riverman wrote:
Anyone remember the first self-tied fly that they ever caught a fish
on?

Mine was a #16 Adams in a stocked pond in South Africa. Sloppy wings,
although they were the best I could do, and the body was grey/green
with coch-y-bonddu hackle. Textbook stalk and cast, and a fat 14"
trout saw it land near the school, and took it smoothly. It all felt
so...natural.. I still have the fly, and if it weren't for the fact
that it was my first catch, I'd be embarassed at how poorly it was
tied.

Anyone else?

--riverman

a miller mutant (gold ribbed hares ear, or nearbouts) in snowbird
creek...caught a 15 inch brown stocker apparently dazed and wondering
where the trout pellets went...saw him take it off the bottom from his
lazy lie in mid-pool, and laughed myself silly. trout thought it was
sorta humorous too, i'm sure.

jeff