Thanks for the input, guys. I left off the BWO dry, partly because I still haven't settled on a goto pattern. I've tried Comparadun, Thorax Dun, Cripple/emergers, and Parachute Adams, all with some success. Part of the problem is lack of opportunity; my closest rivers, the Ogden and Weber only have dependable BWO hatches for a few weeks in the spring. The Provo has excellent hatches but there are as many fishermen as the bugs on that small, urban river when the hatch is on.
Anybody out there have a goto BWO? One that fools selective fish and at the same time draws there attention from a blanket hatch? Miracle fly? The Rusty Spinner was another ommission, since I haven't settled on the perfect wing material... Any suggestions? Byard, I will take a look at some of those old standbys you mentioned, (I already included the BH PT). But what is a Howard Fly? I have heard people say that if they could only have one fly it would be the Muddler... but I confess I have never fished one. It seems neither fish nor fowl; a fly with a spun deer hair head tied to imitate a fish that lives almost exclusivly on the bottom, yet can double as as a hopper pattern? Any muddler techniques/stories out there? Ditto for the Carey special. Do you use it as a general attractor stillwater fly or to imitate a specific hatch? Just when you begin to think you know something, along comes more to learn. Life is good. Tom PS, Larry. Of course i'll still go fishing! I've got to catch some December fish and keep the year-round fishing record going... Want to come?
