FlyTyer16 Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 Hey All. What are your favorite dry flies to fish will or to tie. Right now I've been tying fan wings and stimulator/ hopper patterns. Pictures of the flies would be appreciated. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverDoctor Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 Big difference in favorites to tie and fish, it also depends on what waters and time of year as they do change from stream to stream, too big a subject to even scratch the surface on but as for fav dries. BWO, Humpty's, Royal Coachman in its various forms, Adams, Paradrakes, Klinkhamers, Stimulators, and Caddis imitations for a start. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean84 Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 Royal coachman, love to tie them aswell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawgstoppah Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 My absolute favorite dry fly to fish is a stonefly. I love those vicious takes!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flyfisher Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 On moving water I'm with Hawgstoppah, a stonefly. On stillwater a traveler sedge. Nothing beats sight fishing a marl flat for big triploids when they're on big sedges. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teck71 Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 DRY Goddards Caddis Nymph Serendipity Streamer for bulls a white with red flash articulated bugger ( my own Tie) for browns a black bugger also got in to mouse patterns for bulls & monster browns last summer 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FraserN Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 My favorite dry fly pattern to fish is an elk hair caddis, followed closely by a PMD; and in the fall months, I really like fishing tiny BWOs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawgstoppah Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 Teck I am with you on the Mouse pattern. I landed my second largest rainbow ever, this year, on a mouse pattern in Stillwater and I still feel the adrenaline rush of that take when I think about it! If I could figure out how to post pictures on here I would, but it won't accept my links for some reason 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gil Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 I love parachute ants in the fall on small streams....Fun and fast to tie. I also love tie and fish small 20 BWO or PMD 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigalcal Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 I've had great success, (pre-flood that is) on the Cutty streams with a Parachute Caddis. I'm not sure if it's just me but I slay cutty's with that fly. Drives my friends crazy!! It's one of those flies that work, that you always forget you have!! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walton Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 Parachute Adams Tent Wing Caddis. Frying Pan Green Drake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flieguy Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 Attractors: stimulator, turk's tarantula, chernobyl ant, Parachute madame X (big) immitators: f-fly, parachute adams, Parachute madame X (size 10-12), CDC ants Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcleod52 Posted February 28, 2014 Share Posted February 28, 2014 When I want to finesse it, PMD's, BWO's and EHC. Orange and green stimi's with a dropper when things are tough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlyTyer16 Posted February 28, 2014 Author Share Posted February 28, 2014 Wow. that's a lot of different flies. Most of them i Haven't heard of. I'm going to have a busy winter tying some of those flies up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slivers86 Posted February 28, 2014 Share Posted February 28, 2014 elk hair caddis, pmd, black parachute adams Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bowbiker Posted March 1, 2014 Share Posted March 1, 2014 Dry -Wet Hybrid ........ or ............. more like a Griffith's Gnat with a Chukar or Partridge Wet Hackle tied just behind the eye of the hook, and fish it DRY of course, with a bit of Floatant as necessary. This was Dy-No-Mite on one of the local lakes last fall. I am looking forward to trying it again as soon as the ice comes off. Regards, Dick Seymour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plaf Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 Try the big parachute patters like Pmx s and california blondes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walton Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 I also tie a small light blue bodied dry with dun hackle in about a size 18 that is a killer for spooky trout. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dekkard2019 Posted March 16, 2014 Share Posted March 16, 2014 The #18 or #16 p-adams. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brookie Posted March 16, 2014 Share Posted March 16, 2014 Parachute Adams, Elk Hair Caddis and Royal Wulff for an attractor fly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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