[mac_the_dog]

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....... 

[Jim Eddie]

March Brown spider for me Mac , or maybe a Greenwell Glory or maybe 

 

Jim

[Mike Barrio]

Good fly choices "mac"

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

Yes, the answers will be interesting

Mike

[mac_the_dog]

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

[Mike Barrio]

I think I would make mine a Hare's Ear Soft Hackle Spider then

Cheers
Mike

[Jay Scott]

Probably have to be orange cheeked black buzzer or red okay dokay.

Cheers,

Jay

[Hamish Young]

Tough - depends on so many things....... if it's warm then I think it would probably be Klinkhammer of some kind 

[sightbob]

daddy long legs
 

[Sandy Nelson]

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 much appreciated as they were.'
I've asked myself this question rather too many times

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.

 

Never mind, home soon 

Sandy

[Rob Brownfield]

PT Nymph for me..never ever cayght a fish on one, but they are meant to be good

[Tam Greenock]

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.

[Irvine Ross]

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

Irvine

[Jim Eddie]

Loks like a very versatile flee  Irvine 

 

Jim

[snakefly]

soldier palmer

[Iain Goolager]

Mac das Hund,


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