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Scott Seidman wrote:
rw wrote in news:44c65a05$0$24189
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If I had to use one fly all season (horrible thought!) it would be a
PT (or maybe a Skip's Nymph).




If I went with a dry, I'd probably go with a Usual, cause I could
fish it as a nymph in a pinch. Otherwise, I'd probably go w/ a grhe
or something like that. PT would be another option

I'd like a link to the Usual pattern, or a recipe. Several people have
recommended it. I don't think it's a common Western US pattern.

The problem with doing a Google search for the Usual is that its name
is so, well, usual. :-)


It's a Fran Betters pattern, so it comes out of the Catskills area, I
think. I know Mary Dette sells a ton of them.

As Forty mentions, our Tom is quite the Usual expert. He has some great
advice on how to tie very small versions with bunny feet.

You'll notice that some versions have up wings and some have down wings.
Tie 'em both, and see what rings your bell, but I think the original was
up wing. Either way, its a two-minute tie, if that long. You can
imitate just about anything you want with it. For one Adirondacks trip
to W. Canada Creek, I tied a bunch in white to match the white fly hatch.
For some reason, it was a killing pattern for my group in the Catskills
this spring.

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Scott
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