[Rob Brownfield]

When I started fly fishing at the heady age of 10, I only had two fly patterns, Sweenty Todds amd Missionaries.

The chap in the tackle shop said, "Black for dull days, white for bright"...and for years thats about the only two flies I used. (until I found Bitch Creek Nymphs ).

I know I am not in the same league as you lot, but I tend to carry a dark and a light F-Fly, a dark and a light spider of some kind, the same with nymphs and the same with streamers.

No particular pattern, just shades and sizes.

Howver, my fly boxes at home are full of all sorts of fly...but they are not my fishing boxes!

[Alex Burnett]

Well Beaded Nymphs side complete & Spiders nearly there.



Hares Ears & JT sides still to do.

Alex

[Iain Goolager]

That's minimalist for you Alex, didn't I once see you at Haddo with a holdall full of fly boxes?


Genuine story!

Iain

[Alex Burnett]

Iain

That's my Stillwater flies!!!

We are only talking River here!!! 6 Compact boxes & 1 Fox Box

Alex

[Loxiafan]

Careful you don't end up a philosophical grass fetishist Lindsay  

Way too late for that Ben !  

Actually, I could go further. I normally carry the above flies in a range of sizes, usually 3, but could weedle it down to one size only:

JT size 19
DHE size 14
DHS don't know yet but put me down for size 12/ from late May CdC Elk size 15
PTN size 16
MBN size 12
Waterhen Bloa size 14
Hare Lug and Plover size 14
Black Sparkle Midge size 20

6 of each 48 in box at any one time !

Lindsay

[Loxiafan]

Tonight I will post pictures of the 10.

.....and an "adapter dry" ? ! 

L

[Alex Burnett]

 

[Iain Goolager]

Here they are,

forgot about the late night sedge, so that's 11 for the whole season. Ok so you can argue size, body dubbing colour/material, etc. but these will do me fine.

       

Iain

[Iain Goolager]

Alex, you are a silly boy!
 
Iain

[Alex Burnett]

 

 

[Noel Kelly]

Here they are,

forgot about the late night sedge, so that's 11 for the whole season. Ok so you can argue size, body dubbing colour/material, etc. but these will do me fine.

       

Iain

Very nice Iain I must steal your box sometime.

[Iain Goolager]

Very nice Iain I must steal your box sometime.

yeah, but if you run like your rugby teams attack I'll easily catch you

Jock McToast 

[Noel Kelly]

 :X :X :X

yeah, but if you run like your rugby teams attack I'll easily catch you

Jock McToast 

[Mark Zhang]

Here they are,

forgot about the late night sedge, so that's 11 for the whole season. Ok so you can argue size, body dubbing colour/material, etc. but these will do me fine.

       

Iain


 

[Allan Liddle]

Alan, you tw*t   ,
I started the last post (no, not that 'last post' as my bugle is broken) at work then got called away so by the time you posted your post some of the content of your post were already half written in the post that I was almost ready to post but I hadn't time to post as I was called away from my post at work.  ???

 
Iain

If yer no fast yer last   :z4It's two l's in Allan btw.