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Pathfinder101:
When I was younger I used to just go through fly tying books and tie two or three of anything.  I also know that I still have a lot of those things in my vest, and they have never been used.  Now-a-days I do 90% of my stream/river fishing with 4 flies:
1.  Elk Hair Caddis
2.  Adams
3.  Parachute Adams
4.  Bead Head Hares Ear Nymph
5.  Bean Head Pheasant Tail Nymph
6.  Wooly Bugger

For lakes I usually use the same, except I would add a fair assortment of Chronomids.

RightPlace-RightTime:
wooly bugger
prince
elk caddis

all good for trout, lake and river

tlbradford:

--- Quote from: Pathfinder101 on February 25, 2009, 08:31:25 PM ---When I was younger I used to just go through fly tying books and tie two or three of anything.  I also know that I still have a lot of those things in my vest, and they have never been used.  Now-a-days I do 90% of my stream/river fishing with 4 flies:
1.  Elk Hair Caddis
2.  Adams
3.  Parachute Adams
4.  Bead Head Hares Ear Nymph
5.  Bean Head Pheasant Tail Nymph
6.  Wooly Bugger

For lakes I usually use the same, except I would add a fair assortment of Chronomids.

--- End quote ---

 :yeah:  Except my pattern list is a little different.  If you are a big trout fisherman a little travel tying kit works like magic when you are trying to match a hatch. 

Pathfinder101:

--- Quote from: Pathfinder101 on February 25, 2009, 08:31:25 PM ---When I was younger I used to just go through fly tying books and tie two or three of anything.  I also know that I still have a lot of those things in my vest, and they have never been used.  Now-a-days I do 90% of my stream/river fishing with 4 flies:
1.  Elk Hair Caddis
2.  Adams
3.  Parachute Adams
4.  Bead Head Hares Ear Nymph
5.  Bean Head Pheasant Tail Nymph
6.  Wooly Bugger

For lakes I usually use the same, except I would add a fair assortment of Chronomids.

--- End quote ---

Wow.  I just went back and read what I wrote last night (with a severe head cold and a good dose of nyquil).  I said 4 flies, but then listed six.  Nyquil's mean %E##$.  I should stick to whiskey.

Intruder:
Some good info already posted.  Suggest adding some Wulff's to you aresenal too and maybe some foam bodied flies.  You need these when fishing faster water.  Get a handful of the basics that folks have suggested and really concentrate on presentation cuz that's about 80% of it.

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