"riverman" wrote in message ...

"Richard Herr Harder" wrote in message
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WTF are you thinking? What are the top 10 flies for trout? I bet the
prince nymph is one. Its main components are brown goose biots and
white goose biots.

Hmm....top ten trout flies. Hard to enumerate, since there are several
versions of upwing drys that might qualify separately. Nontheless, my
thoughts, close to being in order, for the top 10 fish-catchers worldwide
a

Wolly bugger
GRHE
EHC
PT
Wolly worm
Adams
Parachute
Muddler minnow
Copper John
Some type of ant

Prince nymph is down around #15 or 20, in my book.

--riverman




Regardless of top ten, I have seen goose biots in a bunch of recipes. Alot
of the master tiers say that the hook is like a canvas to an artist. With a
little experimenting and fiddling around I bet you could come up with some
original patterns out of most any feathers that would grab a fish of some
sort.

The old Down-easters here in Maine used to catch Mackerel on (about)size one
hooks with a bit of red flannel wrapped around. (of course Mackerel aren't
known to be finicky)

But speaking of top ten....
If you had to stock a fly shop with the most common pattern and size for you
customers in the northeast... would you pick that list? and if so.. what
sizes do you prefer or think would be most common?

I am by no means a fly fishing pro. but have made it quite an addiction over
the past 4 or 5 years. and even a second income over the past few months.
I find myself struggling to keep the right flies in the shop. I haven't sold
enough directly from the shop to make a good guess at what most folks want.
My internet orders come from all over so the most common web orders don't
tell me what the top ten for Maine would be..

I have stocked up on some buggers, adams, hendrickson, hares ear nymph,
muddlers. Thats about the only matches I have to your list.

I'm still guessing when I head to the river to fish myself. I look around
and try to match whats out there with what I have in my pocket. I try to
note the weather and season when I see a hatch.

I have read a bunch of posts here and would appreciate some inputs on what
you folks expect to see when you head to the local fly shop.
Not just flies but tying materials too.
I am learning.. the hard and expensive way, that what I think is good and
what I want to buy, isn't what my customers are necessarily looking for.


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