

10 okey dockey

 

11 teal,blue,silver

 

12 wickhams fancy

[Dezod 0]

Here is my list. I carry a ton of flies, but I always tie these ones on .

 

1. Parachute Adams

2. Small Hi Viz BWO

3. #14 or #16 Stimulator

4. Lime Trude

5. Foam Beetle

6. Any bouyant Hopper Pattern

7. Chartruse or Red Copper John

8. Old Fashoned GR Hares Ear

9. Flash Back Pheasant Tail

10. Brassie

11. Yellow Humpy

12. Black Cone Head Wooly Bugger

 

 

I really only fish for trout and the occasional blue gill. The gills I've fished for weren't picky at all... I only take a jury of #14 black foam beetles and call it good.

 

C

[Tony.B 0]

good choices