chrismartin 0 Report post Posted April 8, 2011 I live in a small city (150,000) in an area where there is tons of fishing! We really only have 1 tackle shop, and their fly fishing section is pathetic. I've been trying to convince the owner to increase his inventory of materials. Right now he has a wide selection of deer hair for bass bugs, but nothing to use as a tail. There is a wide selection of marabou and basic chenille for wooly buggers, but no hackle. There is some dry fly dubbing, but nothing to make tails, wing and lags with. This is the story for everything... half of what you need is there. I need your help! I'm compiling a list of around 25-30 of the most popular freshwater patterns, in hopes that he will begin to stock the materials necessary for these basic flies. I need patterns for Trout, Bass, Panfish, Walleye, Pike/Muskie, Steelhead and Salmon. I'm not looking for favourites here, I'm looking for most common. Here are some of what I think are on the list Clouser Minnow Lefty's Deceiver Pheasant Tail Nymph Hares Ear Nymph Wooly Bugger Copper john Adams Stimulator Please add to this list! Don't worry about repeats, just name what you think to be most popular. I'll worry about organizing the list after you have all given your input. Thanks for your help! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NJFlyMAn 0 Report post Posted April 8, 2011 Blue Winged Olive Zonker Rusty Spinner Griffith's Gnat RS-2 Muddler Minnow March Brown Spider Egg Fly Sparkle Dun Prince Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CoachBob 0 Report post Posted April 11, 2011 pmd bwo ehc various midges boudreaux jitterbee Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
utyer 0 Report post Posted April 12, 2011 Sponge bugs (spider, ants.) Chernobyl ants, or Los Alamos Ant patterns double as panfish bugs and indicatior flies for trout rigs. Foam ants and beetles (more realistic patterns, black yellow orange.) Also taken by panfish, bass, and trout. Wulff patterns Royal, Gray, and Blonde. Soft hackles with bodies of orange yellow, olive, peacock, pheasant tail, hare's ear Cahill or cream comparadun size 12 to 20 Red Quill or mahogany comparadun size 12 to 20 Quill Gordon or dark gray comparadun size 14 to 20 BWO or olive comparadun (big size 10 for Western Green Drakes) PMD or light tan comparadun Adams or light gray comparadun Poppers foam, (or cork or balsa.) Mohair leaches (replace wooly buggers for me) Humpy. Cripples (Quigly or others) Barr's Emerger or other emerger patterns in the same colors as comparaduns with PT or other herl abdomens. Stone fly nymphs black brown, tan Stimulators Yellow, orange, olive, and lime bodies Pheasant tail nymphs Hairs ear nymphs in all shades of olive, cream, and brown. Klinkhammer or similar parachute emerger pattern Zonkers Clousers Marabou streamers Egg patterns (single egg, and sucker spawn) San Juan Worms Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
