I see little agruement here. I think the Golden Stone and the simple white popper could make the list but what would they replace?

I might replace the Copper John with the basic Pheasant Tail nymph but I think that would be splitting hairs.

I prefer the Sucker Spawn over the Egg Fly. I've caught everything from steelhead to bass to saugeye on Sucker Spawn when my Egg Fly only seems to catch steelhead.

OH. Wait a second. Where's the crayfish pattern? Any respectable fly box has gotta have a crayfish pattern.

Great list! I would have a few personal additions, but this list is pretty darn good... Nice job guys!

Glad to see the Dave's hopper, my personal favorite for western trout.

Interesting post. Lots of great flies. I just wish F&S would make these posts printable. I realize you do have a print button but it doesn't print out the photos large enough to see nor does it print out the comments on each fly.

Please consider this on future articles. Thanks for listening.

Jack

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Sorry, but I just gotta say this:
If you subscribed to our print edition for a measly 12 bucks, you'd have a hard copy in living color! Glad you enjoyed the post and thanks for writing!

Thrilled to see my absolute favorite fly finally made someone elses list, the Griffiths Gnat!! I think this list is a darn good one. But, here's my 2 cents; because they always seem to be around, I would put the Blue Winged Olive in the top 10. Good list, good fun!

I don't see the list?...but I would put the soft hackle front and center. I'd like to see a competition example where you spot some trout in a small stream, and now what fly will produce the best results. Of course different flies will work best at different times, and nothing really gets proven in one situation, BUT...I can move a distance above the fish where the fish will not see the line, or the leader, or me, because my soft hackle will be presented fly first, and fish will take it on the drag, not needing a drag free drift. I can easily tie it in a very small fly, or a bigger fly. I don't need to see the fly, just feel the tug when one takes. The fly can be swung through the fish, and be taken as it floats through, or especially when it rises as it represents an emerging bug swimming to the surface. Fish can follow it, and take it as it hangs down near the surface, or several short strip,pause, strips, and now they grab it as an emerging bug hatching out, and about to get away. It is an awesome fly, one of the oldest concepts, and beginners can have great results fishing it. It deploys the same cast, mend, follow with the rod tip as I use for steelheading, and a steelhead fly can be described as a glorified soft hackle. It is the motion of the hackles that trigger the strike. And there aren't many easier flies to tie, especially deploying my tying method.

This is a great fly! have been using this one for a while now and have some great results, im glad other people have enjoyed using it as well.
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Thank you so very much for taking the time to share...very useful, indeed! :)

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