On Oct 11, 5:18 pm, Dave LaCourse wrote:
On Thu, 11 Oct 2007 21:31:01 -0000, mdk77
wrote:

Bunny Leech,
Pine Squirrel,
Slump Buster,
Dave's Hopper terrestrial,
Scud,
Sow Bug,

Never fish the above.

Midge Pupa,

Could be anything from a 12 to a 28. I prefer something in the 20 to
24 range.

Gold Ribbed Hare's Ear,

Size 12 to 18 in both tan (original) and olive.

Pheasant Tail,

My favorite go to nymph: I prefer 'em small 18 - 24, with and w/o
weight.

Elk Hair Caddis,

Anything from a 12 to 18, concentrate on 14 and 16, however. Tie both
tan and green. Maybe even in black.

Adams Dry Fly,

Old stand-by: I tie it as a parachute from 14 to 18.

Adult midge pattern,

My favorite midge pattern is nothing more than brown (or black) thread
for a body with tiny gold (or black) ribbing, a tuft of cream antron
cut *very* short for gills, peacock herl head. Tied in 18 - 22.



Crackleback,
???
Soft Hackle,

Soft hackle: I tie a solft hackle Pheasant Tail that is a killer.
Size 14 -18. Experiment with different colors/ribbing/head

San Juan Worm,

Never tied one. I've bought them to actually fish the San Juan, and
they worked well (gaudy orange).

Wooly Bugger,

I don't tie buggers (or fish 'em either), but something in black,
green and olive size 4, 6, 8 should suffice.

Wooly Worm,

See Wooly Bugger, but smaller sizes.

Gurgler,
Spider terrestrial,
Jim's Streamer (local Maribou streamer),

Never fish them.

Brassie,

Great all around nymph, expecially for caddis. Try tying in different
colors if you can find the colored wire - copper, gold, green, red,
black. Size 16, 18, 20

Sculpin,
Clouser,
Zonker,

I don't fish them.

Don't be afraid to experiment with your ties. I once saw a parachute
pheasant tail nymph (dry), and tied a hares ear with a parachute.
Worked wonderfully as does the PT parachute. You can put soft hackle
on just about any nymph to make it a different and unique fly. I've
been very successful that past couple of years with a variety of soft
hackle nymphs - yellow, orange, green, brown.

Good luck. Hope ya have a rotary vice. d;o)

Dave

Dave, thank you VERY much for the help. I really appreciate it.

- Dave K.