"mdk77" wrote in message
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This is my first year of fly fishing. I've read some books about
patterns for trout, and I've talked with local fishermen about some
good patterns. I'm curious if you guys would mind sharing about a few
patterns that are your absolute favorites. Thanks in advance!!!

For trout and panfish......

My own favorite is a pass lake. Works well wet or dry, it's highly visible,
it's nearly indestructible, and it's fast and easy to tie.

That said, if you limit yourself to elk hair caddis in a small range of
sizes and colors, and a couple sizes of gold ribbed hare's ears and pheasant
tail nymphs, you will generally do well in most places most of the time.
There are numerous references in the literature to the ehc being the single
best dry fly of all time. I believe it. Ditto the grhe for subsurface.

Wolfgang