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Sorry your post has been ignored so far. I've done most of my fishing on small spring creeks in IA (been to a few decent sized streams in NE IA). The most effective patterns for me have been zonkers and mudlers for adult browns (12+ inch fish) and copper johns or prince nymphs for juvies. The creeks I fish have sporadic mayfly activity and while I know they are there, I've only caught a bwo hatch once and didn't have a small enough fly to match it (size 18 or 20). I've done alright with caddis patterns too I guess. I've really been reading a lot about different techniques and flies lately. I know sayfu is a huge soft hackle (classic wet fly) fan and I've recently tied some of these to try.
I tie way too many to give the subject justice. Many, many of the flies I tie, I have dreams about, and never have the time to even fish them. When I get on the water there is just so much time to alot to trying out new flies, and catching becomes primary, and I turn to proven flies that catch fish given the conditions.
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Sorry your post has been ignored so far. I've done most of my fishing on small spring creeks in IA (been to a few decent sized streams in NE IA). The most effective patterns for me have been zonkers and mudlers for adult browns (12+ inch fish) and copper johns or prince nymphs for juvies. The creeks I fish have sporadic mayfly activity and while I know they are there, I've only caught a bwo hatch once and didn't have a small enough fly to match it (size 18 or 20). I've done alright with caddis patterns too I guess. I've really been reading a lot about different techniques and flies lately. I know sayfu is a huge soft hackle (classic wet fly) fan and I've recently tied some of these to try.
I tie way too many to give the subject justice. Many, many of the flies I tie, I have dreams about, and never have the time to even fish them. When I get on the water there is just so much time to alot to trying out new flies, and catching becomes primary, and I turn to proven flies that catch fish given the conditions.
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