In message 2009092721042616807-dplacourse@aolcom, David LaCourse
writes
On 2009-09-27 20:00:15 -0400, rw said:

I'll say a favorite fly box full of your favorite flies for your
favorite water. Store-bought flies, self-tied flies, friend's flies --
productive flies that you have confidence in, even if you don't know
the names or remember the lineage of most of them.
Anything else can be replaced with a lot of money and a little
trouble.

You hear that, Miller? You hear that? You laughed when I did a full
Reid on Penns and watched my fly box float down the river. Ya never
even blinked twice - just watched it go. Never tried to save it. Just
giggled when ya asked me if that (pointing off in the distance) was my
fly box. Remember this, Miller, pay backs are hell!

d;o)



In the past, I've been asked by novice fly-tiers "what flies should I
tie?"

I usually tell them to ignore the majority of patterns shown in the
magazines as each week/month there is always the latest killer fly.
Tying every fly on sight will mean the novice will end up with a box of
too many useless unwanted flies. I normally advise asking around the
locals which flies are "good" on our local waters and then tie a few of
those. Most likely I'd suggest no more than about 6 patterns and then
tie them in a few different sizes.

To lose a box of these flies would be a sad thing anyway but to lose a
box full of unwanted/unused flies costing quite a bit of cash would be
just a total waste of resources.

Of course the box might have sentimental value anyway.
--
Bill Grey