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Old 06-18-2020, 12:04 PM
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Default What makes your list? Top 10 flies of all time.

Another outdoorsman (7RemMag) mentioned in the "Lake Trout on Dry Flies" thread, that the Stimulator makes his top 10. I agree, as it's a super versatile fly and makes a good prospecting (searching) fly too.

That made me think about what would be in my top 10. What I came up with was:

- Adams (parachute)

- Tom Thumb

- W/W Worm (weighted/wired worm, San Juan worm, etc)

I can think of a bunch of other possibilities but would be much more interested in hearing other's thoughts. Regional differences, preferred style of fishing, trendy flies, etc) all likely have an influence.

So, who's in your top 10?!
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Old 06-18-2020, 12:39 PM
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Parachute Adams

Doc Spratley

Royal Wulff

Marabou Leech

Grass Hopper

Black Ant

Damsel nymph

Prince Nymph

Black Chironomid

Green Chironomid
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Old 06-18-2020, 12:58 PM
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Adams
Parachute Adams
Stimulator
Elk hair caddis
Mosquito
Blue winged olive
Buck tail
Blue upright
Iron blue Dunn
Olive quill
Parachute purple haze
Ants (red and black)
Pale morning dun
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Old 06-18-2020, 07:06 PM
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Closure is definitely in there, white and olive
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Old 06-18-2020, 07:06 PM
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Clouser
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Old 06-18-2020, 08:20 PM
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Elk Hair Caddis
Grasshopper
YFG Depth Charge
Coffee's Sparkle Minnow
Prince Nymph
Dali Lama
Scud
Alters Pike Slider
Flat Head Pike Bunnies
Royal Coachman
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Old 06-18-2020, 08:20 PM
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Adams
Parachute Adams
Stimulator
Elk hair caddis
Mosquito
Blue winged olive
Buck tail
Blue upright
Iron blue Dunn
Olive quill
Parachute purple haze
Ants (red and black)
Pale morning dun
Hey, that's more than 10!
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Old 06-18-2020, 08:37 PM
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Hey, that's more than 10!
But they are all too good to omit.
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Old 06-18-2020, 08:55 PM
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Worn out griffiths knat ,chewed Adams. That’s all.
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Old 06-18-2020, 09:44 PM
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Very very new to the game but so far I've had great luck on Adam's and Zugbugs, bedhead and regular.
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Old 06-18-2020, 10:29 PM
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Zonker
Parachute adams
Chernobnobyl ant
Bh prince
Master splinter
Slumpbuster
Elk hair caddis
Double bunny
Salmon egg
Griffiths gnat
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Old 06-18-2020, 10:39 PM
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Very very new to the game but so far I've had great luck on Adam's and Zugbugs, bedhead and regular.
Sure. A zug bug is just an off-shoot of a prince nymph, which is a classic in and of itself.
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Old 06-18-2020, 10:48 PM
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Sure. A zug bug is just an off-shoot of a prince nymph, which is a classic in and of itself.
I actually forgot about the prince nymph. My first day at the Crossfield ponds was a prince, until they started rising and then it was Adams.
I have only used one Adams this season and I have well over 30 fish on it. It’s a little fuzzy at this point and could probably use a couple passes on the sharpener. Either that or retire it into the visor of the truck.
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Old 06-19-2020, 06:17 AM
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Being a stillwater guy,exclusively....chironomid,blood leech,minnow imt.,dragon,damsel,Mitch's sedge,adams,ant,red/black/cinammon,scud,boobie
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Old 06-19-2020, 09:29 AM
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10. Quill body Emerger
9. Humpy
8. BWO (Adams style)
7. Double Bunny
6. Stimulator
5. Pheasant tail
4. Hot Wire Prince
3. Quill Body Dry (Catskills style)
2. Never Fail Stonefly
1. Dog's Breakfast nymph
Not necessarily in that order.
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Old 06-19-2020, 09:45 AM
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Still water. Brown wooly bugger, scud, leech, chironomids, blood worm, backswimmer, dragon fly nymph, damsel fly nymph, caddis fly nymph.
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Old 06-19-2020, 10:18 AM
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I'm primarily a stillwater trout fisher who grew up fishing BC waters so my fly selection is based off that:

- pheasant tail nymph with a gold bead head

- Knouff Lake Special

- Pumpkinhead

- BC Blood leech

- Chromie

- Ice Cream Cone

- Deer hair caddis

- Tom Thumb

- Adams

- Black O'Lindsay
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Old 06-19-2020, 07:43 PM
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I'm new to the game too (6 years) and I fish mostly stillwater.
My favorite flies are:

Carey Special in grey, olive and rust
Rubber Bugger in Olive and Rootbeer
Hogan's Red headed stepchild (weird name but great little fly)
Black bunny leech pattern
Prairie Doggin Caddis pupa
Pat's rubber legs
Bitch Creek (orange)
Phil Rowley's Drag Queen (deadly in the summer)
Balanced leeches in olive and claret
Chironomid (grey boy, black & red ice cream cone)
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Old 06-20-2020, 07:40 AM
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Hares ear, pheasant tail, t bone, foam hopper, stimulator, generic 3-articulation synthetic material streamer, sparkle minnow, balanced Vegas leech, size 18 bloodworm, gunmetal chironomid. With those you’re good for pretty much anywhere in western Canada
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Old 06-20-2020, 11:35 AM
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Lime Trude
Hares ear
Caddis
Stimulator
Zonker
Any Sculpin pattern
Adams
AFR stonefly
Masked Bandit
Copper John
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Old 07-02-2020, 09:59 AM
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Depends somewhat on when and where I am going;

mayfly nymphs of various styles, weighted, not weighted, flashbacks, emergers and in many colours
damsels
caddis pupa, Tom Thumbs
dragon nymphs, floating, sinking
worms of various kinds, San Juans, squirmies, atomics
a variation of a Renegade, summer duck dub & furnace hackle
deceivers, usually start with chartruese & white
clousers
wooly buggers, mostly black based, some white, some green, some brown.
chironomids, usually start with a black & red w/black bead.

these days I add blobs and boobies as well.

For dries I usually take adams, humpys and mikulaks, griffiths, elk hairs
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Old 07-02-2020, 11:16 AM
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99.5% of my fishing is done for browns, and I only fish one fly. I started a one fly season 5 years ago and haven't looked back.
Coffey's Sparkle Minnow for the win
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Old 07-08-2020, 10:54 AM
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Squirmy Wormy

Hotspot Nymph

Red / White Ice Cream Cone

Crystal Bugger

Rainbow Warrior
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Old 07-10-2020, 12:08 PM
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Elk Hair Caddis 1-10 all sizes, love that fly , have lots for every trout in the stream
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