Your most simple yet most effective fly for trout

[ILikeFish 0]

a pussy willow is my easy goto fly its just peacock herl with light dun hackle palmered over the entire body on a #14 hook it works great

 

 

 

so, a griffiths gnat with light dun in place of the grizzly?

[Joe Hard 0]

Curved nymph hook 14 to 18 gold bead and olive or tan thread or floss as a bead head caddis pupa. Can add legs of black biots facing down on the sides just before the bead.

 

Another is a black mayfly on a 12 to 16 dry fly hook, a tail of black hackle fibers, black thread, dubbing or floss and two black dry hackles wound to make it float. can add wings.

[Soft-hackle 0]

Copper/Wire Hare's Ear

 

My vote goes for Roy Christie's Copper and Wire Hare's Ear. I made up a couple after speaking with Roy this past summer. It's a great fly for trout. Thanks, Roy!

 

Mark

[Bob Younghusband 0]

First fly I ever learned to tie... Don't know what to call it, but it was shown to me by a guy I met in Washington state, who got me started tying and his name was Bob (mine too.) So here's the Bob's Wet Fly Special. Never got skunked with it...

 

Hook: size 8 - 14 regular wet fly hook.

Body: 2 or three strands of Peacock Herl

Hackle: Olive saddle hackle tied soft

Tail: Part of the Hackle

 

Wrap thread to the bend of the hook. Strip half the fibers off of a Olive Saddle Hackle and tie some in for the tail.

Tie in the Peacock Herl, wrap forward and tie off.

Tie in haclkle and wrap about 4 times around hook and tie off. Clip and create head. Whip finish or 1/2 hitches. Coat head with head cement.

 

I don't have a clue what it imitates, as I am NOT an entimologist (sp), but it worked EVERY time in mountain lakes and ponds in Washington and beaver ponds in Colorado. Can anyone tell me why it works so well?

[dfield 0]

You guys should join the 90 sec tie swap!!

[Scud 0]

The green weenie I use looks like an inch worm from a tree. They are great around here when the inch worms are around.

[VERN-O 0]

sucker spawn!!!!!!!!!!!

[Trout Bum 68 0]

A Partridge and Orange soft hackle.

 

Body: Orange silk

Rib: none

Tail: none

Thorax: optional tuft of Hare's ear dubbing.

Hackle: Partridge feather to match hook size.

 

Tying time about 60 seconds, works like a charm.

[WataugaFishin 0]

What a list of quick ties!

 

Ok fellers...On your advice, I tied up a few green weenies and a few zebras and put them to the test yesterday.

 

I fished them on the South Holston River and did quite well with the both of them!

 

Now I have to get back to the vise and start tying some more on the list!

 

Thanks!

[WataugaFishin 0]

Copper/Wire Hare's Ear

 

My vote goes for Roy Christie's Copper and Wire Hare's Ear. I made up a couple after speaking with Roy this past summer. It's a great fly for trout. Thanks, Roy!

 

Mark

 

Whew....Now that is a simple fly!

 

Do you fish it as a dropper????

[dfield 0]

Copper/Wire Hare's Ear

 

My vote goes for Roy Christie's Copper and Wire Hare's Ear. I made up a couple after speaking with Roy this past summer. It's a great fly for trout. Thanks, Roy!

 

Mark

Man that's a cool fly.

 

[WataugaFishin 0]

A Partridge and Orange soft hackle.

 

Body: Orange silk

Rib: none

Tail: none

Thorax: optional tuft of Hare's ear dubbing.

Hackle: Partridge feather to match hook size.

 

Tying time about 60 seconds, works like a charm.

 

 

What type and size hook do you use? What do you mean "to match hook size?"

[JSzymczyk 0]

simple old reliable woolly worm.

 

hook: 2x or 3x long, #12-#6

tail: red hackle fibers or fl. red yarn

body: black chenille

hack: grizzly

 

add lead wire or a bead head, and leave some unweighted.

 

also tie some in yellow, and medium olive.

 

go as small as 12 in clear water, up to 6 in murky water.

 

I simply would not go to a trout stream without some.

 

prepare the materials and you can whip these out in well under a minute each.

[WataugaFishin 0]

Ok fellers,

 

I tied up a bunch of the flies that you guys told me about...I fished them on the river in Gatlinburg TN and my boy and I pulled out a boatload of stocked rainbows...thanks for all the input!!

 

 

[3FL2 0]

This is my go to Fly now. I learned how to tie from the Hollywood Casting couch DVD.

 

Peacock Wet Fly.

Very easy to tie...

 

Hook: I use a 14-16 size Mustad wet/nymph 3399a

Materials: Thread: 6/0 Camel

Tail: Moose body hair ( I've used pheasant tail)

Body: Peacock Herl

Hackle: Tan or light brown Hen hackle

 

And they recommend trying different materials and experiment.