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Title: If you had to choose only one fly.
Post by: mac_the_dog on 02/03/2008 at 20:57: Have seen this question on other fly fishing forums, and thought it might be fun to see what would be the answers from local fly fishermen here in Aberdeenshire.

If you could fish only one fly for a whole day, what would that fly be?

I have to be honest I cant make up my mind. Depends on the time of the year. But Id probably go with either a GRHE or a black buzzer......... but then again I might go with....... :z8
Title: Re: If you had to choose only one fly.
Post by: Jim Eddie on 02/03/2008 at 20:59: March Brown spider for me Mac , or maybe a Greenwell Glory or maybe :z4 :z4 :z4

:z18

Jim
Title: Re: If you had to choose only one fly.
Post by: Mike Barrio on 02/03/2008 at 21:03: Good fly choices "mac" :wink

Are we thinking of one fly for a stillwater, or one for using on both stillwaters and rivers?

Yes, the answers will be interesting :cool:

Mike
Title: Re: If you had to choose only one fly.
Post by: mac_the_dog on 02/03/2008 at 21:07: I'll be honest I only fish stillwaters now, but it would be interesting to see the answers for both stillwater and river.
When I fished the Deveron many years ago I nearly always fished a wet Black Pennel and a dry Adams.

Cheers

Kevin
Title: Re: If you had to choose only one fly.
Post by: Mike Barrio on 02/03/2008 at 21:10: I think I would make mine a Hare's Ear Soft Hackle Spider then :z16

Cheers
Mike
Title: Re: If you had to choose only one fly.
Post by: Jay Scott on 02/03/2008 at 21:23: Probably have to be orange cheeked black buzzer or red okay dokay.

Cheers,

Jay
Title: Re: If you had to choose only one fly.
Post by: Hamish Young on 02/03/2008 at 21:41: Tough - depends on so many things....... if it's warm then I think it would probably be Klinkhammer of some kind :cool:
Title: Re: If you had to choose only one fly.
Post by: sightbob on 02/03/2008 at 22:29: daddy long legs
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Title: Re: If you had to choose only one fly.
Post by: Sandy Nelson on 03/03/2008 at 06:57: Quote from: HAMISH on 02/03/2008 at 21:41
Tough - depends on so many things......

Aint that the truth, having lots of time to myself for the last few weeks and suffering from major cabin fever
Despite Mr livingstones best efforts :z16 much appreciated as they were.'
I've asked myself this question rather too many times :cry

If it was to catch fish then i would probably have to choose a black spider, if it was to have have fun fishing i'd have a HE F-fly

Incidently, having mulled this over rather often i have come to the conclusion that having a large selection of flies is showing the fish the respect it deserves
And where i can put together half a dozen flies that will catch me fish all year, everywhere, i choose to have a fly for every hatch and few others as well.
I reckon it makes me feel a much more rounded and appreciative angler to know i am trying to fool the fish with something they are eating and having the right fly for the occasion not only increases confidence (vital for success) but gives a greater satisfaction when you catch the fish.

:z16

Never mind, home soon :z18

Sandy
Title: Re: If you had to choose only one fly.
Post by: Rob Brownfield on 03/03/2008 at 09:40: PT Nymph for me..never ever cayght a fish on one, but they are meant to be good ;)
Title: Re: If you had to choose only one fly.
Post by: Tam Greenock on 03/03/2008 at 19:13: Black shuttlecock CDC or a Black n Red bead buzzer, cant beat them

If l have to fish a "lure" its a Redbead Damsel in a size 10.

Looking back at last years diary these three flies caught the majority of my fish.
Title: Re: If you had to choose only one fly.
Post by: Irvine Ross on 03/03/2008 at 19:26: This one. Hares lug and plover.

Put it on an intermediate and it works as a nymph. Put it on a floater and it works as a rising pupae or a failed emerger. i guess it might even work as a dry but I haven't tried that

But as this is a hypothetical question I will continue to carry the usual four assorted boxes everywhere :z4

Irvine
Title: Re: If you had to choose only one fly.
Post by: Jim Eddie on 03/03/2008 at 20:07: Loks like a very versatile flee Irvine :z15

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Jim
Title: Re: If you had to choose only one fly.
Post by: snakefly on 03/03/2008 at 20:12: soldier palmer
Title: Re: If you had to choose only one fly.
Post by: Iain Goolager on 03/03/2008 at 21:28: Mac das Hund,

Claret Hopper
Title: Re: If you had to choose only one fly.
Post by: kenny on 04/03/2008 at 19:45: alex olive would be mine. :z4
Title: Re: If you had to choose only one fly.
Post by: Alex Burnett on 04/03/2008 at 23:04: Yes

Think an Olive Alex would be my choice as well

Alex
Title: Re: If you had to choose only one fly.
Post by: Duncan McRae on 05/03/2008 at 12:02: Olive Quill for me on the rivers

Duncan
Title: Re: If you had to choose only one fly.
Post by: m stewart on 05/03/2008 at 19:18: a hard question indeed some flies become fashionable others have been around for yonks I tend to fish nymphs a lot for rainbows on small and large stillwaters I think the main reason for this is the decline in terrestrial insects which tends to keep the troot doon Ihave been fishing for half a century yes Im no parr and have long smolted what do you think on the declline I remember when the air used to be black with insects in Summer I wonder if gaudy lures fished on sunk lines would have taken brownies on the hallo;d Harray back then What about the Don how has it affected the brownie fishing?

Mikes
Title: Re: If you had to choose only one fly.
Post by: Jim Eddie on 05/03/2008 at 19:28: Mikes

Yes I do notice the lack of insect life nowadays, It is more noticeable further south though , I normally spend a week in north Yorkshire in July , at one time driving round at that time of year your car would be covered in dead beasties, different story today :cry

:z18

Jim
Title: Re: If you had to choose only one fly.
Post by: piperboyjamie on 18/04/2008 at 00:02: On still waters blobs or pink okey dokey. Blobs can be fished on the surface or deeper while okey dokeys are just good fun.

Jamie :z16